Contemporary theatre in Paris

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Big Mother - Tournée

Les Passerelles

2 more dates · until 28 Nov

Directed by: Mélody MoureyWith Patrick Blandin or David Marchal, Benoît Cauden, Ariane Brousse, Guillaume Ducreux, Marine Llado, Karina MarimonAs a scandal rocks the White House, J

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Seppuku. El Funeral De Mishima

Odéon - Théâtre de l'Europe · 6th

14 more dates · until 5 Feb

🎶 Seppuku. El Funeral De Mishima — a contemporary theatre event to experience at Odéon - Théâtre de l'Europe, in the atmosphere of a Parisian venue dedicated to live performances.

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Brasser de l’air et s’envoler

La Scala - La Piccola · 10th

12 more dates · until 3 Jan

Brasser de l'air et s'envolerComment changer le monde et retrouver foi en l’humanité? Il va vous éclairer! Ou du moins essayer… Xavier patauge au milieu des questions existentielles, emmêlé dans les contradictions de…

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Passeport d'Alexis Michalik - Tournée

Théâtre de la Renaissance · 10th

24 more dates · until 3 Jan

CAST with alternations: Lucas: Christopher Bayemi or Clyde Yeguete or Olivier Dote Doevi or Elan Ben Ali Michel: Patrick Blandin or Julien Muller Issa: Gaël Tavares or Robert Moundi Arun: Kinsl

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Les Gaulois

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord · 10th

16 more dates · until 20 Dec

LES GAULOIS At the edge of the undergrowth, two wild boars. They graze peacefully in a fantasised Gaul, then collapse into the ditch. Olivier and Thomas, two bearded and hairy Gauls, live by the river. They vaguely…

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Ça, c'est l'amour

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens · 2nd

30 more dates · until 21 Feb

Ça, c'est l'amour. From 13 years old. Josiane Balasko and Marilou Berry united for the first time on stage in a mother-daughter duo. A play written specifically for these two great performers. On Christmas Eve,…

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Oublie-moi

Theatre la Bruyere · 9th

46 more dates · until 31 Dec

Théâtre La Bruyère (1012493) presents OUBLIE MOI « Already over 250,000 spectators! » 4 Molières 2023 Molière for Private Theatre / Molière for Best Director (Private Theatre) / Molière for Best Actress (Private…

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Merci de Votre Collaboration

Theatre de l'Atelier · 18th

39 more dates · until 28 Feb

Lola Lafon transitions from novel writing to theatre, signing her very first play Merci de votre collaboration, published by Les Solitaires intempestifs.

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La Lente et Difficile Agonie du Crapaud Buffle sur le Socle Patriarcal

Theatre de l'Atelier · 18th

20 more dates · until 28 Feb

An adaptation of the radio show Répliques on France Culture, a highlight of the Festival d’Avignon Off 2025, La lente et difficile agonie du crapaud buffle sur le socle patriarcal embodied by an audaci

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Les Variations Goldberg

Theatre de l'Atelier · 18th

16 more dates · until 4 Apr

For the first time, Nancy Huston, one of the most awarded voices in contemporary literature — Lignes de failles (Prix Fémina 2006), Instruments des ténèbres (Prix Goncourt des lycéens, Prix du

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En Emoi

Theatre de l'Atelier · 18th

36 more dates · until 30 May

After twenty years of collaboration and significant partnerships – from Oxygène to Danse “Delhi”, via Genèse n°2 and more recently Illusions – Ivan Viripaev and Galin Stoev, who form

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Nous le Red Star

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord · 10th

13 more dates · until 23 Jan

NOUS LE RED STAR A little boy, hand in hand with his father, on the way to the old stadium of a legendary club, amidst the fervour of a crowd with so many stories to tell.

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L'Autre Royaume

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord · 10th

10 more dates · until 7 Mar

L'AUTRE ROYAUME "Born into life, we are all born into two kingdoms, the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick.

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Madame L'Aventure

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord · 10th

5 more dates · until 4 Apr

MADAME L'AVENTURE After Les Dimanches de Monsieur Dézert and Ainsi la Bagarre, the duo Lionel Dray - Clémence Jeanguillaume puts their art of the bizarre at the service of a grand adventure story.

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Deux Ampoules Sur Cinq

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord · 10th

10 more dates · until 30 Apr

DEUX AMPOULES SUR CINQ Lydia Tchoukovskaïa, writer and critic, has known the poems of Anna Akhmatova (an immense Russian poetess) since she was a child.

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Épopées

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord · 10th

16 more dates · until 30 May

ÉPOPÉES After Désobéir and La Tendresse, Julie Berès continues her exploration of youth's capacity for reinvention, joy, and resistance with ÉPOPÉES. She met young artists from Afghanistan, Palestine, Russia, Israel,…

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Une Heure à t'attendre - Tournée

Auditorium Jean Pierre Miquel

2 more dates · until 15 Nov

UNE HEURE À T’ATTENDRE THIERRY FRÉMONT ET NICOLAS AUDE In an apartment, 2 men await the same woman: one is her husband, the other her lover!

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Emelina Cundiamor

Epée de Bois - Salle Studio · 12th

4 more dates · until 18 Oct

Presented by Le Théâtre de l'épée de bois Emelina Cundiamor tells the poignant story of a Black woman who, in an act of sacrifice, abandons her cultural values to promote her social advancement

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Cyrano

Théâtre de l'Épée de Bois - Salle en Pierre · 12th

8 more dates · until 25 Oct

Presented by Le Théâtre de l'épée de bois Cyrano… if he were to come alive today, who would he be?

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Puzzling

Théâtre des Louvrais

3 more dates · until 17 Oct

Is it possible to win at thimblerig, one of the most famous con games? What are the chances that two strangers, chosen at random, will draw the same picture? Can we predict the audience's choices, or have the same dream…

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Le Dibbouk

Théâtre de l'Épée de Bois - Salle en Bois · 12th

8 more dates · until 25 Oct

Presented by Le Théâtre de l'épée de bois “... A great misfortune has occurred, the soul of Khanan, who is dead, has taken possession of Léa’s body!

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Scratch

Le Local des Autrices · 1st

6 more dates · until 25 Oct

Can one leave by leaving oneself behind? Why do we stay in our lives? Why don't we run away when everything collapses inside us? Can we, one day, escape ourselves and become someone else? In a quest to find oneself…

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Tout Neuf !

Centre Culturel Jean Vilar

🎶 Tout Neuf! — a contemporary theatre event to experience at Centre Culturel Jean Vilar, in the atmosphere of a Parisian venue dedicated to live performances.

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Où Vont les Larmes Quand Elles Sèchent

Theatre Lepic · 18th

7 more dates · until 31 Oct

Presented by Le Théâtre Lepic THE FUNNY AND MOVING TEXT BY BAPTISTE BEAULIEU, DELICATELY ADAPTED BY LÉNA BREBAN. “I am a general practitioner in a small town and, like my colleagues, I have too many

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Le Joueur d’Echecs

Theatre du Nord — Ouest · 9th

2 more dates · until 21 Oct

Presented by La Compagnie de L'ElanDe Stefan Sweig Directed by: Alexandre Durand, Patricia Margot.

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Conspirations

Theatre Michel · 8th

11 more dates · until 27 Dec

A hit at the Festival OFF d'Avignon 2025! WHO HASN'T DREAMED OF BECOMING A DETECTIVE? A show by Benoît Facerias, Maxime Schucht and Sylvain Vip Directed by Matthieu Hornuss Duration: 1h20 Nicolas de La Reynie, the…

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L'Affaire Bobby

Le Montorgueil - Scène des Halles · 1st

2 more dates · until 20 Oct

For several months, animals have been mysteriously disappearing in the city. Maggy, a journalist and environmental activist, crosses paths with Pénélope, a social media star and figure in the animal rights cause.…

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Augustin Émile

Théâtre du Chariot · 11th

4 more dates · until 27 Oct

🎶 Augustin Émile — a contemporary theatre event to experience at Théâtre du Chariot, in the atmosphere of a Parisian venue dedicated to live performances.

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On fera Avec

Théâtre du Chariot · 11th

12 more dates · until 8 Nov

A small town amateur theatre troupe decides to stage Romeo and Juliet, a project that proves a little too ambitious for them.

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Originelles

Le Local des Autrices · 1st

6 more dates · until 8 Nov

Neither sinner nor faithful, Eve and Penelope transgress their legends. Eve has been given a life sentence. Homicide. Imprisoned since she was 18, she rules her cell, ritualises her solitude, with her Gros Robert…

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Ariane Ascaride

L'Orange Bleue

2 more dates · until 3 Apr

When Ariane Ascaride unpacks her bags and decides to tell her life story, it's a powerful experience, delivered through a meticulously crafted text co-written with Marie Desplechin and choreographed by Thierry Thieû…

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La Nuit juste avant les forêts

Théâtre du Temps · 11th

4 more dates · until 28 Nov

A man sitting at a café table tries to hold onto a stranger he met on a street corner one evening when he was alone, using every word he can find.

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Les Criminelles

La Comédie St-Michel - Grande Salle · 5th

10 more dates · until 27 Dec

Sultan and Yesim come from opposite backgrounds. Yet, they share the same reality: the violence and erasure imposed by their husbands. Brought together in a tense and grotesque closed-door setting, they decide to…

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C'est comme ça

Théâtre du Chariot · 11th

10 more dates · until 1 Dec

C’est comme ça is a one-man show that speaks of the desire to change the world, to make it more beautiful, more just.

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Bad Queen - Essaïon Théâtre, Paris

Essaïon - Salle Cabaret · 4th

16 more dates · until 30 Dec

Confessions of Snow White's Stepmother. To have only her beauty as a companion and the certainty of growing old, losing her only power. This is the Queen.

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Merci de Votre Collaboration

Th.rond — Point Salle Renaud Barrault · 8th

8 more dates · until 14 Nov

Merci de votre collaboration Lola Lafon / Emmanuel Noblet theatre Salle Renaud-Barrault Duration 1h40 Word for woes Lola Lafon moves from novel writing to theatre and entrusts the staging of her first play to Emmanu

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Hugo l'Espagnol

Théâtre de l'Épée de Bois - Salle Studio · 12th

8 more dates · until 15 Nov

Presented by Le Théâtre de l'épée de bois A show about Victor Hugo's relationship with Spain, women, poetry, travel, and exile.

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Morbec

Theatre Victor Hugo - Bagneux

Morbec Cie Hippocampe Co-production Théâtre Victor Hugo Carnivalesque Thriller Morbec, a small village in Northern France, celebrates Carnival: brass bands, floats, competitions, chips and beer in the rain.

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Kabinet

Le Funambule-Montmartre · 18th

16 more dates · until 29 Nov

"JE existe parce qu’un jour un autre m’a dit TU" That's Freud! It feels good! It feels good to see someone. Don't we say: You should go see someone? Don't we say: Have you ever considered going to see someone? Don't we…

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Radio Live - Le Jour d'Après Ukraine / Aurélie Charon & le collectif Radio

Théâtre National de Chaillot - Salle Gemier · 16th

2 more dates · until 7 Nov

Aurélie Charon & le collectif Radio Live Radio Live – le jour d’après (Ukraine / Egypte)A vast documentary project unparalleled in the history of live performance, Radio Live now unfolds

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Cut ! Des Histoires et des Vies

La Scala Paris · 10th

7 more dates · until 14 Nov

CUT!Des histoires, des vies...by Mathilda May After its success at the Grande Halle de La Villette in January 2026, Mathilda May's troupe takes over La Scala Paris for a series of 7 exceptional performances

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Le Misanthrope d'après Molière

Espace Nino Ferrer

Compagnie Thomas Le Douarec After Le Portrait de Dorian Gray, L’Idiot, or Le Jour où je suis devenue chanteuse black, the Compagnie Thomas Le Douarec presents a Misanthrope 2.0 which has been

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Radio Live - Le Jour d'Après Egypte / Aurélie Charon & le collectif Radio

Théâtre National de Chaillot - Salle Gemier · 16th

2 more dates · until 7 Nov

Aurélie Charon & the Radio Live collective Radio Live – the day after (Ukraine / Egypt) A vast documentary project unparalleled in the history of live performance, Radio Live now unfolds

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La Petite Tuk

L'Orange Bleue

3 more dates · until 6 Feb

[YOUNG AUDIENCE] Joachim Latarjet and Alexandra Fleischer adapt Le Petit Tuk, a Hans Christian Andersen tale that raises universal questions about childhood and individual development.

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Tchernobyl 1986

Theatre Gerard Philipe

Tchernobyl 1986A PLAY THAT MOVES, QUESTIONS, AND LINGERS. 26 April 1986. Reactor number 4 explodes. An entire city is torn from its life. Some flee. Others stay. All try to survive. Blending theatre and documentary,…

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Va Aimer !

Les Passerelles

Nobody likes to see a bird in a cage, but is it really that simple to open it? Through this seemingly simple question, author and actress Eva Rami explores the complex relationships of domination, non-consent, and…

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La Promesse de l'Aube

Conservatoire Léo Delibes

After electrifying audiences with his flamboyant adaptation of Don Juan, Tigran Mekhitarian returns with a more intimate and deeply moving proposition: La Promesse de l'aube, masterpiece

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Ida

Theatre Gerard Philipe

Ida - D'Après le Vie et l'Oeuvre d'Ida Rubinstein A CAPTIVATING WORK, CARRIED BY THE STRENGTH OF THOSE WHO DARED.

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Kermesse - Tournée

Theatre Romain Rolland (J. Lecoq)

Doing the 'chenille' (caterpillar dance) all together, on a show night. The idea seems simple, almost trivial.

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Gauguin Van Gogh

Espace Jacques Tati - Salle de spectacle

Presented by M.J.C Jacques Tati - Orsay (L-R-22-5349) This is the story of two geniuses cohabiting, which didn't end very well.