The théâtre Récamier was a Parisian

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

located at 3 rue Récamier in the

7th arrondissement of Paris The 7th arrondissement of Paris (''VIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. It is known for being, along with the 16th arrondissement and the ''commune'' of Neuilly-sur-Sein ...

, inaugurated in 1908 and closed in 1978.

History

Originally, it was an entertainment venue built by Charles Blondel for the Ligue de l'enseignement on the location of the convent chapel of the Abbaye-aux-Bois. From October 1959 to May 1961, the théâtre Récamier serves as second room of the TNP directed by

Jean Vilar Jean Vilar (25 March 1912– 28 May 1971) was a French actor and theatre director. Career Vilar trained under actor and theatre director Charles Dullin, then toured with an acting company throughout France. His directorial career began in 194 ...

and located at

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. In December 1965,

Louis Aragon Louis Aragon (; 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the Surrealism, surrealist movement in France. He co-founded with André Breton and Philippe Soupault the surrealist review ''Littératur ...

set up there the soirée " Six poètes et une musique de maintenant " (Six poets and a music of our time) in order to introduce new poets ( Jacques Garelli, Pierre Lartigue,

Jacques Roubaud Jacques Roubaud (; 5 December 1932 – 5 December 2024) was a French poet, writer, and mathematician. Life and career Jacques Roubaud taught mathematics at University of Paris X Nanterre and poetry at EHESS. A member of the Oulipo group, he h ...

, André Libérati, Maurice Régnaut and

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). After the

May 1968 events in France May 68 () was a period of widespread protests, strikes, and civil unrest in France that began in May 1968 and became one of the most significant social uprisings in modern European history. Initially sparked by student demonstrations agains ...

, the venue housed the compagnie Renaud-Barrault expelled from the Théâtre de l'Odéon. This troupe stayed in the place until 1975 when Antoine Bourseiller became director until the closure happened in 1978. Rehearsal room of the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

until 2008, it is currently undergoing a renovation project because of its age. In 2013,

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draws inspiration from the settings for the shooting of his '' Venus in Fur''. La façade du théâtre Hébertot – LA VENUS À LA FOURRURE
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Productions

* 1957: ''

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'' by Racine, directed by Jean Gillibert * 1958: ''Lorsque cinq ans seront passés'' 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

Guy Suarès Guy Suarès (1932 in Paris - February 1996) was a French actor, theatre director, theatre manager and critic. Mise en scène (selection) * 1954 : ''Yerma'' by Federico García Lorca * 1957 : ''Hedda Gabler'' : drama in 4 acts : comedy in 1 act, He ...

(November) * 1959: '' The Killer'' by

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, directed by

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(19 February) * 1959: ''Le Crapaud-buffle'' d'

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(22 October) * 1959: ''

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, directed by

Jean Négroni Jean Négroni (4 December 1920 – 28 May 2005) was a French actor and theatre director particularly known for his voice work, such as his role as the narrator in '' La Jetée'' (1962). Biography Jean Négroni was educated in theater by Albert C ...

(22 December) * 1960: ''

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'' by

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, directed by

Jean-Paul Moulinot Jean-Paul Moulinot (30 June 1912 – 3 December 1989) was a French actor, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. Elisabeth (Yvette) Hardy (1917–2000), a comedian at the TNP, was his wife. Close to Jean Vilar, he took part to the first Fest ...

* 1960: ''

Krapp's Last Tape ''Krapp's Last Tape'' is a 1958 one-act play, in English, by Samuel Beckett. With a cast of one man, it was written for Northern Irish actor Patrick Magee (actor), Patrick Magee and first titled "Magee monologue". It was inspired by Beckett's e ...

'' by

Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish writer of novels, plays, short stories, and poems. Writing in both English and French, his literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal, and Tragicomedy, tra ...

, directed by

Roger Blin Roger Blin (22 March 1907 – 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'' in 1953 and ''Endgame'' in 1957. Biography Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his ...

(22 March) * 1960: ''Lettre morte'' by

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, directed by

Jean Martin Jean Martin (6 March 1922 – 2 February 2009Jean Martin
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(22 March) * 1960: ''Génousie'' by

René de Obaldia René de Obaldia (22 October 1918 – 27 January 2022) was a French playwright and poet. He was elected to the Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary ...

, directed by Roger Mollien (1 October) * 1960: ''

The Good Person of Szechwan ''The Good Person of Szechwan'' (, first translated less literally as ''The Good Man of Setzuan'') is a play written by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration with Margarete Steffin and Ruth Berlau. The play was begun in 1938 but no ...

'' by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

, directed by André Steiger (2 December) * 1960: ''La Louve'' by Robèrt Lafont, directed by Claude Vernick (8 December) * 1961: '' Servant of Two Masters'' 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

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(October) * 1961: ''

The Trojan Women ''The Trojan Women'' (, lit. "The Female Trojans") is a tragedy by the Ancient Greece, Greek playwright Euripides, produced in 415 BCE. Also translated as ''The Women of Troy,'' or as its transliterated Greek title ''Troades, The Trojan Women'' ...

'' by

Euripides Euripides () was a Greek tragedy, tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to ...

, directed by Jean Tasso (3 November) * 1961: ''William Conrad'' by

Pierre Boulle Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French author. He is best known for two works, '' The Bridge over the River Kwai'' (1952) and '' Planet of the Apes'' (1963), that were both made into award-winning ...

, directed by André Charpak (23 Novembre) * 1962: ''Tilt'' by Philippe Curval, directed by

Jean-Marie Serreau Jean-Marie Serreau (; 28 April 1915 – 22 May 1973) was a 20th-century French actor, theatre director and a former student of Charles Dullin. Serreau directed the in Paris during the 1950s-1960s and established the at in Vincennes in 1970. ...

* 1962: ''

The Idiot ''The Idiot'' (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–1869. The titl ...

'' by

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, directed by Jean Gillibert (17 May) * 1962: ''

The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Sta ...

'' by

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, directed by Gabriel Garran (20 October) * 1962: '' Œdipus rex'' by

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, directed by Jean Gillibert (21 November) * 1962: '' The Fire Raisers'' by

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, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau (7 December) * 1963: ''La Femme sauvage ou Le Cadavre encerclé'' by

Kateb Yacine Kateb Yacine (; 2 August 1929 or 6 August 1929 – 28 October 1989) was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and Play (theatre), plays, both in French language, French and Algerian Arabic, and his advocacy of the Berberism, Berber caus ...

, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau (9 January) * 1963: ''Les Officiers'' by

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, directed by Jean Tasso (16 February) * 1963: ''L'École de dressage'' by

Francis Beaumont Francis Beaumont ( ; 1584 – 6 March 1616) was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher. Beaumont's life Beaumont was the son of Sir Francis Beaumont of Grace Dieu, near Thri ...

and John Fletcher, directed by

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(11 June) * 1963: ''Le Printemps'' by Marc'O, directed by the author (16 July) * 1963: '' Monsieur Vautrin'' by André Charpak after

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, directed by André Charpak (27 September) * 1963: '' Another Man's Wife'' by

, directed by André Charpak * 1964: ''Sacco and Vanzetti'' by Mino Roli and Luciano Vincenzoni, directed by

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* 1964: '' The Marriage'' by

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, directed by Jorge Lavelli (8 January) * 1964: ''Jacques le fataliste'' by Henry Mary after

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, directed by

* 1964: '' Œdipus rex'' and ''

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, directed by Jean Gillibert * 1964: '' Suréna'' by Corneille, directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel * 1965: '' Cinna'' de Corneille, directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel * 1965: ''Oreste'' by

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, directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel * 1965: ''Le temps viendra'' by

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, directed by Guy Kayat (20 February) * 1965: ''Les Enchaînés'' by

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, directed by Jorge Lavelli (10 March) * 1965: ''

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'' by

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, directed by Victor Garcia (23 June) * 1965: ''Les Amants maléfiques'' by

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, directed by Jacques Tourane (10 September) * 1965: ''Les Zykov'' by

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, directed by Jean Leuvrais (4 November) * 1965: ''

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'' by Racine, directed by Jean Gillibert (8 December) * 1966: '' Le Capitaine Fracasse'' by

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, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine (21 January) * 1966: ''

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, directed by Jacques Mauclair (28 février) * 1966: ''Les Bouquinistes'' by Antoine Tudal, directed by Claude Confortès (19 April) * 1966: ''

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'' by Charles Chilton and

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, directed by Pierre Debauche * 1967: ''La Butte de Satory'' by Pierre Halet, directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel (26 September) * 1967: ''Le Roi Faim'' by Leonid Andreïev, directed by Pierre Debauche (11 November) * 1969: ''

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(9 September) * 1970: ''

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'' by Samuel Beckett, directed by Roger Blin (11 March) * 1970: ''Actes sans paroles'' by Samuel Beckett, directed by Deryk Mendel (29 April) * 1970: '' deathwatch'' by

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(15 September) * 1970: ''

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, directed by

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(7 November) * 1971: '' L'Amante anglaise'' by

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, directed by Claude Régy * 1971: ''La Nuit des assassins'' by José Triana, Roger Blin (26 March) * 1971: ''Le Personnage combattant'' by Jean Vauthier, directed by Roger Blin and

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(1 October) * 1971: '' Il ventaglio'' by

, directed by

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(20 novembre) * 1972: ''Où boivent les vaches'' by

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, directed by Roger Blin (9 November) * 1973: ''L'Ami des nègres'' by

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, directed by Robert W. Goldsby (23 January) * 1973: ''Le Métro fantôme'' by Leroi Jones, directed by Antoine Bourseiller * 1973: ''

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, directed by Jean-Louis Barrault (5 November) * 1974: ''Sous le vent des îles Baléares'' by

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, directed by Jean-Pierre Granval * 1974: '' The Suicide'' by Nikolai Erdman, directed by Jean-Pierre Granval (6 February) * 1975: ''Kennedy's Children'' by Robert Patrick, directed by Antoine Bourseiller (16 September) * 1976: ''Barbe-bleue et son fils imberbe'' by Jean-Pierre Bisson, directed by the author (February) * 1976: ''Der Turm'' by

Hugo von Hofmannsthal Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (; 1 February 1874 – 15 July 1929) was an Austrian novelist, libretto, librettist, Poetry, poet, Playwdramatist, narrator, and essayist. Early life Hofmannsthal was born in Landstraße, Vienna, th ...

, directed by Antoine Bourseiller (16 March) * 1976: ''Encore un militaire'' by Jean-Pierre Bisson, directed by the author (17 May) * 1976: ''

'' by Racine, directed by Antoine Bourseiller (17 November) * 1977: ''The Sermons of Jean Harlow and the Curses of Billy the Kid'' by

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, directed by Antoine Bourseiller (22 September)

References

External links

Le théâtre Récamier sur ''Les Archives du spectacle''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Theatre Recamier Recamier Buildings and structures in the 7th arrondissement of Paris 1908 establishments in France 1978 disestablishments in France