Théâtre Hébertot () is a theatre at 78, boulevard des Batignolles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France.

History

The theatre was completed in 1838 and opened as the Théâtre des Batignolles. It was later renamed Théâtre des Arts in 1907. Jacques Rouché was the director of the theatre from 1910 to 1913. It acquired its present name in 1940 after

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and journalist Jacques Hébertot.

Current Use

Théâtre Hébertot has a seating capacity of 630 for the main stage, and completed construction on a smaller stage, l'Petit Hébertot, in 2001. The Hebertot is one of the few Paris theaters that has shows both English and French. Danièle and Pierre Franck are its current directors.

Productions

* 1911: Le Chagrin dans le palais de Han (Grief at the Han Palace) by Louis Laloy, directed by Jacques Rouché * 1913: ''

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, produced by Jacques Rouché * 1925: '' Henry IV'' by

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, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1925: '' Saint Joan'' by

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, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1925: ''Le Juif du pape'' by Edmond Fleg, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1925: ''Le Lâche'' by Henri-René Lenormand, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1925: ''L'Assoiffé'' by A. Derera, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1926: ''L'Un d'eux'' by Émile Mazaud, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1926: ''L'Âme en peine'' by Jean-Jacques Bernard, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1926: ''Comme ci (ou comme ça)'' by

, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1926: '' Orphée'' by

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, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1926: ''Et dzim la la...'' by

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, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1926: ''Sardanapale'' by Boussac de Saint-Marc, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1926: ''Jean Le Maufranc'' by

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, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1927: ''Le Marchand de regrets'' by

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, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1938: '' Le bal des voleurs'' by

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; ; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ...

, directed by André Barsacq, with Jean Dasté, Michel Vitold and Maurice Jacquemont * 1944: ''Néron'' by Jean Bacheville, directed by

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, with Marcelle Géniat and

Georges Marchal Georges Marchal (10 January 1920 – 28 November 1997) was a French actor. Born Georges Louis Lucot in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, the strikingly handsome Marchal was discovered in the early-1940s by director Jean Grémillon. By the ear ...

* 1945: ''

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'' by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the s ...

, directed by Paul Œttly, with

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, Georges Vitaly * 1949: '' Les Justes'' by

, directed by Paul Œttly, with María Casares,

, Serge Reggiani * 1953: ''La Maison de la nuit'' by

Thierry Maulnier Thierry Maulnier (born Jacques Talagrand; 1 October 1909 – 9 January 1988) was a French journalist, essayist, dramatist, and literary critic who was born in Alès and died in Marnes-la-Coquette. He was married to theatre director Marcelle ...

, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt with

Pierre Vaneck Pierre Vaneck (born Pierre Auguste Van Hecke; 15 April 1931 – 31 January 2010) was a French people, French actor. During his career, he won a Molière Award in 1988 and received a César Award nomination in 2009. Biography Son of a Belgian ar ...

, and Michel Vitold * 1954: ''Pour le roi de Prusse'' written and directed by Maurice Bray * 1956: '' Lady Windermere's Fan'' by

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt * 1959: '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' by

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of Realism (theatre), realism, earlier associated with ...

, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt * 1964: ''Yerma'' by

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...

, directed by Bernard Jenny, with

Loleh Bellon Marie Laure Viole Bellon, generally known as Loleh Bellon (1925–1999), was a French stage and film actress, as well as a playwright. In 1949, for her role in Robert Desnos' ''La Place de l'Étoile'', she was awarded the ''Prix des Jeunes comédi ...

* 1965: '' The Collection'' and '' The Lover'' by

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, directed by Claude Régy, with Delphine Seyrig, Jean Rochefort,

* 1966: '' The Three Sisters'' by Anton Tchekov, adaptation by Georges Pitoëff and Pierre Jean Jouve, directed by André Barsacq with

Marina Vlady Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Biography Vlady was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine to White Russian immigrant parents. Her father was an opera singer and her mother was a dancer. Her sisters, now all deceased, were the a ...

, Odile Versois and Hélène Vallier * 1976: ''Le Jardin de craie'' by Enid Bagnold * 1987: ''Une chambre sur la Dordogne'' by Claude Rich, directed by Jorge Lavelli * 1987: ''L'Idée fixe'' by

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, directed by Bernard Murat, with Pierre Arditi * 1989: ''La vie que je t'ai donnée'' by

, directed by Michel Dumoulin, with María Casares * 1998: ''« Art »'' by

Yasmina Reza Yasmina Reza (; born 1 May 1959) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays ''Art (play), 'Art and ''God of Carnage''. Many of her brief satiric plays have reflected on contemporary middle-class issues. ...

with

, Jean Rochefort and

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* 1998: ''L'Atelier'' by Jean-Claude Grumberg, directed by Gildas Bourdet * 1999: ''Raisons dey famille'' by Gérald Aubert, directed by Gildas Bourdet with Jacques Gamblin, Geneviève Fontanel * 2001: ''

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'' by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, directed by Gildas Bourdet, with Danièle Lebrun and Gérard Desarthe * 2002: ''Comédie sur un quai de gare'' by Samuel Benchetrit, with Marie and Jean-Louis Trintignant * 2004: '' Le roi se meurt'' by

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, directed by Georges Werler, with

and Juliette Carré * 2005: ''Moins 2'' written and directed by Samuel Benchetrit, with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Roger Dumas * 2005: ''Le journal de Jules Renard'' by Jules Renard * 2006: ''Doute'' by John Patrick Shanley, directed by

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, with Thierry Frémont * 2006: ''Opus Cœur'' by

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, directed by Stéphan Meldegg, with

and Astrid Veillon * 2007: ''Irrésistible'' by Fabrice Roger-Lacan, directed by

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, with Virginie Ledoyen and Arié Elmaleh * 2007: ''Thalasso'' by Amanda Sthers, directed by Stéphan Guérin-Tillié, with Gérard Darmon, Thierry Frémont * 2008: ''L'antichambre'' by Jean-Claude Brisville, directed by Christophe Lidon, with Danièle Lebrun, Sarah Biasini, Roger Dumas * 2009: ''Cochons d'Inde'' by Sébastien Thiéry, directed by Anne Bourgeois, with Patrick Chesnais, Josiane Stoléru * 2009: ''Jules et Marcel'' after the correspondence between

Raimu Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César''). Life and career Born in T ...

and

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (, also ; ; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the . Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France's ...

, directed by Jean-Pierre Bernard, with Michel Galabru, Philippe Caubère * 2009: '' La serva amorosa'' by

Carlo Goldoni Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (, also , ; 25 February 1707 – 6 February 1793) was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays ...

, directed by Christophe Lidon, with Robert Hirsch, Clémentine Célarié, Claire Nadeau * 2010: ''

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'' by

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, directed by Hans Peter Cloos, with

Jacques Weber Jacques Weber is a French actor, director, and writer. Life and career Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and ...

, Mélanie Doutey, Édith Scob * 2010: ''Éclats by vie'' written and directed by Jacques Weber, with Jacques Weber * 2011: ''Toutou'' by Agnès and Daniel Besse, directed by Anne Bourgeois, with Patrick Chesnais, Josiane Stoléru and Sam Karmann

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