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The théâtre des Mathurins, also called Les Mathurins, is a Parisian theatre located 36, rue des Mathurins in the
8th arrondissement of Paris The 8th arrondissement of Paris (''VIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le huitième'' ("the eighth"). The arrondissement, ...
established in 1897.


Directions

* 1898–1901:
Marguerite Deval Marguerite Deval (19 September 1866 – 18 December 1955) was a French singer and actress. Born Marguerite Hippolyte Juliette Brulfer, she was a comedian, opera chanteuse, and actress of stage and film. She was born in Strasbourg and died in Pa ...
* 1901–1908: Jules Berny * 1908: H. Mathonnet de Saint-Georges * 1910–1911: ''théâtre de Monsieur'' * 1911–1912: ''Nouveaux-Mathurins'' * 1913–1919:
Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...
(''théâtre Sacha-Guitry'') * 1920: ''théâtre des Mathurins'' * 1927–1929: René Saunier * 1929–1934:
Jean Sarrus Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...
* 1934–1936:
Jean Tedesco Jean Tedesco (1895–1958) was a French film director, film critic and screenwriter. Chief editor of the ''Cinéa'' magazine he also was managing director of the théâtre du Vieux-Colombier between 1924 and 1934 where he showed avant-garde films ...
* 1936–1939:
Georges Pitoëff Georges Pitoëff (4 September 1884 – 17 September 1939) was a Russian émigré with an Armenian background who became one of the leading actors and directors in France. Early life and education Pitoëff was born on 4 September 1884 in Tiflis, R ...
* 1939–1953:
Marcel Herrand Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role i ...
and
Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
* 1953–1981: Rika Radifé * 1981–1984: Henri de Menthon * 1984–1997:
Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
* 1997–2000: Julien Vartet * 2002–2006:
Jean-Louis Livi Jean-Louis Livi (born 29 January 1941) is a French film producer. Livi was nominated for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Film Awards for producing '' The Father'' (2020). Early life Jean-Louis Livi is the son of Giuliano/Julien Livi (1917–19 ...
and Bernard Murat * 2006–2011: Daniel Colas and Yvan Varco * Since 2011 : Stéphane Engelberg, Louis-Michel Colla and Séverine Setbon


Productions

; Direction Marguerite Deval * 1900: ''Le Beau Choréas'', February * 1900: ''La Petite Femme de Luth'' opéra burlesque by
Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, ...
, November ; Direction Jules Berny * 1902: ''Le Page'' bluette in 1 act by
Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...
, music Ludo Ratz, 15 April * 1902: ''Victoires et conquêtes'' by
Georges Courteline Georges Courteline born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux (25 June 1858 – 25 June 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor. Biography His family moved from Tours in Indre-et-Loire to Pari ...
, 15 April * 1905: ''La Rupture'' by Fernand Nozière, July * 1905: ''
Nono Nono may refer to: Places * Nono, Argentina, a municipality in the Province of Córdoba * Nono, Ecuador, a parish in the municipality of Quito in the province of Pichincha * Nono, Illubabor, Oromia (woreda), Ethiopia, or Nono Sele ** Nono, Illub ...
'' by
Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...
, 6 December * 1906: ''L'Infidèle'' by
Georges de Porto-Riche Georges de Porto-Riche (20 May 1849, Bordeaux, Gironde – 5 September 1930, Paris) was a French dramatist and novelist. Biography Georges was born into a Jewish-Italian assimilated family. At the age of twenty, his pieces in verse began to b ...
* 1906: ''Les Deux Courtisanes'' by
Francis de Croisset Francis de Croisset (; born Franz Wiener, 28 January 1877 – 8 November 1937) was a Belgian-born French playwright and opera librettist. Early life Born as Franz Wiener, he was educated in Brussels on 28 January 1877 into a prominent Jewish-Bel ...
, music
Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas b ...
, 10 October ;Théâtre Sacha-Guitry * 1919: ''Il était un petit Home'' by
Henri Duvernois Henri Duvernois (4 March 1875 in Paris - 30 January 1937 in Paris) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Filmography *''La Guitare et le Jazz-band'', directed by Gaston Roudès (1923, based on the play ''La Guitare et le Jazz-b ...
, 19 December * 1920: ''La Danseuse éperdue'' by
René Fauchois René Fauchois (31 August 1882 – 10 February 1962) was a French dramatist, librettist and actor. Stagestruck from his youth he moved from his native Rouen to Paris as a teenager to pursue a stage career. He had early success both as an actor and ...
, 4 February * 1920: ''La Femme fatale'' by
André Birabeau André Birabeau (6 December 1890 – 1 October 1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Novels and short stories * ''La débauche'' (1924), English trans. ''Revelation'' (1930). Cited as the first novel about a homosexual man f ...
, May * 1920: ''Nono'' by Sacha Guitry, June ; Théâtre des Mathurins * 1921: ''La Huitième Femme de Barbe-Bleue'' by
Alfred Savoir Alfred Poznański (23 January 1883 – 26 June 1934), better known by his alias Alfred Savoir, was a Polish-born French comedy playwright of Jewish background. Career Alfred Poznański was born into a Jewish family in the Polish city of Łódź ...
* 1921: ''Les Deux Monsieur de Madame'' by
Félix Gandéra Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, S ...
, 7 October * 1922: ''Le Pêcheur d'ombres'' by
Jean Sarment Jean Sarment, real name Jean Bellemère, (13 January 1897 – 29 March 1976) was a French film and stage actor and a writer. He was nominated administrator of the Comédie-Française in July 1944 although he won't occupy the position. Selecte ...
, 16 January * 1922: ''La Belle Poule'' by Marcel Nadaud, 2 February * 1922: ''La Farce de Popa Ghéorghé'' by Adolphe Orna, directed by
Gaston Baty Gaston Baty (26 May 1885 – 13 October 1952), whose full name was Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Gaston Baty, was a French playwright and theatre director. He was born in Pélussin, Loire, France. Career In 1921, Baty formed his own company ''Les Compag ...
, * 1922: ''Martine'' by
Jean-Jacques Bernard Jean-Jacques Bernard (30 July 1888 – 14 September 1972) was a French playwright and the chief representative of what became known as ''l’école du silence'' or, as some critics called it, the ''art of the unexpressed'', in which the dialogue doe ...
, directed by Gaston Baty, * 1922: ''Intimité'' by Jean-Victor Pellerin, directed by Gaston Baty, * 1923: ''La Huitième Femme de Barbe-Bleue'' by Alfred Savoir, * 1923: ''Vertu'' by Alfred Savoir and Régis Gignoux * 1924: ''Ce que femme veut'' by Alfred Savoir and
Étienne Rey Étienne Rey (1 March 1879 – 16 February 1965) was a French writer, dramatist and literary critic and one of the first best-seller writers of the Grasset publisher. His play ''La belle aventure'', co-written with Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman ...
, directed by
Charlotte Lysès Charlotte Lysès (1877–1956) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Capua p.124 Selected filmography * ''The Heir of the Bal Tabarin'' (1933) * ''La dame de chez Maxim's (1933 film), La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * ''The Rosary (19 ...
, 5 January * 1924: ''Akim'' by Victor Eftimiu, 6 February * 1924: ''Le Chemin des écoliers'' by
André Birabeau André Birabeau (6 December 1890 – 1 October 1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Novels and short stories * ''La débauche'' (1924), English trans. ''Revelation'' (1930). Cited as the first novel about a homosexual man f ...
* 1924: ''Ma femme danseuse'' by
Louis Delluc Louis Delluc (; 14 October 1890 – 22 March 1924) was an Impressionist French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Biography Delluc was born in Cadouin in 1890. His family moved to Paris in 1903. After graduating from the university, ...
, 18 October * 1925: ''Boudu sauvé des eaux'' by
René Fauchois René Fauchois (31 August 1882 – 10 February 1962) was a French dramatist, librettist and actor. Stagestruck from his youth he moved from his native Rouen to Paris as a teenager to pursue a stage career. He had early success both as an actor and ...
, 30 March * 1925: ''Au jardin de ma tante'' by Jacques Anger, 4 June * 1925: ''Parce que'' de Jean Alley, 30 December * 1926: ''Monsieur de Saint Obin'' by and Harold Marsh Harwood, 1 March * 1926: ''Le Paradis perdu'' by
Lucien Daudet Lucien Daudet (11 June 1878 – 16 November 1946) was a French writer, the son of Alphonse Daudet and Julia Daudet. Although a prolific novelist and painter, he was never really able to trump his father's greater reputation and is now primarily ...
and Edouard Ferras, 5 November ;Direction René Saunier * 1927: ''Baccara'' by René Saunier, directed by
Jules Berry Jules Berry (born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; 9 February 1883 – 23 April 1951) was a French actor. Biography Early life Berry and his two brothers were born to parents who sold hardware and settled in Poitou. The family moved to Paris in 188 ...
, * Directed by
Georges Pitoëff Georges Pitoëff (4 September 1884 – 17 September 1939) was a Russian émigré with an Armenian background who became one of the leading actors and directors in France. Early life and education Pitoëff was born on 4 September 1884 in Tiflis, R ...
** 1927: ''Mixture'' by
Henri-René Lenormand Henri-René Lenormand (3 May 1882 - 16 February 1951) was a French playwright. He was born on 3 May 1882 in Paris. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence ...
, 3 November ** 1927: ''
Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
, 11 November ** 1928: ''La Maison des cœurs brisés'' by
George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...
, 17 January ** 1928: ''
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Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
, 20 February ** 1928: ''
Ghosts A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...
'' by Henrik Ibsen, 14 March ** 1928: ''La Célèbre Histoire'' by Saint-Georges de Bouhélier, 24 April ** 1928: ''Adam, Ève et Cie'' by Balgi, 18 May ** 1928: ''Mademoiselle Bourrat'' by
Claude Anet Jean Schopfer (28 May 1868 – 9 January 1931) was a tennis player competing for France, and a writer, known under the pseudonym of Claude Anet. He reached two singles finals at the Amateur French Championships, winning in 1892 over British playe ...
, 4 June ** 1928: ''Week-end'' by
Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...
, 22 October ; Direction Jean Sarrus * 1931: ''Le Secret de William Selby'' by Georges Delance after
Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during th ...
, 16 May * 1931: ''Fabienne'' by Jacques Natanson, 30 September * 1932: ''Home chat (Quand on déraille)'' by
Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...
, 16 January * 1932: ''Prenez garde à la peinture'' by
René Fauchois René Fauchois (31 August 1882 – 10 February 1962) was a French dramatist, librettist and actor. Stagestruck from his youth he moved from his native Rouen to Paris as a teenager to pursue a stage career. He had early success both as an actor and ...
, 27 February * 193 : ''La Voie lactée'' by
Alfred Savoir Alfred Poznański (23 January 1883 – 26 June 1934), better known by his alias Alfred Savoir, was a Polish-born French comedy playwright of Jewish background. Career Alfred Poznański was born into a Jewish family in the Polish city of Łódź ...
, directed by
Harry Baur Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor. Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic ''Beethoven's Gr ...
, 26 January * 1933: ''La Fuite en Égypte'' by Robert Spitzer * 1933: ''Boudu sauvé des eaux'' by
René Fauchois René Fauchois (31 August 1882 – 10 February 1962) was a French dramatist, librettist and actor. Stagestruck from his youth he moved from his native Rouen to Paris as a teenager to pursue a stage career. He had early success both as an actor and ...
, 5 September * 1933: ''Argent comptant'' by
Yvan Noé Yvan Noé (1895–1963) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.Driskell p.146 He was married to the actress Pierrette Caillol who sometimes performed alongside him. Selected filmography * '' Gloria'' (1931) * '' Mademoiselle Mozar ...
and Jean Alley, 11 December * 1934: ''Le mari que j'ai voulu'' by
Louis Verneuil Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (14 May 1893 – 3 November 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Born in Paris, Verneuil wrote approximately sixty plays and was be ...
, February ; Direction Jean Tedesco * Directed by Georges Pitoëff ** 1934: ''
Ghosts A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...
'' by
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
, 8 June ** 1934: ''
The Wild Duck ''The Wild Duck'' (original Norwegian title: ''Vildanden'') is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is considered the first modern masterpiece in the genre of tragicomedy. ''The Wild Duck'' and ''Rosmersholm'' are "often t ...
'' by Henrik Ibsen, 12 October ** 1934: ''Le Chef'' by Drieu La Rochelle, 15 November ** 1934: '' Saint Joan'' by
George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...
, 1 December ** 1935: ''Hommage à Luigi Pirandello'' after
Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...
, 17 January ** 1935: ''Ce soir on improvise'' by Luigi Pirandello, 19 January ** 1935: ''La Créature'' by
Ferdinand Bruckner Ferdinand Bruckner (born Theodor Tagger; 26 August 1891, in Sofia, Bulgaria – 5 December 1958, in Berlin) was an Austrian-German writer and theater manager. Although his works are relatively rarely revived, ''Krankheit der Jugend'' was put o ...
, 30 April ** 1935: ''Je vivrai un grand amour'' by
Steve Passeur Steve Passeur, pen name of Étienne Morin, was a French dramatist and screenwriter. His plays with scathing replicas often depicted cynical characters. Prior to 1940, Steve Passeur was considered as an author of the avant-garde, whose works we ...
, 4 June ** 1935: ''La Complainte de Pranzini et de Thérèse de Lisieux'' by
Henri Ghéon Henri Ghéon (15 March 1875 – 13 June 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic. Biography Brought up by a devout Roman Catholic mother, he lost his faith in his early teens ...
, 28 June ; Directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1935: ''Je vivrai un grand amour'' by
Steve Passeur Steve Passeur, pen name of Étienne Morin, was a French dramatist and screenwriter. His plays with scathing replicas often depicted cynical characters. Prior to 1940, Steve Passeur was considered as an author of the avant-garde, whose works we ...
, 14 October * 1935: ''Le Héros et le soldat'' by
George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...
, 23 November * 1936: ''Le Merveilleux Alliage'' by Vladimir Kirchon, 11 January * 1936: ''La Folle du ciel'' by
Henri-René Lenormand Henri-René Lenormand (3 May 1882 - 16 February 1951) was a French playwright. He was born on 3 May 1882 in Paris. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence ...
, 21 February * 1936: ''Poucette'' by
Charles Vildrac Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager",''1971 Britannica Book of the Year'' (for events of 1971), "Obituaries 1971" article, page 532, "Vildrac, Charles" item was a French libertarian playwright, poet a ...
, 21 February * 1936: ''
Ghosts A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...
'' by
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
, 11 April * 1936: ''Tu ne m'échapperas jamais'' by
Margaret Kennedy Margaret Moore Kennedy (23 April 1896 – 31 July 1967) was an English novelist and playwright. Her most successful work, as a novel and as a play, was '' The Constant Nymph''. She was a productive writer and several of her works were filmed. T ...
, 14 May * 1936: ''Dieu sait pourquoi ?'' by
Steve Passeur Steve Passeur, pen name of Étienne Morin, was a French dramatist and screenwriter. His plays with scathing replicas often depicted cynical characters. Prior to 1940, Steve Passeur was considered as an author of the avant-garde, whose works we ...
* 1936: ''Angelica'' by Léo Ferrero, 23 October * 1936: ''Quand vous voudrez'' by
Georges Duhamel Georges Duhamel (; ; 30 June 1884 – 13 April 1966) was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published '' Confession de minuit'', the first of a serie ...
, 23 October * 1936: ''
A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' (Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having bee ...
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Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
, 26 November * 1937: ''
Six Characters in Search of an Author ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' ( it, Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore, link=no ) is an Italian play by Luigi Pirandello, written and first performed in 1921. An absurdist fiction, absurdist metatheatrical, metatheatric play about th ...
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Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...
, 4 January * 1937: '' Le Voyageur sans bagage'' by
Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...
, 17 February * 1937: ''Amal et la lettre du roi'' by
Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
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André Gide André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the Symbolism (arts), symbolist movement, to the advent o ...
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Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions ...
, 17 February * 1937: ''Lapointe et Ropiteau'' by
Georges Duhamel Georges Duhamel (; ; 30 June 1884 – 13 April 1966) was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published '' Confession de minuit'', the first of a serie ...
, 30 April * 1937: ''
Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...
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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
, 11 June * 1937: ''Ève'' by Jean Yole, 2 July * 1937: ''Kirika'' by Georges Ciprian, 16 July * 1937: ''Des abeilles sur le pont supérieur'' by
John Boynton Priestley John Boynton Priestley (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in ''The Good Compa ...
, 14 September * 1937: ''
He Who Gets Slapped ''He Who Gets Slapped'' ( rus, Тот, кто получает пощёчины, links=no) is a play in four acts by Russian dramatist Leonid Andreyev; completed in August 1915 and first produced in that same year at the Moscow Art Theatre on ...
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Leonid Andreyev Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (russian: Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, – 12 September 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian litera ...
, 7 October * 1937: '' L'Échange'' by
Paul Claudel Paul Claudel (; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Early lif ...
, 17 November * 1938: '' La Sauvage'' by
Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...
, 12 January * 1938: ''L'argent n'a pas d'odeur'' by
George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...
, 16 September * 1938: ''La Première Famille'' by
Jules Supervielle Jules Supervielle (16 January 1884 – 17 May 1960) was a Franco-Uruguayan poet and writer born in Montevideo. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. He opposed the surrealism movement in poetry and rejected automatic wri ...
, 16 September * 1938: ''Là-bas'' by Titaÿna, 3 November * 1938: ''La Fenêtre ouverte'' by Maurice Martin du Gard, 10 December * 1939: ''
The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises t ...
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Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
* 1939: ''
An Enemy of the People ''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende''), an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, followed his previous play, ''Ghosts'', which criticized the hypocrisy of his society's moral code. That response inclu ...
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Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
, 18 May * 1939: ''
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Alexandre Dumas fils Alexandre Dumas (; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel ''La Dame aux Camélias'' (''The Lady of the Camellias''), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's ...
; Direction Marcel Herrand and Jean Marchat * 1941: ''Le pavillon brûle'' by
Steve Passeur Steve Passeur, pen name of Étienne Morin, was a French dramatist and screenwriter. His plays with scathing replicas often depicted cynical characters. Prior to 1940, Steve Passeur was considered as an author of the avant-garde, whose works we ...
* 1941: ''La Fille du jardinier'' by
Charles Exbrayat Charles Exbrayat (5 May 1906 – 8 March 1989) was a French fiction writer. He published over 100 novels and short stories, most of them humorous thrillers. They were very popular and a considerable number were turned into films. While living i ...
* 1942: ''D'après nature ou presque'' by
Michel Arnaud Michel Arnaud (17 November 1915 – 1 August 1990) was a French Army general who distinguished himself in World War II, and for this was decorated with the Ordre de la Libération and made ''Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur''. Biography So ...
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Marcel Herrand Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role i ...
, 24 April * 1942: ''Dieu est innocent'' by
Lucien Fabre Lucien Fabre (14 February 1889 – 26 November 1952) was a French novelist, essayist, and poet. Personal life Fabre was born on 14 February 1889 in France's River Garonne region in Pampelonne, and died in Paris on 26 November 1952. Career Pub ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand, 1 July * 1942: ''Deirdre des douleurs'' by
John Millington Synge Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly r ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand * 1942: ''Mademoiselle de Panama'' by
Marcel Achard Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand * 1943: ''
The Master Builder ''The Master Builder'' ( no, Bygmester Solness) is a play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was first published in December 1892 and is regarded as one of Ibsen's more significant and revealing works. Performance The play was published ...
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Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand * 1943: ''Le Voyage de Thésée'' by
Georges Neveux Georges Neveux (1900–1982) was a French people, French dramatist and poet. Neveux's first notable work was the play ''Juliette ou la clé des songes (Juliet or the key to dreams)'', written in 1927 and produced in 1930. It became the basis o ...
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Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
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Le Malentendu ''The Misunderstanding'' (French: ''Le Malentendu''), sometimes published as ''Cross Purpose'', is a play written in 1943 in occupied France by Albert Camus. It focuses on Camus’ idea of The Absurd. A man who has been living overseas for man ...
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Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand, 24 June * 1945: ''
Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...
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Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand, January * 1945: ''Le Treizième Arbre'' by
André Gide André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the Symbolism (arts), symbolist movement, to the advent o ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand, January * 1945: ''Federigo'' by René Laporte, directed by Marcel Herrand, 3 March * 1945: ''Rosiers blancs'' by
Simone Le Bargy Simone Le Bargy, (April 3, 1877 – October 17, 1985), born Pauline Benda but better known by her stage and pen name, Madame Simone, was a French people, French actress and woman of letters. Biography Born into a Parisian family of Jewish bourgeo ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand, March * 1946: ''Divines Paroles'' by
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest * ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand, 12 February * 1946: ''Primavera'' by Claude Spaak, directed by Marcel Herrand, June * 1946: ''L’Extravagant Captain Smith'' by Jean Blanchon, directed by Marcel Herrand, October * 1946: '' Lord Arthur Savile's Crime'' by Saint John Legh Clowes after
Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand, December * 1947: '' Morts sans sépulture'' and ''
The Respectful Prostitute ''The Respectful Prostitute'' (french: La Putain respectueuse) is a French play by Jean-Paul Sartre, written in 1946, which observes a woman, a prostitute, caught up in a racially tense period of American history. The audience understands that t ...
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Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...
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Michel Vitold Michel Vitold (1915–1994) was a Russian-born French stage and film actor.Durgnat p.141 Selected filmography * '' Orage'' (1938) - Georges (uncredited) * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1938) - Le tueur * ''The Curtain Rises'' (1938) - Gabriel, un él ...
, March * 1947: ''
La Parisienne LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
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Henry Becque Henry François Becque (9 April 1837 – 12 May 1899), was a French dramatist. He was born in Paris. Life In 1867, he wrote, in imitation of Lord Byron, the libretto for Victorin de Joncières's opera ''Sardanapale'', but his first important work ...
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Julien Bertheau Julien Bertheau (19 June 1910 – 28 October 1995) was a French actor. Biography Born in Algiers, Algeria, before making his debut at the Comédie-Française on 18 December 1936, he worked as manager of the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, the ...
, April * 1947: ''
Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Sai ...
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Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
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Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, October * 1947: ''L'Empereur de Chine'' by
Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Aumont (born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons; 5 January 1911 – 30 January 2001) was a French actor, and holder of the Légion d'Honneur and the Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Croix de Guerre for his World War II military service. Ea ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand, November * 1947: '' L'Île de la raison'' by
Marivaux Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist. He is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing nume ...
, directed by Marcel Herrand * 1947: ''Je vivrai un grand amour'' by
Steve Passeur Steve Passeur, pen name of Étienne Morin, was a French dramatist and screenwriter. His plays with scathing replicas often depicted cynical characters. Prior to 1940, Steve Passeur was considered as an author of the avant-garde, whose works we ...
* 1948: ''Le Bout de la route'' by
Jean Giono Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France. First period Jean Giono was born to a family of modest means, his father a cobbler of Piedmontese descent a ...
, directed by Georges Vandéric, March * 1948: ''Montserrat'' by Emmanuel Roblès, directed by Georges Vandéric, September * 1948: ''N’empêchez pas la musique'' by Fabien Reignier, directed by
Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, December * 1949: '' Deathwatch'' by
Jean Genet Jean Genet (; – ) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels ''The Thief's ...
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Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, 26 February * 1949: ''Le Roi est mort'' by
Louis Ducreux Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked until his death. He received a Best Actor nom ...
, * 1949: ''Amal et la lettre du Roi'' by
Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
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André Gide André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the Symbolism (arts), symbolist movement, to the advent o ...
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Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, June * 1949: ''Le Retour de l'enfant prodigue'' by
André Gide André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the Symbolism (arts), symbolist movement, to the advent o ...
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Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, June * 1949: ''
Britannicus Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus (12 February AD 41 – 11 February AD 55), usually called Britannicus, was the son of Roman emperor Claudius and his third wife Valeria Messalina. For a time he was considered his father's heir, but that ...
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Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditio ...
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Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, October * 1949: '' Héloïse et Abélard'' by
Roger Vailland Roger Vailland (16 October 1907 – 12 May 1965) was a French novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. Biography Vailland was born in Acy-en-Multien, Oise. His novels include the prize winning ''Drôle de jeu'' (1945), ''Les mauvais coups'' (194 ...
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Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, December * 1950: ''Le Bal du Lieutenant Helt'' by
Gabriel Arout Gabriel Arout (1909–1982) was a Russian Empire-born French writer. He wrote more than 20 plays for the stage, several screenplays for cinema, and translated a number of Russian literary works into French. He was awarded the top prize for drama ...
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Marcel Herrand Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role i ...
, * 1951: '' L’Héritière'' by
Ruth Goetz Ruth Goetz (January 12, 1912 — October 12, 2001) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and translator along with her husband and collaborator Augustus Goetz. Biography Early life Ruth Goetz was born Ruth Goodman on January 12, 1912 ...
and Augustus Goetz play in two acts and 7 tableaux after a short story by
Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...
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Louis Ducreux Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked until his death. He received a Best Actor nom ...
, directed by
Marcel Herrand Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role i ...
, 9 May ; Direction Rika Radifé * 1953: ''L’homme qui a perdu son ombre'' by
Adelbert von Chamisso Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 178121 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist, author of ''Peter Schlemihl'', a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Bonc ...
, * 1953: ''The life I gave you'' by
Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...
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Claude Régy Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etch ...
, * 1954: ''Si vous aimez ceux qui vous aiment'' by Claude Baldy, directed by
Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, March * 1954: ''La Découverte du nouveau monde'' by
Morvan Lebesque Morvan Lebesque (January 11, 1911 in Nantes, France – 4 July 1970 in Brazil), was the Breton language name of Maurice Lebesque, a Breton nationalist activist and French journalist. Lebesque was born in Nantes, at the Quai Barbin (now dock Barbus ...
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Hubert Gignoux Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers. ...
, June * 1954: ''Le Maître et la servante'' by
Henri Lefebvre Henri Lefebvre ( , ; 16 June 1901 – 29 June 1991) was a French Marxist philosopher and sociologist, best known for pioneering the critique of everyday life, for introducing the concepts of the right to the city and the production of so ...
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Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...
, September * 1954: ''Portrait de famille'' by
Nino Frank Nino Frank (born 27 June 1904 in Barletta, Italy − Paris, 17 August 1988) was an Italian-born French film critic and writer who was most active in the 1930s and 1940s. Frank is best known for being the first film critic to use the term "film noir ...
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Paul Gilson Paul Gilson (Brussels, 15 June 1865 – Brussels, 3 April 1942) was a Belgian musician and composer. Biography Paul Gilson was born in Brussels. In 1866, his family moved to Ruisbroek in the Belgian province of Brabant. There he studied the ...
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Claude Régy Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etch ...
, 30 October * 1954: ''Électre or La chute des masques'' by
Marguerite Yourcenar Marguerite Yourcenar (, , ; born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour; 8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist, who became a US citizen in 1947. Winner of the ''Prix Fem ...
, December * 1955: '' L'Étourdi'' by
Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
, directed by Henry Mary, February * 1955: ''
The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...
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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
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Hubert Gignoux Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers. ...
, March * 1955: ''Pour le meilleur et le pire'' by
Clifford Odets Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In the mid-1930s, he was widely seen as the potential successor to Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, as O'Neill began to withdra ...
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Raymond Rouleau Raymond Rouleau (4 June 1904 – 11 December 1981) was a Belgian actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1928 and 1979. He also directed 22 films between 1932 and 1981. Rouleau studied at the Royal Conservatory of B ...
, 21 April * 1956: ''
La Tour de Nesle ''La Tour de Nesle'' is a drama in five acts and nine tableaux, based on the circumstances of the Tour de Nesle Affair. It was written by , then rewritten by Alexandre Dumas. It premiered at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin on 29 May 1832. ...
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Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...
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Jean Le Poulain Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director. He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was t ...
, March * 1956: ''Le Capitaine Fanfaron'' by
Bernard Zimmer Bernard Zimmer (30 April 1893 – 2 July 1964) was a French screenwriter who worked on over thirty films between 1932 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' The Battle'' (1934) * ''Liliom'' (1934) * '' Carnival in Flanders'' (1935) * '' Second Bure ...
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Plautus Titus Maccius Plautus (; c. 254 – 184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the gen ...
, directed by Henri Soubeyran, May * 1956: ''
Requiem for a Nun ''Requiem for a Nun'' is a work of fiction written by William Faulkner. It is a sequel to Faulkner's early novel ''Sanctuary'', which introduced the characters of Temple Drake, her friend (later husband) Gowan Stevens, and Gowan's uncle Gavin Ste ...
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William Faulkner William Cuthbert Faulkner (; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of ...
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Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
, 20 September * 1957: ''Mademoiselle Fanny'' by Georgette Paul and
Gabriel Arout Gabriel Arout (1909–1982) was a Russian Empire-born French writer. He wrote more than 20 plays for the stage, several screenplays for cinema, and translated a number of Russian literary works into French. He was awarded the top prize for drama ...
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Pierre Veber Pierre-Eugène Veber (15 May 1869 – 20 August 1942) was a French playwright and writer. Biography Pierre Veber was the brother of the painter Jean Veber, and the brother-in-law of both René Doumic and Tristan Bernard. His family was quite l ...
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Jean Mercure Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...
, 15 January * 1958: ''
Look Back in Anger ''Look Back in Anger'' (1956) is a realist play written by John Osborne. It focuses on the life and marital struggles of an intelligent and educated but disaffected young man of working-class origin, Jimmy Porter, and his equally competent yet i ...
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John Osborne John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter and actor, known for his prose that criticized established social and political norms. The success of his 1956 play ''Look Back in Anger'' tra ...
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Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of ''Jeanne ...
, 23 April * 1958: ''Le Bal du lieutenant Helt'' by
Gabriel Arout Gabriel Arout (1909–1982) was a Russian Empire-born French writer. He wrote more than 20 plays for the stage, several screenplays for cinema, and translated a number of Russian literary works into French. He was awarded the top prize for drama ...
, directed by Raymond Gérôme * 1959: ''Le Prince de Papier'' by Jean Davray, directed by
Jacques Charon Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. Du ...
, * 1959: ''Connaissez-vous la voie lactée ?'' by Karl Wittlinger, directed by Michel de Ré, February * 1959: ''Les Écrivains'' de Michel de Saint Pierre and Pierre de Calan, directed by
Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of ''Jeanne ...
, 22 September * 1960: '' the Killer'' by
Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco (; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco inst ...
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José Quaglio José Quaglio, real name Giuseppe Quaglio, (28 February 1926 – 8 January 2007), was an Italian actor and theater director. He has performed in some 50 films in Italy and has directed four. He acted in a dozen films in France. Filmography A ...
, * 1960: ''Le Comportement des époux Bredburry'' de
François Billetdoux François Billetdoux (7 September 1927 – 26 November 1991) was a French dramatic author and novelist. Biography His works describe the world with a fierce humor of a somewhat burlesque style, which sometimes turns into black humor. Billetdoux w ...
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A Taste of Honey ''A Taste of Honey'' is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. It was intended as a novel, but she turned it into a play because she hoped to revitalise British theatre and address social issues that ...
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Shelagh Delaney Shelagh Delaney, FRSL (; 25 November 1938 – 20 November 2011) was an English dramatist and screenwriter. Her debut work, '' A Taste of Honey'' (1958), has been described by Michael Patterson as "probably the most performed play by a post-war B ...
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Gabriel Arout Gabriel Arout (1909–1982) was a Russian Empire-born French writer. He wrote more than 20 plays for the stage, several screenplays for cinema, and translated a number of Russian literary works into French. He was awarded the top prize for drama ...
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Françoise Mallet-Joris Françoise Mallet-Joris (6 July 1930 – 13 August 2016), pen name of Françoise Lilar, was a Belgian author who was a member of the Prix Femina committee from 1969 to 1971 and appointed to the ''Académie Goncourt'' from November 1971 to 2011. ...
, directed by Marguerite Jamois, 12 February * 1961: ''
The Aspern Papers ''The Aspern Papers'' is a novella by American writer Henry James, originally published in ''The Atlantic, The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1888, with its first book publication later in the same year. One of James's best-known and most acclaimed lo ...
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Michael Redgrave Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Mourning Becomes Elect ...
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Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...
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Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) ea ...
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Robert Antelme Robert Antelme (5 January 1917, Sartène, Corse-du-Sud – 26 October 1990) was a French writer. During the Second World War he was involved in the French Resistance and deported. In 1939 he married Marguerite Duras. Their child died at birth in 1 ...
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Raymond Rouleau Raymond Rouleau (4 June 1904 – 11 December 1981) was a Belgian actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1928 and 1979. He also directed 22 films between 1932 and 1981. Rouleau studied at the Royal Conservatory of B ...
, 1 February * 1961: '' Le Square'' by
Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) ea ...
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José Quaglio José Quaglio, real name Giuseppe Quaglio, (28 February 1926 – 8 January 2007), was an Italian actor and theater director. He has performed in some 50 films in Italy and has directed four. He acted in a dozen films in France. Filmography A ...
, 13 May * 1961: ''
Requiem for a Nun ''Requiem for a Nun'' is a work of fiction written by William Faulkner. It is a sequel to Faulkner's early novel ''Sanctuary'', which introduced the characters of Temple Drake, her friend (later husband) Gowan Stevens, and Gowan's uncle Gavin Ste ...
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William Faulkner William Cuthbert Faulkner (; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of ...
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Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
, 20 septembre * 1961: ''Noir sur blanc'' de
Brice Parain Brice Parain (10 March 1897 – 20 March 1971) was a French philosopher and essayist. He appeared as himself in Jean-Luc Godard's 1962 film ''Vivre sa vie''. In Éric Rohmer's film ''My Night at Maud's'' (1969), conversations about Pascal's W ...
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Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of ''Jeanne ...
, 14 décembre * 1962: ''Les femmes aussi ont perdu la guerre'' by
Curzio Malaparte Curzio Malaparte (; 9 June 1898 – 19 July 1957), born Kurt Erich Suckert, was an Italian writer, filmmaker, war correspondent and diplomat. Malaparte is best known outside Italy due to his works ''Kaputt'' (1944) and ''La pelle'' (1949). The f ...
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Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of ''Jeanne ...
, 17 septembre * 1962: '' Diary of a Madman'' by
Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...
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Roger Coggio Roger Coggio (11 March 1934 – 22 October 2001) was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 40 films between 1954 and 1998. He was married to actress Pascale Audret. He died of cancer. Selected filmography * '' Be ...
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François Perrot François Perrot (26 February 1924 – 20 January 2019)Marcel Jouhandeau Marcel Jouhandeau (July 26, 1888 Guéret – April 7, 1979) was a French writer. Biography Born in Guéret, Creuse, France, Marcel Jouhandeau grew up in a world of women presided over by his grandmother. Under the influence of a young woman from ...
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Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of ''Jeanne ...
, January * 1963: ''Fils de personne'' by
Henry de Montherlant Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant (; 20 April 1895 – 21 September 1972) was a French essayist, novelist, and dramatist. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Biography Born in Paris, a descendant o ...
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Henri Rollan Henri Rollan (23 March 1888 – 23 June 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1910 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' De afwezige'' (1913) * ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * ''The Three Masks'' (1921 ...
, 28 September * 1963: ''L’Embroc'' by Henry de Montherlant, directed by Henri Rollan], 28 September * 1963: '' La Ville dont le prince est un enfant (play), La Ville dont le prince est un enfant'' by Henry de Montherlant, directed by Henri Rollan, 28 September * 1963: ''
Le Petit Prince ''The Little Prince'' (french: Le Petit Prince, ) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 and ...
'' by Saint-Exupéry, * 1964: ''Ballade pour un futur'' by Félix Lützkendorf, directed by Jean-Paul Cisife, February * 1964: ''Césaire'' by Jean Schlumberger, directed by Jean-Paul Cisife, 9 April * 1964: ''Les Yeux de dix-huit ans'' by Jean Schlumberger, directed by Jean-Paul Cisife, 9 April * 1964: ''Le Marchand de cercueils'' by Jean Schlumberger, directed by Jean-Paul Cisife, 9 April * 1964: '' Le Chant du cygne'' by
Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
, 9 June * 1964: ''Spectacle de poèmes by
Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
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Ronsard Pierre de Ronsard (; 11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet or, as his own generation in France called him, a "prince of poets". Early life Pierre de Ronsard was born at the Manoir de la Possonnière, in the village of ...
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Raymond Queneau Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo ('' Ouvroir de littérature potentielle''), notable for his wit and cynical humour. Biography Queneau wa ...
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Jules Supervielle Jules Supervielle (16 January 1884 – 17 May 1960) was a Franco-Uruguayan poet and writer born in Montevideo. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. He opposed the surrealism movement in poetry and rejected automatic wri ...
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Jean Genet Jean Genet (; – ) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels ''The Thief's ...
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Hélène Martin Hélène Martin (, 10 December 1928 – 21 February 2021) was a French singer and songwriter. Biography Born in Paris, Martin was daughter of a university professor ( Sciences Po), and started singing in cabarets in the 1950s.Véronique Morta ...
, June * 1964: ''
The Wings of the Dove ''The Wings of the Dove'' is a 1902 novel by Henry James. It tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honourable ...
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Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...
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Michel Fagadau Michel Fagadau (born Mihai Făgădău, 1930– February 10, 2011) was a Romanian-born French theater director and producer. Born in Bucharest, his family had to leave Romania during the war due to his father's antifascist activities. They ended up ...
, 26 September * 1965: ''L'Accusateur public'' by
Fritz Hochwälder Fritz Hochwälder (28 May 1911 – 21 October 1986) also known as Fritz Hochwaelder, was an Austrian playwright. Known for his spare prose and strong moralist themes, Hochwälder won several literary awards, including the Grand Austrian State ...
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Claude Régy Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etch ...
, 8 March * 1965: '' Le Plus Heureux des trois'' by
Eugène Labiche Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Yves Gasc, 13 September * 1965: ''
Suddenly, Last Summer ''Suddenly Last Summer'' is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams, written in New York in 1957. It opened off Broadway on January 7, 1958, as part of a double bill with another of Williams' one-acts, '' Something Unspoken'' (written in London i ...
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Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the thre ...
, directed by Jean Danet, 10 November * 1965: ''
The Respectful Prostitute ''The Respectful Prostitute'' (french: La Putain respectueuse) is a French play by Jean-Paul Sartre, written in 1946, which observes a woman, a prostitute, caught up in a racially tense period of American history. The audience understands that t ...
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Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...
, directed by Jean Danet, 10 November * 1966: ''Electra (Sophocles play), Electra'' by Sophocles, adaptation Maurice Clavel, directed by Silvia Monfort, 20 February * 1966: ''Le Grand Cérémonial'' by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Georges Vitaly, 15 March * 1966: ''Témoignage irrecevable'' by
John Osborne John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter and actor, known for his prose that criticized established social and political norms. The success of his 1956 play ''Look Back in Anger'' tra ...
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Claude Régy Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etch ...
, 24 September * 1966: ''Dutchman (play), Dutchman'' by LeRoi Jones, directed by Antoine Bourseiller, * 1967: ''Danse lente sur un champ de bataille'' after William Hanley, directed by Jean Tasso and Gilles Segal, 8 April * 1967: ''Noir sur blanc'' by
Brice Parain Brice Parain (10 March 1897 – 20 March 1971) was a French philosopher and essayist. He appeared as himself in Jean-Luc Godard's 1962 film ''Vivre sa vie''. In Éric Rohmer's film ''My Night at Maud's'' (1969), conversations about Pascal's W ...
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Raymond Rouleau Raymond Rouleau (4 June 1904 – 11 December 1981) was a Belgian actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1928 and 1979. He also directed 22 films between 1932 and 1981. Rouleau studied at the Royal Conservatory of B ...
, * 1968: ''Le Gadget'' by Alexandre Rivemale, directed by Henri Labussière, 27 January * 1968: ''La Terre étrangère'' by Jean-François Różan, directed by Jacques Ardouin, 27 April * 1968: ''Changement à vue'' by Loleh Bellon, directed by Yves Bureau, * 1968: ''M. Le Modéré'' by Arthur Adamov, directed by André Steiger, 25 September * 1968: ''Dialogues d'exilés'' by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Tania Balachova, 26 November * 1969: ''Chantage au théâtre'' by Dacia Maraini, directed by André Téchiné, 14 February * 1969: ''Pour Karine'' by Arieh Chen, directed by Jacques Mauclair, March * 1969: ''Quelque chose comme Glenariff'' by Danièle Lord and Henri Garcin, directed by Henri Garcin, 30 September * 1969: ''Suzanna Andler'' de
Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) ea ...
, directed by Tania Balachova, 6 December * 1970: ''The life I gave you'' by Luigi Pirandello, Pirandello, directed by Pierre Franck (theatre), Pierre Franck, March * 1970: ''Alice dans les jardins du Luxembourg'' by Romain Weingarten, directed by the author, 24 September * 1971: ''Dieu aboie-t-il ?'' (ou ''Adorable Pucelle'') by François Boyer, directed by Jean Négroni, 6 February * 1971: ''Partage de midi'' by
Paul Claudel Paul Claudel (; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Early lif ...
, directed by André Oumansky, October * 1972: ''Play Strindberg'' by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Yves Gasc, 26 September * 1973: ''Les Femmes au pouvoir'' by Élie-Georges Berreby, directed by Christian Chevreuse, 22 February * 1973: '' Le Voyageur sans bagage'' by
Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...
, directed by Nicole Anouilh, * 1974: ''Le Péril bleu ou Méfiez-vous des autobus'' by Victor Lanoux, directed by the author, 1 October * 1975: ''Antigone (Anouilh play), Antigone'' by
Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...
, directed by Nicole Anouilh, 18 September * 1976: ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' by Tom Stoppard, directed by Jean-François Prévand, 13 April * 1977: '' La Ville dont le prince est un enfant (play), La Ville dont le prince est un enfant'' by
Henry de Montherlant Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant (; 20 April 1895 – 21 September 1972) was a French essayist, novelist, and dramatist. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Biography Born in Paris, a descendant o ...
, directed by Jean Meyer (actor), Jean Meyer, 20 September * 1978: ''La Vie en V.O.'', conception Alex Métayer, 27 September * 1978: ''Changement à vue'' by Loleh Bellon, directed by Yves Bureau, 23 November * 1979: ''Danse toujours, tu m'intéresses'' by Claude Mann, directed by the author, * 1980: ''Dialogue d'une prostituée avec son client'' by Dacia Maraini, directed by Ève Bonfanti and Micheline Hardy, * 1980: ''Proust ou la Passion d'être'' after Marcel Proust, directed by Daniel Benoin, 2 October ; Direction Henri de Menthon * 1981: ''No Exit'' by
Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...
, directed by Georges Wilson, * 1981: ''Pétition'' by Václav Havel, directed by Stephan Meldegg, * 1981: ''Jacques et son maître'' by Milan Kundera, directed by Georges Werler, 29 September * 1981: ''Le Grain de sable'' by Jean-Pierre Bacri, directed by Jean-Pierre Bouvier, 15 December * 1982: ''Emballage perdu'' by Véra Feyder, directed by Nelly Borgeaud, 3 June * 1982: ''L'Avantage d'être constant'' by
Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...
, directed by Pierre Boutron, * 1983: ''Le Bonheur à Romorantin'' by Jean-Claude Brisville, directed by Andréas Voutsinas, 14 November ; Direction Gérard Caillaud * 1984: ''La Dernière Classe'' by Brian Friel, directed by Jean-Claude Amyl, 13 septembre * 1984: ''Attention à la petite marche'' by Christiane Lasquin, directed by Daniel Ivernel, Studio des Mathurins, 28 septembre * 1984: ''Poésie nue'' after François Rabelais, Léo Ferré, Charles Baudelaire, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Alfred de Musset, Paul Valéry, Arthur Rimbaud, Victor Hugo, Paul Verlaine, Rutebeuf, Jacques Prévert, Stéphane Mallarmé, conception Pierre Lafont, Studio des Mathurins, 8 October * 1984: ''Meli-meloman 2'', conception Maurice Baquet, Studio des Mathurins, November * 1984: ''Louki, que, quoi, dont, où'' by Pierre Louki, conception Pierre Louki, 3 December * 1985: ''Un drôle de cadeau'' by Jean Bouchaud, directed by the author, January * 1985: ''Les Fantasmes du boucher'' by Victor Haïm, directed by the author, Studio des Mathurins, 4 February * 1985: ''Les Mystères du confessionnal'' by Pierre Lamy and Louis Hamon, directed by Pierre Lamy, Studio des Mathurins, 1 August * 1985: ''Rififoin dans les labours'' by Christian Dob, directed by the author, November * 1986: ''Le Résident'' by Sławomir Mrożek, directed by Georges Werler, 24 January * 1986: ''Les Petits Oiseaux'' by
Eugène Labiche Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Paul Claudel Paul Claudel (; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Early lif ...
, directed by Andonis Vouyoucas, 8 May * 1986: ''Mon Isménie'' by
Eugène Labiche Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
, 18 September * 1990: ''La Confession de Rousseau'' by Roger Vrigny, directed by
Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
, Petits Mathurins, 9 October * 1991: ''Gustave et Louise'' de Pierre Barillet after Flaubert's letters, the correspondence between Gustave Flaubert and Louise Colet, directed by
Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
, Petits Mathurins, 1 February * 1991: ''Magic Palace'' by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, directed by
Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
, 24 September * 1991: ''Charlus'' by Jean-Louis Curtis, directed by Philippe Rondest, Petits Mathurins, 22 October * 1992: ''Caligula (play), Caligula'' by
Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
, directed by Jacques Rosny, * 1992: ''Nocturne à Nohant'' by Dominique Paquet after George Sand, directed by Hervé Van Der Meulen, 6 October * 1993: ''En attendant les bœufs'' by Christian Dob, directed by
Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
, 8 June * 1993: ''Les Lunatiques'' by Christian Giudicelli, directed by Philippe Rondest, Petits Mathurins, 26 October * 1994: ''Ce qui arrive et ce qu'on attend'' by Jean-Marie Besset, directed by Patrice Kerbrat, 28 January * 1994: ''Les Palmes de Monsieur Schutz'' by Jean-Noël Fenwick, directed by
Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
, 20 May * 1994: ''Les Palmes de monsieur Schutz'' by Jean-Noël Fenwick, directed by
Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
, 13 September * 1994: ''L'oiseau n'a plus d'ailes'' after Peter Schwiefert, directed by François Duval (actor), François Duval, Petits Mathurins, 22 September * 1995: ''Un jeune homme de 300 ans'' after Jean de La Fontaine, directed by Philippe Lejour, 24 January * 1995: ''Sacré Nostradamus !'' by Jean Dell, directed by
Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...
, 22 September * 1996: ''Cinéma parlant'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Daniel Colas, 12 March * 1996: ''Archibald'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Daniel Colas, 21 May * 1996: ''Le Boxeur et la Violoniste'' by Bernard Da Costa, directed by Didier Long, 9 August * 1996: ''Monsieur Malaussène au théâtre'' after Daniel Pennac, directed by Daniel Pennac and Jean Guerrin, 14 November ; Direction Julien Vartet * 1997: ''Grison IV'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Gérard Savoisien, 7 February * 1997: ''Cœur de laitue'' by Stéphanie Tesson, directed by the author, Petits Mathurins, 8 October * 1997: ''Ce que femme veut...'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Raymond Acquaviva, 19 December * 1998: ''Archibald'' by Julien Vartet, directed by the author, 28 May * 1998: ''La Frousse'' by Julien Vartet, directed by the author, Petits Mathurins, 6 November ; Direction Bernard Murat and Jean-Louis Livi * 2002: ''Duel'', conception Agnès Boury, Laurent Cirade, Paul Staïcu, directed by Agnès Boury, 4 juin * 2002: ''Tours et détours (On en a brulé pour moins que ça)'', conception Élisabeth Amato, 27 août * 2002: ''La Preuve (David Auburn), La Preuve'' by David Auburn, directed by Bernard Murat, 8 October * 2003: ''La Femme Coquelicot'' after Noëlle Châtelet, directed by Yann le Gouic, Petits Mathurins, 5 February * 2003: ''Pierre et Papillon'' by Murielle Magellan, directed by Christophe Luthringer, Petits Mathurins, 12 February * 2003: ''
La Parisienne LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
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Henry Becque Henry François Becque (9 April 1837 – 12 May 1899), was a French dramatist. He was born in Paris. Life In 1867, he wrote, in imitation of Lord Byron, the libretto for Victorin de Joncières's opera ''Sardanapale'', but his first important work ...
, directed by Bernard Murat, 2 September * 2003: ''Les Athlètes dans leur tête'' by Paul Fournel, directed by André Dussollier, 23 September * 2003: ''Préliminaires'' de Daniel Cohen (director), Daniel Cohen, directed by the author, Petits Mathurins, 24 September * 2004: ''L'Invité (théâtre), L'Invité'' by David Pharao, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, January * 2004: ''La Rafle du Vel d'Hiv'' after Maurice Rajsfus, directed by Philippe Ogouz and Frédéric de Rougemont, Petits Mathurins, 7 September * 2004: ''L'Autre (play), L'Autre'' by Florian Zeller, directed by Annick Blancheteau, Petits Mathurins, 14 September * 2004: ''Traits d'union'' by Murielle Magellan, directed by Bernard Murat, 17 septembre * 2004: ''Fans, je vous aime !'' by Pierre Palmade, Henri Mitton, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Sylvie Joly, directed by Bruno Agati, Alex Lutz, 28 September * 2004: ''Et en plus, c'est vrai !'' by Frédéric Martin, directed by Yves Pignot, 2 November * 2005: ''A story pour les gens qui believe in dreams'' by Éric Théobald, François-Xavier Demaison (actor), François-Xavier Demaison, Samuel Le Bihan, Mickaël Quiroga, directed by Éric Théobald, 1 March * 2005: ''Mémoires d'un tricheur'' by
Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...
, directed by Francis Huster, 30 March * 2005: ''Une heure et demie de retard'' by Gérald Sibleyras, directed by Bernard Murat, 6 September * 2005: ''La Cerise sur le gâteau'' one-woman show by Sylvie Joly, directed by Alex Lutz, 13 September * 2005: ''La Conversion de la cigogne'' by Trinidad, directed by the author, 20 September ; Direction Daniel Colas et Yvan Varco * 2006: ''Dieu habite Düsseldorf'' by Sébastien Thiéry, directed by Christophe Lidon, 23 February * 2006: ''Le Vieux Juif blonde'' by Amanda Sthers, directed by Jacques Weber, 8 March * 2006: ''Mémoires d'un tricheur'' by
Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...
, directed by Francis Huster, 7 April * 2006: ''Atrocement vôtre'' by Daniel Colas, directed by the author, 4 July * 2006: ''Le Jardin'' by Brigitte Buc, directed by Jean Bouchaud (director), Jean Bouchaud, 5 September * 2006: ''La Sœur de Jerry King'' by Jack Neary, directed by Arnaud Lemort, Petits Mathurins, 22 September * 2006: ''Divins Divans'' by Eva Darlan and Sophie Daquin, directed by Jean-Paul Muel, 24 October * 2006: ''L'Apprenti magicien'', conception Sébastien Mossière, 25 October * 2007: ''Eva'' by Nicolas Bedos, directed by Daniel Colas, 23 January * 2007: ''Imagine-toi'' by Julien Cottereau, directed by Erwan Daouphars, 30 January * 2007: ''Les Mauvaises'' by Patricia Clément and Martine Thinières, directed ny the authors, Petits Mathurins, 9 May * 2007: ''Clémence Massart aux Mathurins !'' : ''•Que je t'aime – Courrier du cœur – La Vieille au bois dormant'', conception Clémence Massart, 22 May * 2007: ''Prime Time'' by Agathe Philippe and Philippe Dumond, directed by Marie-Madeleine Burguet, 31 May * 2007: ''Check-up'' by Serge Serout, directed by Daniel Colas, Petits Mathurins, 8 June * 2007: ''Les Chaussettes Opus 124'' by Daniel Colas, directed by the author, 18 September * 2007: ''Le Molière imaginaire'' by Yvan Varco and Jean-Michel Bériat, directed by Roger Louret, 9 October * 2007: ''Laisse flotter les rubans'' de Jacqueline de Romilly, directed by Philippe Rondest, 21 October * 2007: ''L'Apprenti magicien'', conception Sébastien Mossière, 24 October * 2007: ''Champagne pour tout le monde'' by Serge Serout, directed by Daniel Colas, Petits Mathurins, 31 October * 2008: ''Le Jeu de la vérité 2'' by Philippe Lellouche, directed by Philippe Lellouche and Morgan Spillemaecker, 18 January * 2008: ''Réception'' by Serge Valletti, directed by Christophe Correia, 25 January * 2008: ''Ne nous quitte pas'' by Gil Galliot and Yves Hirschfeld, directed by Gil Galliot, 29 January * 2008: ''Confidences'' de Florence d'Azémar, directed by Emmanuel de Sablet, Petits Mathurins, 1 February * 2008: ''La Fiancée du magicien'' de Sébastien Mossière, directed by the author, 12 April * 2008: ''Charles Gonzalès devient Camille Claudel'' by Charles Gonzalès, Petits Mathurins, 22 April * 2008: ''Sophie Mounicot, c'est mon tour !'' by Gérald Sibleyras, François Rollin and Sophie Mounicot, directed by Roland Marchisio, Petits Mathurins, 14 May * 2008: ''Tonton Léon story'' by Serge Serout, directed by Daniel Colas, 28 May * 2008: ''Bains de minuit'' by Jack William Sloane, directed by Daniel Colas, 5 September * 2008: ''Charles Gonzalès devient Camille Claudel'' by Charles Gonzalès, 9 September * 2008: ''Sur la vie... d'ma mère'' by Daniel Saint-Hamont, Petits Mathurins, 9 September * 2008: ''L'Ombre orchestre'' by Xavier Mortimer, directed by Jean-Paul Rollin, 14 September * 2008: ''Sophie Mounicot, c'est mon tour !'' by Gérald Sibleyras, François Rollin and Sophie Mounicot, directed by Roland Marchisio, Petits Mathurins, 17 September * 2008: ''Les Bidochon'' by Christian Binet, directed by Jean-Luc Borras, 15 November * 2008: ''The Magic Flute'' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart, Jean-Hervé Appéré, Gil Coudène, directed by Jean-Hervé Appéré, 15 November * 2009: ''Saleté'' de Robert Schneider, directed by Hans Peter Cloos, Petits Mathurins, 14 janvier * 2009: ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel), The Postman Always Rings Twice'' by James M. Cain, directed by Daniel Colas, 30 January * 2009: ''À voir absolument !'' by Frédéric Tokarz, directed by Nicolas Lartigue, 20 March * 2009: ''Zimmer'' de Olivier Benyahya, directed by Vanessa Mikowski, Petits Mathurins, 31 May * 2009: ''L'Odyssée de ta race'' by Rachida Khalil, directed by Géraldine Bourgue and Rachida Khalil, 16 June * 2009: ''Collections'' by Richard Hervé, directed by Xavier Gallais, Petits Mathurins, 19 September * 2009: ''Les Autres : Michu – Les Vacances – Rixe'' by Jean-Claude Grumberg, directed by Daniel Colas, 18 September * 2009: ''Grasse Matinée'' by René de Obaldia, directed by Thomas Le Douarec, Petits Mathurins, 9 September * 2009: ''Charlotte Corday'' by Daniel Colas, directed by the author, 23 October * 2009: ''La Fée aux gros yeux'' by George Sand, directed by Aude Crouzatier, 24 October * 2010: ''Ce soir j'ovule'' by Carlotta Clerici, directed by Nadine Trintignant, Petits Mathurins, 13 January * 2010: ''Fever'' by Wallace Shawn, directed by Lars Norén, 13 January * 2010: ''Journal d'un curé de campagne'' by Georges Bernanos, with Maxime d'Aboville, Petits Mathurins, 19 January * 2010: ''Une heure trois quarts avant les huissiers !'' by Serge Serout, directed by Daniel Colas, 11 June * 2010: ''Le Vieux Juif blonde'' by Amanda Sthers, directed by Christophe Lidon, Petits Mathurins, 17 September * 2010: ''Ce soir j'ovule'' by Carlotta Clerici, directed by Nadine Trintignant, 21 September * 2010: ''La Douceur du velours'' by Christine Reverho, directed by Panchika Velez, 24 September * 2010: ''Henri IV, le bien aimé'' by Daniel Colas, directed by the author, 22 October * 2010: ''Padam padam'', 1 December ; Direction Stéphane Engelberg, Louis-Michel Colla and Séverine Setbon * 2011: ''Appelez-moi Tennessee'' by Benoît Solès, directed by Gilbert Pascal, Petits Mathurins, 14 January * 2011: ''Psy cause(s)'' by Josiane Pinson, directed by Daniel Berlioux, Petits Mathurins, 18 January * 2011: ''Le Temps qui passe'' by Karine Silla-Pérez, directed by Vincent Pérez, 10 March * 2011: ''Letter from an Unknown Woman'' by Stefan Zweig, directed by Christophe Lidon, Petits Mathurins, 15 April * 2011: ''Une femme à Berlin'' after an anonymous text, directed by Tatiana Vialle, 3 May * 2011: ''Laurent Lafitte, comme son nom l'indique'', one-man-show cowritten and directed by Laurent Lafitte and Cyrille Thouvenin, 5 May * 2011: ''Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux, histoire d'une âme'' by Michel Pascal after Thérèse of Lisieux, directed by Michel Pascal (actor), Michel Pascal, 10 May * 2011: ''Dernier coup de ciseaux'' by Marylin Abrams, Bruce Jordan, Paul Pörtner, directed by Sébastien Azzopardi and Sacha Danino, 7 June * 2011: ''The Plague (novel), The Plague'' after
Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
, adaptation and mise en scène Francis Huster, 16 August * 2011: ''Anatole'' by Kyan Khojandi, Bruno Muschio, directed by François Delaive, 31 August * 2011: ''Fume cette cigarette'' by Emmanuel Robert-Espalieu, directed by Édouard Molinaro, 1 September * 2011: ''Annabelle M, une histoire sans faim'' by Sandie Masson, directed by Agnès Boury, 11 September * 2011: ''Comedy Gospel'' de Claudia Tagbo, directed by Fabrice Eboué, 18 September * 2011: ''Abraham'', written, directed and performed by Michel Jonasz, 2 October * 2015: ''Poésie?'', performed by Fabrice Luchini * 2015: ''Au Pays du Père Noël'', written and directed by Olivier Solivérès


See also

* List of theatres and entertainment venues in Paris {{DEFAULTSORT:Theatre des Mathurins Theatres in Paris, Mathurins Buildings and structures in the 8th arrondissement of Paris