Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau () is a theater located at 14 boulevard de Strasbourg in the

10th arrondissement of Paris The 10th arrondissement of Paris (''Xe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is referred to as ''le dixième'' (; "the tenth", formally ''l ...

. The 800-seat Italian Style theater was built in the year 1866. It functioned under a variety of names through the years, opening as Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs (; 1866–1874, 1877–1879, 1882–1888), then Théâtre des Arts (; 1874–1876, 1879–1881), Opéra-Bouffe (; 1876–1877), and the Comédie-Parisienne (; 1881).

Théâtre-Libre (1888–1897) and Théâtre-Antoine (1897–1906)

In 1888 it became the venue for the

Théâtre Libre The Théâtre Libre (; "Free Theatre") was a theatre company that operated from 1887 to 1896 in Paris, France. Origins and History Théâtre Libre was founded on 30 March 1887 by André Antoine (actor), André Antoine. The primary goal of the ...

company of André Antoine. Although short-lived, lasting only eight years, the theater's pioneering naturalism proved extremely influential. Antoine departed in 1894 under financial pressure, the enterprise closed in 1896, but Antoine returned the following year to the renamed Théâtre AntoineAnne I. Miller,
The Independent Theatre in Europe, 1887 to the Present
', page 40. with a more deliberately provocative program that lasted until 1906.

From 1943 onwards

The theater now bears the name of actress and director Simone Berriau, who presented the complete dramatic work of

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...

here beginning in 1943. For instance the first production of his 1951 '' The Devil and the Good Lord'' opened here, directed by Louis Jouvet. On her death in 1984 her daughter Helena Bossis took charge; since the death of Bossis in 2008, her husband Daniel Dares has served as director.

Premieres

Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs

*1867: ''

Geneviève de Brabant ''Geneviève de Brabant'' () is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, by Jacques Offenbach, first performed in Paris in 1859. The plot is based on the medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant. For the 1867 version two additional characters, men-at-ar ...

'' (revised version) by

Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach (; 20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera ''The Tales of Hoffmann''. He was a p ...

*1883: ''Les pommes d'or'' by Edmond Audran *1887: ''La fiancée des Verts-Poteaux'' by Audran *1891: ''L'oncle Célestin'' by Audran *1892: ''Article de Paris'' by Audran

References

External links

Official website
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Antoine Antoine is a French language, French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton (name), Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is most common in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada ...

Theatres completed in 1866 1866 establishments in France