Paris: Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier

Country: France
Region: Île-de-France
Department: Paris
City: Paris
Location: VI.; 21, rue du Vieux-Colombier

Built 1899 by Francis Jourdain as "Athénée-Saint-Germain". 1913 re-opened as "Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier", named after the street. Closed 1917-1920, while the company played at the Garrick Theatre in New York City. 1920 re-opened. 1924 converted into an avant-garde cinema. Closed 1938. Re-opened 1944. Closed 1970. 1986 bought by the French state. Since 1993 used by the Comédie-Française drama company.

Notable world premieres:

  • Jean-Paul Sartre: Huis Clos (27 May 1944)

Links: www.comedie-francaise.fr, vieux.colombier.free.fr, EUTA, Wikipedia

Paris: Theatre du Vieux-Colombier Reverse Text: "Comédie-Française", "Robe en velours et manteau en voile de mousseline, couronne dorée avec cabochons de verre et de perles (projet) pour la Reine Elisabeth (Martine Chevalier) dans Les Reines de Normand Chaurette, mise en scène de Joël Joouanneau, costumes de Patrice de Cauchetier, Vieux-Colombier, 1997. Dans la salle du Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier."
Publisher: Comédie-Française
Size: Modern
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