The Théâtre Rive Gauche is a theatre in

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in France located at 6, rue de la Gaîté in the

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. It is owned by the Edgar Entertainment Society, which also owns the Edgar Café and the Edgar Theatre located at 58 Edgar-Quinet Boulevard in the same borough. The auditorium has 400 seats and hosts contemporary productions.

History

A former cabaret club later transformed into a cinema, it became the Théâtre Rive Gauche (or Left Bank Theatre) in 1994, replacing the large Edgar Theatre created in 1986 by Alain Mallet. The façade created for its reopening in 1994 is by the French painter Pierre Clayette. The deterioration of the original façade necessitated its reconstruction in 2008. In 2010 50 private theatres in Paris gathered in the Association pour le Soutien du Théâtre Privé (ASTP) and the Syndicat National des Directeurs et Tourneurs du Théâtre Privé (SNDTP), which included the Théâtre Rive Gauche, and decided to launch a new group: the 'Theatres Parisiens Associés'.Théâtre Rive Gauche on the Theatres Parisiens Associés website
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became the director of the Théâtre Rive Gauche in association with the producer and comedian Bruno Metzger, while in 2013 the actor and director

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joined the theatre. After a production of '' Anne Frank's Diary'' other pieces were produced including: '' M. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran'' with

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; ''Billie Holiday'' with

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in a staging by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt; and finally ''The Confrontation'' by Bill C. Davis and staged by Steve Suissa with

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and

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. The 2013-2014 season opened with two world premieres: ''Miss Carpenter'' by Marianne James and Sébastien Marnier; and ''The Guitrys'', a new play by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Steve Suissa and performed by

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and

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.''The Guitrys'' - Théâtre Rive Gauche website
/ref> The façade was decorated by the artist Pierre Clayette in 1994.

Awards

* Molière Award - 1999

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for ''Je suis un saumon'' by Philippe Avron *Molière Award for Best Comedy Show in 2001 for

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and Stephen Sinclair's '' Ladies Night'' *Molière Award for the 2003 adaptation by

Pascale de Boysson Pascale de Boysson (16 April 1922–9 August 2002) was a French film, television and stage actress who also adapted and translated plays for the French stage. She was a two-time winner of the Molière Award, winning it in 1988 and posthumousl ...

for ''Le Regard'' *Molière Award in 2010 for

Laurent Terzieff Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935, in Toulouse – 2 July 2010, in Paris) was a French actor. Biography Terzieff was the son of French ceramist Ronald Harwood Sir Ronald Harwood ( né Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020) was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for ''The Dresser'' (for w ...

's ''

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'', directed by Laurent Terzieff

References

External links

Website of Théâtre Rive Gauche
{{DEFAULTSORT:Théâtre Rive Gauche Theatres in Paris Buildings and structures in the 14th arrondissement of Paris 1994 establishments in France