The théâtre du Quartier latin is a former Parisian entertainment venue which was located 9 rue Champollion in the

5th arrondissement of Paris The 5th arrondissement of Paris (''Ve arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le cinquième''. The arrondissement, als ...

( Latin Quarter) and directed by

Michel de Ré Michel de Ré (25 February 1925 - 15 March 1979) was a French actor and theatre director. A grandson of Marshal Joseph Gallieni, he was until 1950 the husband of Heddy Einstein, daughter of the painter William Einstein, and afterwards compagnon ...

until 1956.

Repertoire

* 1951 : ''Mi-figue, mi-raisin'' by

Jean Tardieu Jean Tardieu (born in Saint-Germain-de-Joux, Ain, 1 November 1903, died in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, 27 January 1995) was a French artist, musician, poet and dramatic author. Life and career He earned a degree in literature and worked for a publi ...

, directed by

* 1951 : ''Treize pièces à louer'' 13 courtes pièces, directed by Michel de Ré (24 avril) ** ''Opéra biographique'' by François Billetdoux ** ''Le Grand Comédien'' by ** ''Les Temps faciles'' by

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** ''La Postérité'' by ** ''À la chasse comme à la chasse'' by François Billetdoux ** ''Les Erreurs'' by Jean Tardieu ** ''Oswald et Zenaïde'' by Jean Tardieu ** ''La Vue noire'' by ** ''L'Ecole des femmes'' by Pierre Devaux ** ''Ce que parler veut dire'' by Jean Tardieu ** ''Incognito'', songs by ** ''Réflexion faite'' by

** ''La Maison des confidences'' by

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* 1951 : ''La Reine Mère ou les Valois terribles'', opéra bouffe by Pierre Devaux, music

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(31 October) * 1952 : ''L'Amour en papier'' by Louis Ducreux and ''Le Jardin du Roi'' by Pierre Devaux, directed by Michel de Ré (10 March) * 1953 : ''Sens interdit'' by Armand Salacrou, ''Sisyphe et la Mort'' by

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and ''Les Amitiés dangereuses'' by

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and

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, directed by Michel de Ré (9 January) * 1953 : ''

Victims of Duty ''Victims of Duty'' (french: Victimes du Devoir) is a one-act play written in 1953 by French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco. An early work, it has not received the notoriety of his other works. This play is in the Theatre of the Absurd style, ...

'' by

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, directed by

Jacques Mauclair Jacques Mauclair (12 January 1919 – 21 December 2001) was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1950 and 2000. He was born in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,00 ...

(26 February) * 1953 : ''Musique pour sourds'' by

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, 26 February * 1953 : ''Actes de grâce'', show in three plays, directed by Michel de Ré (7 May) ** '' Les Aveux les plus doux'' by Georges Arnaud ** ''Fraternité'' by

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and Georges Girard ** '' La Tête des autres'' by Marcel Aymé * 1953 : ''La Reine Mère'' or ''Pas un mot à la Reine Mère'', opéra-bouffe by Pierre Devaux, music Georges Van Parys * 1954 : ''La Tour Eiffel qui tue'' by , directed by Michel de Ré (4 May) * 1954 : '' La Bande à Bonnot'' by

Henri-François Rey Henri-François Rey (July 31, 1919 in Toulouse - July 22, 1987 in Paris) was a French writer, dramaturge and screenwriter. His book ''La Fête espagnole'' (''The Spanish party'') won the 1959 Prix des Deux Magots. His best-known work, ''Les Pianos m ...

, directed by Michel de Ré (17 December)

External links

Le théâtre du Quartier Latin sur ''Les Archives du spectacle''
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