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Origin and history

The Antoine-Simone-Berriau Theatre, often called Antoine Theatre, is an emblematic place in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, located at 14 boulevard de Strasbourg. Inaugurated in 1866 as the theatre of the Menus-Plaisirs, he was inspired by the Royal Service of the Menus-Plaisirs, responsible for the parties and performances of the court under the Ancien Régime. Originally, it replaces a café-concert named The 19th century and occupies a location on the old boulevard of Sevastopol.

The theatre changed its name and vocation several times: the Théâtre des Arts, Opéra-Buffe, and then Comedie-Parisienne after a reconstruction in 1881. In 1888, she hosted the Théâtre-Libre troop of André Antoine, who took over his leadership in 1897 and gave him his current name. The theatre became a high place of naturalism and modern theatre, with notable directors such as Firmin Gémier (1906), René Rocher (1928), and Marcel Paston, who installed the first rotating scene in Paris in 1934.

In 1943, actress Simone Berriau took the direction of the theatre and set up the entire dramatic work of Jean-Paul Sartre. His daughter, Héléna Bossis, succeeded him in 1984, accompanied by her husband Daniel Darès. The couple directed the theatre until the death of Daniel Darès in 2011, programming various plays by Lily and Lily (1985) with Jacqueline Maillan at the Carnage God of Yasmina Reza (2008).

Since 1866, the theatre has passed through the eras, maintaining its status as a private theatre. In 2010, he joined the network of Associated Parisian Theatres, an alliance of fifty Parisian private theatres. In 2011, Laurent Ruquier and Jean-Marc Dumontet bought his management company, while the walls remained owned by the Darès-Bossis family. Antoine Theatre has been listed as a Historic Monument since November 20, 1989, recognizing its heritage importance.

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