The Théâtre Édouard VII, also called théâtre Édouard VII – Sacha Guitry, is located in Paris between the Madeleine and the

Opéra Garnier The Palais Garnier (, Garnier Palace), also known as Opéra Garnier (, Garnier Opera), is a 1,979-seatBeauvert 1996, p. 102. opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera fr ...

in the 9th arrondissement. The square, in which there is a statue of King Edward the Seventh, was opened in 1911. The theatre, which was originally a cinema, was named in the honour of King

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria a ...

, as he was nicknamed the "most Parisian of all Kings", appreciative of French culture. In the early to mid 1900s,under the direction of Sacha Guitry, the theatre became a symbol of anglo-franco friendship, and where French people could discover and enjoy Anglo Saxon works. French actor and director Bernard Murat is the current director of the theatre. Modern "boulevard comedies" and vaudevilles are often performed there, and subtitled in English by the company Theatre in Paris. Important figures in the arts, cinema and theatre have performed there, including Orson Welles, Eartha Kitt, and more. Pablo Picasso created props for a play at the Théâtre Edouard VII in 1944.

History

1916: Alphonse Franck

* 1916: ''All right''

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own du ...

in 2 acts and 14 tableaux by

Rip Rest in peace (RIP), a phrase from the Latin (), is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peac ...

* 1917: ''La Folle Nuit ou Le Dérivatif'' musical by André Mouëzy-Éon and

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, music Marcel Pollet * 1917: ''Son Petit Frère'', two acts operetta by

André Barde André Barde was the pseudonym of André Bourdonneau (July 1874, Meudon – October 1945, Paris), a French writer best known for his libretti for operettas. He was active from 1899-1936. He frequently collaborated with Charles Cuvillier - ''Son ...

, music Charles Cuvillier * 1917: ''Le Feu du voisin'' by

Francis de Croisset Francis de Croisset (; born Franz Wiener, 28 January 1877 – 8 November 1937) was a Belgian-born French playwright and opera librettist. Early life Born as Franz Wiener, he was educated in Brussels on 28 January 1877 into a prominent Jewish-Belgi ...

* 1917: ''La Jeune Fille au bain'' by

Louis Verneuil Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (14 May 1893 – 3 November 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Born in Paris, Verneuil wrote approximately sixty plays and was be ...

* 1917: ''La Petite Bonne d'Abraham'', three acts biblical tale by André Mouëzy-Éon and Félix Gandéra, music by Marcel Pollet * 1917: ''Il le faut !'' by

René Berton René Berton (14 October 1924 – 17 December 2006) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1950 Tour de France The 1950 Tour de France was the 37th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 13 July to 7 August. It consisted of ...

, ''Manon en voyage'' by Jules Massenet and Claude Terrasse, ''Rien qu'un'' by André Pascales (one act play and comic opera) * 1919: ''Phi-Phi'' by

Albert Willemetz Albert Willemetz (14 February 1887 – 7 October 1964) was a French librettist. Career Albert Willemetz was a prolific lyricist. He invented a new type of musical, with a humorous and "sexy" style. He was the author of more than 3000 songs, inc ...

and

Henri Christiné Henri Marius Christiné (27 December 1867 – 25 November 1941) was a French composer of Swiss birth. The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker, Christiné was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He began by teaching at the lycée in Geneva, while pur ...

* 1919: ''Le Loup dans la bergerie'' 3 acts tale by Georges Manoir and Armand Verhyle after Balzac * 1919: ''L'Enfantement du mort'' by

Marcel L'Herbier Marcel L'Herbier (; 23 April 1888 – 26 November 1979) was a French filmmaker who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued unti ...

* 1920: ''L'École des satyres'' * 1920: ''L'Erreur d'une nuit d'été'' by Philippe Maquet * 1920: ''

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'' by

Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follo ...

* 1921: '' Le Comédien'' by Sacha Guitry * 1921: ''Le cœur dispose'' by Francis de Croisset * 1921: ''Le Grand Duc'' by Sacha Guitry * 1921: '' Faisons un rêve'' by Sacha Guitry * 1921: ''

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'' by Sacha Guitry, after

Henri Duvernois Henri Duvernois (4 March 1875 in Paris - 30 January 1937 in Paris) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Filmography *''La Guitare et le Jazz-band'', directed by Gaston Roudès (1923, based on the play ''La Guitare et le Jazz- ...

* 1922: ''

Jean de La Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine (, , ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his ''Fables'', which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Eur ...

'' by Sacha Guitry * 1922: ''

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'' by Sacha Guitry * 1922: ''Seul'' by Henri Duvernois * 1922: ''

Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

* 1923: ''

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'' by Sacha Guitry * 1923: '' L'Amour masqué'' comédie musicale by Sacha Guitry and

André Messager André Charles Prosper Messager (; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage works, among whi ...

* 1923: '' Le Lion et la poule'' by Sacha Guitry * 1924: ''La Danseuse éperdue'' by

René Fauchois René Fauchois (31 August 1882 – 10 February 1962) was a French dramatist, librettist and actor. Stagestruck from his youth he moved from his native Rouen to Paris as a teenager to pursue a stage career. He had early success both as an actor and ...

* 1924: ''L'Âge de raison'' by

Paul Vialar Paul Vilar (18 September 1898 – 8 January 1996) was a French author and writer of novels, tales and essays. In 1960, he wrote the lyrics for the song ''Les Étangs de Sologne'' with the music by Henri Betti which was sung the same year by Jean ...

* 1924: '' L'École des femmes'' by Molière, directed by

Lucien Guitry Lucien Germain Guitry (13 December 1860 – 1 June 1925) was a French actor. Life In 1885, while living in Saint Petersburg, Guitry appeared at the French (or Mikhaylovsky) Theatre. His son, the future actor, writer and director Sacha Guit ...

* 1924: '' Une étoile nouvelle'' by Sacha Guitry * 1925: ''

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'' by Sacha Guitry * 1925: ''

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'' by Sacha Guitry, music

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas b ...

* 1926: ''A vol d'oiseau'' by Sacha Guitry and

* 1926: ''Souris d'hôtel'' by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon * 1926: ''The Co-Optimiste'' by

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* 1927: ''Knock Out'' by

Jacques Natanson French writer Jacques Natanson (15 May 1901 – 19 May 1975) first became involved in the movies in 1929 when one of his plays was adapted for the screen. He enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Max Ophüls, on such films as "La Ronde" (1951, ...

and Jacques Théry * 1927: ''

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'' by Sacha Guitry * 1927: ''

'' by Sacha Guitry * 1927: ''La Vagabonde'' by

Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...

* 1928: '' Mariette ou Comment on écrit l'histoire'' by Sacha Guitry * 1929: ''L'Amoureuse Aventure'' by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon, directed by

Jacques Baumer Jacques Baumer (born Jacques Henri Nusbaumer; 12 April 1885 - 20 June 1951), was a French theatre director and comedian. Filmography * 1932: ' by Georges Lacombe * 1933: ''Étienne'' by Jean Tarride * 1936: ' by Max Glass and Marco de Gastyn ...

1929: Louis Verneuil

In 1929, Alphonse Franck is succeeded by Louis Verneuil for six months. * 1929: '' Mademoiselle ma mère'' by Louis Verneuil * 1929: ''Azaïs'' by Louis Verneuil * 1929: ''Le Grand Voyage'' by

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* 1929: ''Tu m'épouseras !'' by Louis Verneuil * 1930: ''Miss France'' by

Georges Berr Georges Berr (30 July 1867 – 21 July 1942) in Paris, was a French actor and dramatist, a member and sociétaire of the Comédie-Française from 1886 to 1923. Under the pseudonyms Colias and Henry Bott he wrote several plays, particularly in c ...

and Louis Verneuil

1930: Maurice Lehmann

In 1930, Maurice Lehmann becomes new director until 1931 when the place runs again as a movie theatre. * 1930: ''Le Rendez-vous'' by

Marcel Achard Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...

* 1930: '' L'Assemblée des femmes'' by Maurice Donnay after

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1931: Victor Francen

* 1931: ''Les Trois Chambres'' by Henri-René Lenormand * 1931: ''Monsieur de Saint-Obin'' by and Harold Marsh Harwood * 1931: ''Déodat'' by Henry Kistemaeckers

1931: Alphonse Franck

At the end of the year 1931,

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takes over the movie theatre. * 1938: ''L'Écurie Watson'' by

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, adaptation

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

and

Maurice Sachs Maurice Sachs (born Maurice Ettinghausen, 16 September 1906, Paris – 14 April 1945, Germany) was a French-Jewish writer. Biography Sachs was the son of a Jewish family of jewelers. He was educated in an English-style boarding-school, lived fo ...

1941: Robert Gallois

In 1940, theatre returns. * 1940: ''L'Insoumise'' by Pierre Frondaie * 1941: ''Marché noir'' by Steve Passeur, directed by Camille Corney * 1941: ''

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'' by Francis de Croisset and

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

* 1942: ''Les J3 ou la nouvelle école'' by Roger-Ferdinand, directed by

* 1942: ''Jeunesse'' by

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* 1942: ''Une belle histoire'' by Guy Rotter * 1942: ''L'Honnête Florentine'' by Henry Chabrol

1943: Jean-Michel Renaitour and Jacqueline Heusch

* 1943: ''L'Affranchi'' by

Charles Méré Charles Méré (29 January 1883 – 2 October 1970) was a French film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Biography Méré was born in Marseille, France, and was president of the ''Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques'' (Soci ...

* 1943: ''La Tragédie d'Alexandre'' by Paul Demasy

1944: Pierre Béteille

* 1944: ''Le Roi Christine'' by Marcelle Maurette * 1944: ''

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'' by

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, directed by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

* 1944: ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict ...

'' by

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, adaptation Georges Neveux * 1944: ''Les Plus Beaux Yeux du monde'' by

Jean Sarment Jean Sarment, real name Jean Bellemère, (13 January 1897 – 29 March 1976) was a French film and stage actor and a writer. He was nominated administrator of the Comédie-Française in July 1944 although he won't occupy the position. Selecte ...

* 1945: ''Sérénade à trois'' by

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combina ...

* 1945: ''

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'' by Lucien Fabre, directed by

Alfred Pasquali Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director. Theatre Comedian * 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier * 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde G� ...

* 1945: ''Les Dames de Niskala'' by

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* 1946: ''Les Derniers Seigneurs'' by Roger Ferdinand, directed by

* 1946: ''Les Pères ennemis'' by Charles Vildrac, directed by

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* 1946: ''

The Dybbuk ''The Dybbuk'', or ''Between Two Worlds'' (russian: Меж двух миров �ибук}, trans. ''Mezh dvukh mirov ibuk'; yi, צווישן צוויי וועלטן - דער דִבּוּק, ''Tsvishn Tsvey Veltn – der Dibuk'') is a play by ...

'' by Shalom Anski, directed by André Marcovici * ''Bichon'' by

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, with

Pierre Bertin Pierre Victor Théophile Bertin (24 October 1891 – 13 May 1984) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948, he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. He was the librettist of the opéra-comique ''La Gageure imprévue' ...

* ''Le Gâteau des Rois'' by Marcelle Capron * 1947: ''

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'' adaptation by

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after John Steinbeck, directed by Paul Œttly * 1947: ''L'amour vient en jouant'' by

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, directed by Pierre-Louis * 1947: ''Des hommes viendront'', a play by Roger Saltel * 1948: '' The Lame Devil'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by the author * 1948: ''La Savetière prodigieuse'' after

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, directed by

* 1948: ''Joyeux Chagrins'' after

, adaptation

André Roussin André Roussin, (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987), was a French playwright. Born in Marseille, he was elected to the Académie française on 12 April 1973. Bibliography *1933 ''Patiences et impatiences'' *1944 ''Am Stram Gram'' *1945 ''Un ...

and

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, directed by

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* 1948: '' Shéhérazade'' by

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, directed by

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* 1948: ''Les Enfants d'Édouard'' by Frederic Jackson and Roland Bottomley, adaptation

Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909, Valence, Drôme – 15 April 1985, Montpellier) was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author. After studying law, he was made chief editor of the daily newspaper ''Sud-Est''. He fou ...

, directed by

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* ''La Huitième Femme de Barbe-Bleue'' by Charlton Andrews, adaptation

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* 1949: ''

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'' after Vercors, directed by

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* 1949: ''

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'' by

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, adaptation

, directed by

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* 1950: ''Cabrioles'' by Roger Ferdinand * 1950: ''Time Runs'' by

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after ''

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'' by

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, Milton, Christopher Marlowe, directed by the author * 1950: ''The Blessed and the damned'' and ''The Unthinking Lobster'' by

, directed by the author * 1950: ''Poof'' by

Armand Salacrou Armand Camille Salacrou (9 August 1899 – 23 November 1989) was a French dramatist. Biography He was born in Rouen, but spent most of his childhood at Le Havre, and moved to Paris in 1917. His first works show the influence of the Surrealis ...

, directed by

Yves Robert Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Life and career Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with ...

* 1950: ''Pourquoi pas moi'' by Armand Salacrou, directed by

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* 1950: ''Le Château du carrefour'' by

Odette Joyeux Odette Joyeux (5 December 1914 – 26 August 2000) was a French actress, playwright and novelist. Biography She was born in Paris, where she studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet before taking the stage. Joyeux started her film career in 1 ...

* 1951: ''L'Ile heureuse'' by

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, directed by Pierre Dux * 1951: ''Ce monde n'est pas fait pour les anges'' by

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* 1951: ''Tapage nocturne'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, directed by Jean Wall

1951: Elizabeth Hijar

* 1951: '' The Innocents'' by William Archibald, directed by Roland Piétri * 1951: ''Ombre chère'' by Jacques Deval, directed by the author * 1953: ''Demeure chaste et pure'' by

George Axelrod George Axelrod (June 9, 1922 – June 21, 2003) was an American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, best known for his play ''The Seven Year Itch'' (1952), which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Marilyn Monr ...

, adaptation Jacques Deval, directed by Jacques Deval * 1954: ''Souviens-toi mon amour'' by

André Birabeau André Birabeau (6 December 1890 – 1 October 1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Novels and short stories * ''La débauche'' (1924), English trans. ''Revelation'' (1930). Cited as the first novel about a homosexual man f ...

, directed by Pierre Dux * 1955: ''

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime ''I've Loved You So Long'' (french: Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) is a 2008 French-Canadian drama film written and directed by Philippe Claudel. It tells the story of a woman struggling to interact with her family and find her place in society a ...

'' by Jacques Deval, directed by

Jean Le Poulain Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director. He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was t ...

* 1955: ''Isabelle et le pélican'' by Marcel Franck, mise en scène Marc Camoletti * 1955: '' Témoin à charge'' by

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...

, directed by Pierre Valde * 1955: ''Le Système deux'' by Georges Neveux, directed by

René Clermont René Clermont (14 November 1921 – 24 October 1994) was a French stage and film actor as well as a playwright. Theatre Comedian *1933: ''Trois pour 100'' by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Gabriel Signoret, Théâtre Antoine as Barbouin *194 ...

* 1955: ''

Fric-Frac ''Fric-Frac'' is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Maurice Lehmann and Claude Autant-Lara, starring Fernandel, Arletty and Michel Simon. It tells the story of Marcel, an assistant to a jeweller, who befriends a couple of criminals who want to u ...

'' by Édouard Bourdet, * 1955: ''La Cuisine des anges'' by

Albert Husson Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

, directed by

Christian-Gérard Christian Gérard Mazas (4 October 1903 – 27 July 1984), known as Christian-Gérard,Sometimes spelt without hyphen. was a French stage and film actor as well as theater director. Theatre Comedian * 1932 : ' by Jacques Deval, directed by ...

* 1955: ''Zamore'' by Georges Neveux, directed by Henri Soubeyran * 1956: ''La Nuit du 4 août'' by Albert Husson, directed by Christian-Gérard * 1956: ''Le mari ne compte pas'' by Roger-Ferdinand, directed by Jacques Morel * 1957: ''

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'' by

, directed by Georges Vitaly * 1957: ''Le monsieur qui a perdu ses clefs'' by Michel Perrin, directed by

Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of ''Jeann ...

1958: Raymond Rouleau

* 1958: ''Oncle Otto'' 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, France. Filmography References External links * 1919 births 2001 deaths French ...

, directed by the author * 1958: ''Nous entrerons dans la carrière'' by René Catroux, directed by Raymond Rouleau * 1958: ''Virage dangereux'' by

John Boynton Priestley John Boynton Priestley (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in ''The Good Compa ...

, directed by Raymond Rouleau

1958: Claude Génia

Starting in 1958, Claude Génia becomes responsible for the theatre and introduces new notable plays such as '' L'Année du bac'', ''Jours heureux'', '' Bonheur, impair et passe''… and a new generation of actors like

Sami Frey Sami Frey (born Samuel Frei; 13 October 1937) is a French actor of Iranian Jewish descent. Among the films he starred in are ''En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud'' (1993), in which he portrays French poet and playwright Antonin Artaud, and '' Bande � ...

, Francis Nani,

Jacques Perrin Jacques Perrin (born Jacques André Simonet; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer. He was occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Early life Jacques André Simonet was born on the Boulevard Port-Royal in P ...

, Roger Dumas,

Juliette Gréco Juliette Gréco (; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Dés ...

Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

, Michel de Ré,

Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic fi ...

Marthe Mercadier Marthe Mercadier (23 October 1928 – 15 September 2021) was a French actress. Filmography Awards * In 1974, she was named Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. * In 1989, she won the ''Molière Award'' of the Best Comic Show. * In 2007, she was n ...

, Jean Le Poulain... * 1958: ''

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'' by Jean Canolle, directed by Michel de Ré * 1958: ''L'Enfant du dimanche'' by

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules B ...

, directed by Pierre Valde * 1958: '' L'Année du bac'' by José-André Lacour, directed by

* 1960: ''Carlota'' by

Miguel Mihura Miguel Mihura Santos (21 July 1905, in Madrid – 27 October 1977) was a Spanish playwright. He is best known for his comedy '' Tres sombreros de copa'' (1952), a work of absurd humor that predates similar works by Beckett or Ionesco and t ...

, adaptation

Emmanuel Robles Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, directed by

* 1960: '' De doux dingues'' by Michel André after Joseph Carole, directed by Jean Le Poulain * 1961: ''

Huit Femmes ''8 Women'' (french: 8 femmes) is a 2002 dark comedy musical film written and directed by François Ozon. Based on the 1958 play by Robert Thomas, it features an ensemble cast of high-profile French actresses that includes Catherine Deneuve, Is ...

'' by Robert Thomas, a remake of which was later realised by the film director

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

, ''

'', directed by Jean Le Poulain * 1962: ''Bichon'' by

, directed by

Jean Meyer Jean Meyer Barth (born February 8, 1942) is a French-Mexican historian and author, known for his writings on early 20th-century Mexican history. He has published extensively on the Mexican Revolution and Cristero War, the history of Nayarit, an ...

* 1963: ''Sémiramis'' by Marc Camoletti, directed by Michel de Ré * 1963: ''L'Âge idiot'' by

, directed by Maurice Guillaud * 1964: '' Bonheur, impair et passe'' by

Françoise Sagan Françoise Sagan (born Françoise Delphine Quoirez; 21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois chara ...

, directed by the author with Claude Régy * 1964: ''Tim'' by Pol Quentin after

Paul Osborn Paul Osborn (September 4, 1901 – May 12, 1988) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Osborn's original plays are ''The Vinegar Tree'', ''Oliver Oliver'', and '' Morning's at Seven'' and among his several successful adaptations, '' On Bor ...

, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval * 1964: '' Diary of a Madman'' by

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, directed by

François Perrot François Perrot (26 February 1924 – 20 January 2019)Roger Coggio Roger Coggio (11 March 1934 – 22 October 2001) was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 40 films between 1954 and 1998. He was married to actress Pascale Audret. He died of cancer. Selected filmography * ''Befor ...

* 1964: ''Le Deuxième Coup de feu'' by Robert Thomas, directed by Pierre Dux * 1965: ''Pourquoi pas Vamos'' by Georges Conchon, directed by

* 1965: ''Les Bargasses'' by Marc'O, directed by the author * 1965: ''La Nuit de Lysistrata'' by

, directed by

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* 1965: ''Les Filles'' by Jean Marsan, directed by Jean Le Poulain * 1965: '' Chat en poche'' by

Georges Feydeau Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parent ...

, directed by

Jean-Laurent Cochet Jean-Laurent Cochet (28 January 1935 – 7 April 2020) was a French director and actor. Biography He was best known for starring in movies such as '' A Thousand Billion Dollars'' and ''Fort Saganne''. He was an important teacher for acting. Hund ...

* 1966: ''

'' by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Jean-Louis Andrieux

1966: Wilfrid Dodd

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Francis Veber Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writer ...

presents his first play ''L'Enlèvement''.

Simone Valère Simone Valère (2 August 1923 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valere, Simone 1923 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Pa ...

and

Jean Desailly Jean Desailly (24 August 1920 – 11 June 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 to 1946, and later participated in about 90 movies. Life and career Desailly studied at the École nationale supérieure des ...

play ''Double Jeu'' by Robert Thomas before

Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...

and

Françoise Rosay Françoise Rosay (; born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche; 19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse,''Design'', Volume 9 1965 p. 24 and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figur ...

introduce ''La Soupière'', a comedy. Claude Dauphin is Shylock in ''

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'' adaptation

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

before

Elvire Popesco Elvira Popescu (; in French, Elvire Popesco; 10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian-French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Life and career ...

again plays ''La Mamma'' by André Roussin. * 1966: ''Ange pur'' by

Gaby Bruyère Gaby Bruyère (3 June 1924 - 30 August 1978) was a French actress, dancer, dramatist, and playwright. Career Films * 1946: ''Un beau contrat'', short film by * 1946: '' Symphonies'', short film by Jean-Devaivre * 1946: ', by Jean Boyer, ...

, directed by Francis Joffo * 1966: ''Seule dans le noir'' by Frédéric Knott, adaptation

Raymond Castans Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ...

, directed by Raymond Rouleau * 1966: ''La Polka des lapins'' by

Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, ...

, directed by

Nicole Anouilh Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...

* 1967: ''Xavier'' by Jacques Deval, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval * 1967: ''Frédéric'' by

, directed by

Pierre Mondy Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

* 1968: ''Des enfants de cœur'' by

François Campaux François Campaux, (14 April 1906 in Auxerre- 8 August 1983 in Paris), was a French film director, screenwriter and playwright. Filmography Director * 1946 : ''Henri Matisse (short film)'' * 1949 : ''Night Round'' * 1951 : '' Beautiful L ...

, directed by

* 1968: ''L'Amour propre'' by Marc Camoletti, directed by the author * 1968: ''L'Enlèvement'' by

, directed by

Jacques Fabbri Jacques Fabbri (4 July 1925 – 24 December 1997) was a French actor. He began his acting career in 1949, and acted in about 50 films. Selected filmography * '' Rendezvous in July'' (1949) - Bernard * ''The Girl from Maxim's'' (1950) - Le du ...

* 1969: ''Voyage à trois'' by

, directed by Robert Manuel * 1969: ''L'Assassinat de Sister George'' by Franck Marcus, adaptation Jean Cau, directed by

Andréas Voutsinas Andreas Voutsinas ( el, Ανδρέας Βουτσινάς; 22 August 1930 – 8 June 2010) was a Sudanese-Greek actor and theater director. In the English-speaking world, he was best known for his roles in three Mel Brooks films, '' The Producer ...

, * 1969: ''Les Garçons de la bande'' by

Mart Crowley Edward Martino Crowley (August 21, 1935 – March 7, 2020) was an American playwright best known for his 1968 play '' The Boys in the Band''. Biography Crowley was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After graduating from The Catholic University of ...

, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet

1970: Robert Thomas

* 1970: ''

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, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt * 1970: ''Double Jeu'' by Robert Thomas, directed by

Jacques Charon Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. D ...

* 1971: ''Le Train de l'aube'' by

, directed by

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* 1971: ''La Soupière'' by

, directed by Francis Joffo and Robert Lamoureux * 1971: '' Piège pour un homme seul'' by Robert Thomas, directed by Jacques Charon * 1972: ''En avant... toute !'' by Michel André, directed by

Michel Roux Michel Roux, OBE (; 19 April 1941 – 11 March 2020), also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, later to become the first three Michelin starred ...

* 1974: ''La Mamma'' by André Roussin, directed by the author * 1975: ''

Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine ''Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine'' is a French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. It was released in 1981. Plot Guy is fired from is job, and asks to sleep and stay in the apartment of his friend, Daniel, who is living with his gi ...

'' by

Luis Rego Luis Rego (born 30 May 1943) is a French actor, comedian, writer and director, of Portuguese origins. He was a founding member of music/comedy group Les Charlots Les Charlots, known as The Crazy Boys in the English-speaking world, was a group ...

and Didier Kaminka, directed by

Jean-Luc Moreau Jean-Luc may refer to: In politics: * Jean-Luc Bennahmias (born 1954), a French politician and Member of the European Parliament * Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940–2014), a Flemish politician * Jean-Luc Laurent (born 1957), a French politician * Jean-Luc ...

* 1974: ** ''

Hélène ou la Joie de vivre Helene or Hélène may refer to: People * Helene (given name), a Greek feminine given name *Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda *Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis *Helene (A ...

'' by André Roussin and Madeleine Gray, directed by René Clermont ** ''Pluie'' by John Colton and Clemence Randolph after

Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham ( ; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German un ...

, adaptation E.R. Blanchet and Horace de Carbuccia, directed by René Clermont * 1975: ** '' Le Système Ribadier'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Dix minutes d'alibi'' by Anthony Armstrong, adaptation

Maurice Renault Maurice may refer to: People * Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and ...

, directed by

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Ayn Rand Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum;, . Most sources transliterate her given name as either ''Alisa'' or ''Alissa''. , 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand (), was a Russian-born American writer and p ...

, adaptation Marcel Dubois, directed by André Villiers ** ''La Complice'' by Jacques Rémy after a novel by

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, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** ''Trésor party'' by Bernard Régnier after Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** '' Chat en poche'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet ** ''Demandez Vicky'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon after

Alan Melville Alan Melville (19 May 1910 – 18 April 1983) was a South African cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1938 to 1949. He was born in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa and died at Sabie, Transvaal. Early life and cricket career Melville w ...

and Fred Schiller, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval ** '' Le Pape kidnappé'' by João Bethencourt, adaptation André Roussin, directed by René Clermont ** ''

La Facture LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

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Françoise Dorin Françoise Dorin (23 January 1928 – 12 January 2018) was a French actor, comedian, novelist, playwright and songwriter. She was most successful in the 1970s, authored about 30 plays and more than 25 books as well as writing songs for various arti ...

, directed by Jacques Charon ** ''Ah ! La Police de papa !'' by

, directed by Jacques Charon ** ''

Quelqu'un derrière la porte ''Someone Behind the Door'' (french: Quelqu'un derrière la porte) is a 1971 French crime-drama film directed by Nicolas Gessner. In the UK, it was twice retitled as ''Two Minds For Murder'' (theatrical title) and ''Brainkill'' (VHS title). The ...

'' by Jacques Robert, directed by André Villiers ** '' Le noir te va si bien'' by Jean Marsan after Saul O'Hara, directed by Jean Le Poulain ** ''Le Nu au tambour'' by

, adaptation Albert Husson, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval and Jean Degrave ** ''Les Hannetons'' by Eugène Brieux, directed by René Clermont ** ''Un homme d'action'' by William Dinner and William Morum, adaptation Pol Quentin, directed by

Grégoire Aslan Grégoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian; 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician. Early life Krikor Kaloust Aslanian ( hy, Գրիգոր Գալուստի Ասլանյան) was born in Switzerland or in Co ...

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** ''Le Sourire de la Joconde'' by

Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books, both novels and non-fiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxle ...

, adaptation Georges Neveux, directed by Raymond Gérôme ** ''

The Mandrake ''The Mandrake'' (Italian: ''La Mandragola'' ) is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526, Machiavelli likel ...

'' by Roland Jouve after Machiavelli, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** ''Inspecteur Grey'' by André Faltianni and Alfred Gragnon, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Mon cœur balance'' by

Michel Duran Michel Duran, pen name of Michel Joseph Durand (22 April 1900, in Lyon – 18 February 1994, in Rambouillet) was a French actor, author, dialoguist and screenwriter. He was the son of Michel Jacques Durand and Marie Exbrayat.Archives municipales d ...

, directed by Claude Nicot ** ''Monsieur Silence'' by

Jean Guitton Jean Guitton (August 18, 1901 – March 21, 1999) was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École Normale Sup� ...

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, directed by Max Fournel ** ''

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Émile Fabre Émile Fabre (24 March 1869 in Metz, France – 25 September 1955 in Paris) was a French playwright and general administrator of the ''Comédie-Française'' from 1915 to 1936.:227 He was greatly influenced by Balzac as a young man, and most ...

after

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, directed by Robert Manuel * 1976: ** ''Le Pirate'' by

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Jacques Sereys Jacques Sereys (2 June 1928 – 1 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Raised by a single mother who worked as an embroiderer, Sereys grew up in Marseille. He began to make money at the age of 14 while working for Cr� ...

** ''Sacrés Fantômes'' by

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works '' Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Cons ...

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Jean Barbier Jean Barbier (9 July 1875 – 31 October 1931) was a French-Basque author. Life He participated in the creation and discussion of the Euskaltzaindia, the Academy of the Basque language. Works He contributed regularly to the weekly ''Navarro-l ...

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Dominique Nohain Dominique Nohain (8 July 1925 – 30 May 2017) was a French actor, dramatist, screenwriter and theatre director. He was the son of Jean Nohain and thus cousin with Jean-Claude Dauphin. Biography In 1944, he joined the Leclerc Division and ...

, directed by Dominique Nohain ** ''La Sainte Famille'' by André Roussin, directed by Georges Vitaly ** ''Am-Stram-Gram'' by André Roussin, directed by Claude Nicot ** ''

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, adaptation André Méry and

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, directed by Raymond Gérôme ** ''Le Guilledou'' by Michael Clayton Hutton, adaptation Constance Coline, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Week-end'' by

, adaptation André Méry and

Antoine Bibesco Prince Antoine Bibesco ( ro, Prințul Anton Bibescu; July 19, 1878 – September 2, 1951) was a Romanian aristocrat, lawyer, diplomat, and writer. Biography His father was Prince Alexandre Bibesco, the last surviving son of the ''hospodar'' ...

, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** ''Le monsieur qui attend'' by

Emlyn Williams George Emlyn Williams, CBE (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1987) was a Welsh writer, dramatist and actor. Early life Williams was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family at 1 Jones Terrace, Pen-y-ffordd, Ffynnongroyw, Fl ...

, adaptation André Roussin, directed by Georges Vitaly ** ''La Charrette anglaise'' by

and

, directed by

** ''Xavier ou l'héritier des Lancestre'' by Jacques Deval, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Le Cœur sous le paillasson'' by Harold Brooke and Kay Bannerman, adaptation Alexandre Breffort, directed by Michel Vocoret ** ''La Femme de paille'' by Catherine Arley, directed by Raymond Gérôme ** '' L'Héritière'' by

Ruth Goetz Ruth Goetz (January 12, 1912 — October 12, 2001) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and translator along with her husband and collaborator Augustus Goetz. Biography Early life Ruth Goetz was born Ruth Goodman on January 12, 1912 ...

and Augustus Goetz, adaptation Louis Ducreux, directed by René Clermont ** ''Un mois à la campagne'' by

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (; rus, links=no, Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́невIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; 9 November 1818 – 3 September 1883 ( Old Style da ...

, adaptation Albert Husson, directed by Jean Meyer ** ''La Frousse'' by

Julien Vartet Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places Un ...

, directed by René Clermont ** ''Le Coin tranquille'' by Michel André, directed by Michel Vocoret ** ''Une femme presque fidèle'' by Jacques Bernard, directed by

** ''Le monsieur qui a perdu ses clés'' by Michel Perrin, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Attends-moi pour commencer'' by Joyce Rayburn, adaptation Jean Marsan, directed by

1976: Simone Valère and Jean Desailly

* 1976: ''Dis-moi, Blaise'' after

Blaise Cendrars Frédéric-Louis Sauser (1 September 1887 – 21 January 1961), better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was a writer of considerable influence in the European mo ...

, directed by Michel Bertay * 1976: ''

Amphitryon 38 ''Amphitryon 38'' is a play written in 1929 by the French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, the number in the title being Giraudoux's whimsical approximation of how many times the story had been told on stage previously. Original productions ''Amphitryon ...

'' by

Jean Giraudoux Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His work ...

, directed by

* 1977: ''

An Enemy of the People ''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende''), an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, followed his previous play, '' Ghosts'', which criticized the hypocrisy of his society's moral code. That response inc ...

'' by

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential pla ...

, directed by

Étienne Bierry Étienne Bierry (13 October 1918 - 4 July 2015 ) was a French stage and film actor as well as a theatre director. With his spouse Renée Delmas, Étienne Bierry was managing director of the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse from 1958 to 2011. He ...

1978: Pierre Bergé

Under the direction of

Pierre Bergé Pierre Vital Georges Bergé (; 14 November 1930 – 8 September 2017) was a French industrialist and patron. He co-founded the fashion label Yves Saint Laurent, and was a longtime business partner (and onetime life partner) of its namesake de ...

the

repertory A repertory theatre is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation. United Kingdom Annie Horniman founded the first modern repertory theatre in Manchester after withdrawi ...

expands with the creation of ''Nous ne connaissons pas la même personne'' by

François-Marie Banier François-Marie Banier () (born ) is a French novelist, playwright, artist, actor and photographer. He is particularly known for his photographs of celebrities and other public figures and for his friendships with members of high society. In a pr ...

and ''Navire Night'' by

Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film '' Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) e ...

. Robert Hirsch is invited in 1979 after a long career at the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real ...

and successfully plays in ''

Deburau ''Deburau'' is a 1918 French play by Sacha Guitry that also played on Broadway in a translation by Harley Granville-Barker at the Belasco Theatre in 1920–21 Mantle, BurnsThe Best Plays of 1920-21 and the Year Book of the Drama in America pp. 19 ...

''. * 1978: ''Nous ne connaissons pas la même personne'' by

, directed by Pierre Boutron * 1979: ''Navire Night'' by

, directed by Claude Régy * 1979: ''Le Mort'' by Georges Bataille, directed by Claude Régy * 1979: ''Le Piège'' by

Ira Levin Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels '' A Kiss Before Dying'' (1953), '' Rosemary's Baby'' (1967), ''The Stepford Wives'' (1972), ''This Perfec ...

, directed by Riggs O'Hara * 1979: '' Chat en poche'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by

, with

Thierry Le Luron Thierry Le Luron (; 2 April 1952 – 13 November 1986) was a French impressionist and humorist. Early life Born in Paris, France, to Francis Le Luron (1926-2012), and Huguette Gousserey (1922-2009). Debut In 1969, when Thierry Le Luron was ...

* 1980: ''

'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by

Jacques Rosny Jacques Rosny (25 March 1939 – 18 April 2020) was a French actor. Biography Rosny married actress Annick Blancheteau in 1971, with whom he had two kids. In 1973, with Jean-Claude Houdinière and Loïc Vollard, Rosny purchased the Théâtre de ...

1981: Jacqueline Cormier

First apparition of

Philippe Caubère Philippe Caubère (born September 21, 1950 in Marseille, France) is a noted French film actor, writer and producer. He is known for his memorable performances as Molière in the 1978 French movie and the TV series as well. His other movies incl ...

on a Parisian stage in January 1982 in his ''Danse du Diable''. That same year

Edwige Feuillère Edwige Feuillère (born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti; October 29, 1907 – November 13, 1998) was a French stage and film actress. Biography She was born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti to an Italian architect father and an Alsace-born mo ...

chose the Théâtre Édouard VII to return on the stage in ''La Dernière Nuit de l'été''.

Jean Poiret Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992), was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play '' La Cage aux Folles''. Early career Poiret was born in Paris, and f ...

and

Maria Pacôme Maria Pacôme (18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright. Biography Born on 18 July 1923 in Paris, Maria Pacôme was the daughter of Maurice Pacôme and Germaine Hivonait. Her father was deported to Buchenwald concen ...

play '' Joyeuses Pâques''. In 1983,

Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish people, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote mo ...

has his only and great popular success in Paris with ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' played by

Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards. Biography Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Br ...

and

Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Fr ...

after

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmina Adjani ; born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer in history to win five César Awards for acting; she won the Best Actress award for '' Possession'' (1981), ' ...

. The year before that of his anniversary, Sacha Guitry returns home, thanks to

Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland ...

and

Marie-José Nat Marie-José Benhalassa (22 April 1940 – 10 October 2019), known professionally as Marie-José Nat, was a French actress. Among her notable works in cinema were the sequel films '' Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'' and '' Anatomy ...

, playing as a couple in ''

''. With ''Chapitre II'' de Noël Simon, adapted by Pierre Barillet and

Jean-Pierre Gredy Jean-Pierre Grédy, often anglicised as Gredy (16 August 1920 – 6 February 2022) was a French playwright. Biography After studying literature and law, Grédy entered IDHEC because he wanted to write screenplays. He wrote the screenplay for ...

and directed by Pierre Mondy, both

Mireille Darc Mireille Darc (; 15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French model and actress. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film '' Weekend''. Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Me ...

and

Jean Piat Jean Piat (23 September 1924 – 18 September 2018) was a French actor and writer. Life Piat was born in Lannoy, Nord. He enlisted in the Comédie-Française on 1 September 1947, and became a member on 1 January 1953. He left the Comédie-Fran ...

returns on stage. '' La Répétition ou l'Amour puni'' by

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

is played by

Pierre Arditi Pierre Arditi (born 1 December 1944) is a French actor. He is the brother of French actress Catherine Arditi. Life and career Born in Paris, his father was the painter Georges Arditi, from Marseille of Jewish descent, and his mother Yvonne L ...

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
''Tecinema.jeuxactu.com''. Retrieved 21 April 2020. is a F ...

Anny Duperey Anny Duperey (born Annie Legras; 28 June 1947) is a French actress, published photographer and best-selling author with a career spanning almost six decades as of 2021 and more than eighty cinema or television credits, around thirty theatre pro ...

, Bernard Giraudeau and

Béatrice Agenin Béatrice Agenin (born 30 July 1950 in Paris, France) is a French stage, film, television actress and stage director. Career Second prize of French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1974, she was hired at the Comédie-Française The Com� ...

, directed by Bernard Murat. Paris discovers the English adaptation of the French classic ''

Dangerous Liaisons ''Dangerous Liaisons'' is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play ''Les liaisons dangereuses'', itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the s ...

'' with Bernard Giraudeau and

Caroline Cellier Caroline Cellier (7 August 1945 – 15 December 2020) was a French actress. She appeared in such films as ''L'année des méduses'' (''Year of the Jellyfish''), '' La vie, l'amour, la mort'', ''Le zèbre'' and '. Personal life She married ...

. The season ends in May 1989 with ''Un mois à la campagne'', dramatic comedy by

Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (; rus, links=no, Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́невIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; 9 November 1818 – 3 September 1883 ( Old Style da ...

, with

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

, in a mise-en-scène by Bernard Murat. * 1982: ''La Danse du diable'' by

* 1982: ''La Dernière Nuit de l'été'' d' Alexei Arbuzov, directed by

Yves Bureau Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fr ...

* 1983: ''

'' by

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty ...

, adaptation

Boris Vian Boris Vian (; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sulliva ...

, directed by

* 1983: '' Joyeuses Pâques'' by

, directed by Pierre Mondy * 1984: ''

'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by

* 1984: ''

Treize à table ''Thirteen at the Table'' (French: ''Treize à table'') is a 1955 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Micheline Presle, Fernand Gravey and Germaine Montero.Parish p. 224 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The ...

'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, directed by René Clermont * 1985: ''Chapitre II'' by

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received mo ...

, adaptation Pierre Barillet and

, directed by Pierre Mondy * 1986: '' La Répétition ou l'Amour puni'' by

, directed by Bernard Murat * 1986: ''Les Clients'' by

, directed by Bernard Murat * 1987: ''Époque épique'' by

Bernard Haller Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...

and

Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière (; 17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing ''Heureux Anniversaire'' (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary ...

, with Bernard Haller * 1988: ''

Les Liaisons dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and ...

'' by

Christopher Hampton Sir Christopher James Hampton (Horta, Azores, 26 January 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director. He is best known for his play ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' based on the novel of the same name and the film ...

after

Choderlos de Laclos Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (; 18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (''Dangerous Liaisons'') ...

, directed by

* 1988: ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' by

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and '' Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first gained cri ...

, directed by

Marcel Maréchal Marcel Maréchal (25 December 1937 – 11 June 2020) was a French actor, writer, and director. Biography Since 1958, Maréchal had a successful acting career. That year, he founded the Théâtre du Cothurne in Lyon. Other theatres he worked at ...

1989: Julien Vartet

The season starts in October 1989 with a new director, Julien Vartet and many comédies en vaudevilles which he authored: ''Point de feu sans fumée'', ''Décibel'', ''La Frousse'', ''Archibald''. These comedies alternate with an eclectic program: revival of ''Maxibules'', a forgotten play by

Marcel Aymé Marcel Aymé (29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children. Biography Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest of six ...

. At the end of October 1994, the season starts with two plays by Georges Feydeau, ''

On purge Bébé ''On purge bébé'' (''Baby's Laxative'') is Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty film ...

'' and '' Feu la Mère de Madame'' with

Muriel Robin Muriel Robin (born 2 August 1955) is a French actress and comedian. She won an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2007 and received a nomination for a César Award in 2001 and six nominations for a Molière Award. Early years Muriel R ...

Pierre Richard Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Pierre Richard is considered by many, such as ...

and

Darry Cowl Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French comedian, actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in '' Pas sur la bouche'' (''Not on ...

, in a mise-en-scene by Bernard Murat. Julien Vartet undertakes important works of renovation which lead to the air conditioning of the venue. * 1989: ''Un mois à la campagne'' by

, directed by Bernard Murat * 1989: ''Point de feu sans fumée'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Jean-Paul Tribout * 1990: ''Les Maxibules'' by Marcel Aymé, directed by

Gérard Savoisien Gérard (French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constitu ...

* 1990: '' Le Plaisir de rompre'' and '' Le Pain de ménage'' by

Jules Renard Pierre-Jules Renard (; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works ''Poil de carotte'' (Carrot Top, 1894) and ''Les Histoires Naturelles'' (Nature Stories, 1896). Among ...

are interpreted by

, Bernard Giraudeau and Bernard Murat in a mise-en-scène by the latter * 1991: ''Décibel'' by Julien Vartet, directed by

* 1991: ''Jeanne et les juges'' by

, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt * 1991: ''Même heure l'année prochaine'' by

Bernard Slade Bernard Slade Newbound (May 2, 1930 – October 30, 2019) was a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. As a screenwriter, he created the sitcoms '' The Flying Nun'' and '' The Partridge Family''. As a playwright, he wrote '' Same Time, Next Year' ...

, directed by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, su ...

* 1992: ''Les Enfants d'Édouard'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, directed by

* 1993: ''La Frousse'' by Julien Vartet, directed by

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* 1993: '' Toâ'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by Stéphane Hillel * 1993: ''Durant avec un T'' by Julien Vartet, directed by

Daniel Colas Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

* 1994: ''La Nuit à Barbizon'' by Julien Vartet, directed by

* 1994: ''

On purge bébé ''On purge bébé'' (''Baby's Laxative'') is Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty film ...

'' by '' Feu la mère de Madame'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by Bernard Murat * 1994: ''Décibel'' by Julien Vartet, directed by

* 1995: ''Archibald'' by Julien Vartet, directed by

* 1998: ''Les Cinémas de la rue d'Antibes'' by Julien Vartet, directed by the author * 1999: ''Archibald'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Jacqueline Bœuf

2001: Bernard Murat and Jean-Louis Livi

After it was closed one year, the theatre reopened in September 2001 under the codirection by Bernard Murat and Jean-Louis Livi. * 2001: ''

La Jalousie ''La Jalousie'' (Jealousy) is a 1957 novel by Alain Robbe-Grillet. The French title: "la jalousie" is a play on words that can be translated as "jealousy", but also as "the jalousie window". ''La Jalousie'' is one of critics' and literary theor ...

'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

Anne Brochet Anne Brochet (born 22 November 1966) is a French actress. Career Brochet has appeared in films such as ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', '' Le temps des porte-plumes'', '' 30 ans'', '' Une journée de merde!'' and '' Tous les matins du monde''. She has als ...

Stéphane Freiss Stéphane Freiss (born 22 November 1960) is a French film, television, and stage actor. He won a César Award for his performance in the 1988 film '' Chouans!''. Selected filmography *''Premiers désirs'' (1984) *''Vagabond'' (1985) *'' Cho ...

and

Annick Alane Annick Alane (5 September 1925 – 28 October 2019) was a French film, television, and theatre actress from Carnac. Filmography *1957: '' Les Truands'' (directed by Carlo Rim) *1965: ''Les Pieds dans le plâtre'' (directed by Jacques Fabbri ...

* 2002: ''

Sarah Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pio ...

'' by John Murrell, adapted by

Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born 28 March 1960) is a Franco–Belgian playwright, short story writer and novelist, as well as a film director. His plays have been staged in over fifty countries all over the world. Life Early years Eric-Emmanuel ...

, directed by Bernard Murat, with Robert Hirsch and Fanny Ardant then

* 2003: '' Petits crimes conjugaux'' by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Bernard Murat, with Bernard Giraudeau and for the first time on stage,

Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role ...

* 2003: '' L'Invité'', first play by

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, directed by

Patrick Chesnais Patrick Chesnais (born 18 March 1947) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Patrick Chesnais was born in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. He was educated at the '' Lycée Pierre Corneille'' in Rouen. In 1989 ...

, Evelyne Buyle, and Philippe Khorsand * 2004: ''Lunes de miel'', comedy by

, adaptation Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Bernard Murat will be played some 250 times by the couple

and Evelyne Bouix * 2005: '' Amitiés sincères'' by

François Prévôt-Leygonie François Prévôt-Leygonie (born 16 July 1967) is a French film director, dramatist, screenwriter and actor who works essentially with Stéphan Archinard. Filmography ;Director, in collaboration with Stéphan Archinard * 2013 : '' Amitiés ...

and

Stéphan Archinard Stephan may refer to: * Stephan, South Dakota, United States * Stephan (given name), a masculine given name * Stephan (surname), a Breton-language surname See also * Sankt-Stephan * Stefan (disambiguation) * Stephan-Oterma * Stephani * St ...

, directed by Bernard Murat, with Bernard Murat and Michel Leeb * 2005: ''Mémoires d'un tricheur'' by Sacha Guitry, adapted, directed and played by

Francis Huster Francis Huster (born 8 December 1947) is a French stage, film and television actor, director and scriptwriter. Biography Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. His father is Charles Huster, commercial director at Lancia, and his Poli ...

* 2006: ''Deux sur la balançoire'' by

William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, hi ...

, adaptation

Jean-Loup Dabadie Jean-Loup Dabadie (27 September 1938 – 24 May 2020) was a French journalist, writer, lyricist, screenwriter and member of the Académie Française. Filmography * '' Anna'' (1967) * '' Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me'' (1972) * '' Parisian Life'' ...

, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Alexandra Lamy Alexandra Lamy () (born 14 October 1971) is a French actress. Early life Lamy was born in Villecresnes, near Paris, but grew up in Languedoc-Roussillon. When she was six months old, her parents, Michel and Michèle, moved the family to La Grande ...

and

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

* 2006: ''Le Vieux Juif blond'', first play by

Amanda Sthers Amanda Queffélec-Maruani (born 18 April 1978), known professionally as Amanda Sthers, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. Biography Sthers is of Tunisian Sefardi and Breton origins. She has written ten novels which ha ...

, originally interpreted par Mélanie Thierry and directed by

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, a ...

, then by

Fanny Valette Fanny Valette (born 4 July 1986) is a French actress. In January 2011 she parodied herself in the video to Max Boublil's comic song ''J'aime les moches'' ("I like ugly girls"). ""J'aime les moches parce qu'on ne s'les fait pas piquer, j'aime l ...

under the direction of Bernard Murat * 2006: ''Les Grandes Occasions'' by Bernard Slade, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Clémentine Célarié Clémentine Célarié (born 12 October 1957) is a French actress, writer, director and singer.

dans

Jean Reno Jean Reno () (born 30 July 1948), is a French actor. He has worked in American, French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian movie productions; Reno appeared in films such as '' Crimson Rivers'', ''Godzilla'', ''The Da Vinci Code'', '' Mission: ...

* 2007: '' L'Idée fixe'' by

Paul Valéry Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (; 30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, mu ...

, interpreted for the second time, some 20 years later, by

and Bernard Murat, directed by Bernard Murat

2007: Bernard Murat

In September 2007, the théâtre Édouard VII celebrates the year of Sacha Guitry (1885–1957) with two shows: * 2007: ''

Mon père avait raison ''Mon père avait raison'' is a 1996 French TV movie directed by Roger Vadim starring Marie-Christine Barrault, Claude Rich and Nicolas Vaude. It was based on a play by Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 18 ...

'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Claude Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher ...

and

Alexandre Brasseur Alexandre Brasseur (born Alexandre Espinasse; 29 March 1971) is a French actor. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of actor Claude Brasseur, the grandson of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux and great-grandson of Jules Bras ...

playing together for the first time, like Lucien and Sacha Guitry before them. * 2007: ''Un type dans le genre de Napoléon'', four unpublished one act plays by Sacha Guitry, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Martin Lamotte Martin Lamotte (born 2 June 1947) is a French actor, comedian and director. He participated in several films alongside Le Splendid Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s - Christia ...

, Florence Pernel, and Chloé Lambert The following plays were all directed by Bernard Murat: * 2008: '' Tailleur pour dames'' by Georges Feydeau * 2008: '' Faisons un rêve'' by Sacha Guitry * 2009: '' L'Éloignement'' by Loleh Bellon * 2009: ''Sentiments provisoires'' by

Gérald Aubert Gérald is a French male given name, a variant of the old Géraud and more common Gérard, both equivalent to Gerald in English. People with the name include: * Gérald Mossé * Gérald de Palmas * Gérald Leblanc Less frequently the French na ...

* 2010: ''Audition'' by

* 2010: '' Le Prénom'' by

Matthieu Delaporte Matthieu is a given name or surname. It comes from French language, French Matthieu, which is from Latin Matthaeus, derived from w:Greek language, Greek Ματθαῖος (''Matthaios'') from w:Hebrew language, Hebrew מתתיהו (''Matatyahu''), � ...

and Alexandre de la Patellière * 2011: ''Le Paradis sur terre'' by

* 2011: ''

Quadrille The quadrille is a dance that was fashionable in late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. The quadrille consists of a chain of four to six '' contredanses''. Latterly the quadrille was frequently danced to a medley of opera melodi ...

'' by Sacha Guitry * 2012: ''

Le Dindon ''Le Dindon'' (The Turkey) is a three-act farce by Georges Feydeau, first produced in Paris in 1896. It depicts the unsuccessful attempts of the central character – the ''" dindon"'' (roughly "the fall guy") to seduce a married woman, and the ...

'' by Georges Feydeau * 2012: ''Comme s'il en pleuvait'' by Sébastien Thiéry * 2014: ''La Porte à côté'' by

Fabrice Roger-Lacan Fabrice is a French masculine given name from the Roman name ''Fabricius'', which is itself derived from the Latin ''faber'' meaning blacksmith or craftsman. Notable people with the name include: * Fabrice Balanche (born 1969), French geographer ...

with

Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in '' Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also b ...

and

Édouard Baer Édouard Baer (born 1 December 1966) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and radio personality. In 2009, he participated in the French television programme ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. On 5 March 2015 he appeared with S ...

* 2015: ''Le Mensonge'' by

Florian Zeller Florian Zeller (; born 28 June 1979) is a French novelist, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film director. He won the Prix Interallié for his 2004 novel ''The Fascination of Evil'' and several awards for his plays. He wrote and ...

with

Évelyne Bouix Évelyne Bouix (; born 22 April 1953) is a French film actress and stage actress. She has appeared in 61 films from 1970. She was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1999. Selected filmography * ''Rene the Cane'' ( ...

, Josiane Stoléru and

Jean-Michel Dupuis Jean-Michel Dupuis (born in 1955) is a French theatre, TV and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern ...

References

External links

Official site of the théâtre Édouard VII
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