The Théâtre Daunou is a Parisian theater with 450 seats, located at 7 rue Daunou in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The name is sometimes written as Theatre Daunou.
History The theatre was a command from the actress Jane Renouardt, and the structure was designed by architect . The building is in an Art déco style, and the interior design was the work of Jeanne Lanvin and Armand-Albert Rateau (of the workshop).
The building was inaugurated on 30 December 1921 with by André Birabeau and Pierre Wolff, followed by the operetta by Yves Mirande and Albert Willemetz, music by Maurice Yvain.
In December 1971, a blaze destroyed the theatre; it reopened its doors in February 1973 with the play Aurélia by Robert Thomas. Since its opening, the theatre has mainly presented comedies.
Programs
1921: by André Birabeau and Pierre Wolff followed by the operetta by Yves Mirande and Albert Willemetz, music Maurice Yvain, directed by Edmond Roze 1923: Phili, moral tale in free verse and in five tableaux by Jacques Bousquet and Henri Falk after Abel Hermant, directed by Edmond Roze, 30 December , operetta by Albert Willemetz, music Henri Christiné, 14 December 1924: , operetta in three acts, libretto Jacques Bousquet and Henri Falk, 2 May by Claude Gevel, October 1925: , comedy in one act by André Pascal, 14 January , comedy in three acts by Paul Gavault , operetta in three acts by Albert Willemetz and Saint-Granier, music by Henri Christiné, 14 March 1926: by Albert Cornu and Jean Mathieu, 2 January comedy in three acts by Paul Gavault, 13 February Alraune, play in three acts by René Florian after the novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers, 30 April , operetta bouffa in three acts by Fernand Nozière, 12 June , operetta by Jean Bastia after a short story by Mark Twain, music by Albert Chantrier, 12 September by Lucien Descaves, directed by Lugné-Poe, 19 October 1927: , comedy in three acts and five tableaux by Valentine Jager-Schmidt and André Jager-Schmidt, 12 March by Pierre Scize and Andrée Méry after Jerome K. Jerome, directed by Edmond Roze, Lulu, operetta in three acts, libretto and lyrics Serge Véber, music by Philippe Parès and Georges van Parys, 14 September 1929: , operetta by Jacques Bousquet and Henri Falk, music Maurice Yvain, 2 March , operetta in three acts by Jean Alley, music Georges Auric, 24 April , comedy in three acts by Pierre Veber and Henry de Gorsse after Oreste Poggio, directed by Harry Baur, 18 May Arthur by André Barde, music Henri Christiné, 4 September 1930: by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon, 27 February revue by Rip, April comedy in three acts by André Barde, music Maurice Yvain, 25 October Mistigri, comedy in four acts by Marcel Achard, directed by Jacques Baumer, 22 December 1932: , operetta in three acts by Raoul Praxy, music Gaston Gabaroche, 28 January , operetta by Jean Bastia, music Pascal Bastia, 28 March 1934: , operetta in three acts by Marc Cab, Paul Farge and Pierre Bayle, music Michel Emer and Georges Sellers, 7 December 1935: , comedy in three acts by René Pujol, 11 May 1937: , comedy in three acts by André Birabeau, 19 May 1938: by André Birabeau 1938: , comedy in three acts by André Birabeau, 14 December 1939: by Yvette Mercier-Gouin, 5 May 1941: L'Amant de Bornéo, comedy in three acts and four tableaux by Roger-Ferdinand and José Germain, 28 January by André Birabeau, directed by Robert Blome, 1942: by Jacques Deval, directed by Marcel Vergne, , comedy in three acts by André Birabeau, by André Birabeau, 12 November 1943: by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, 3 December 1944: , tale in three acts by Michel Dulud 1945: by André de Wissant, music Pascal Bastia, with the composer Raffles by Ernest William Hornung, D. Nicodemi, directed by Jean Paqui, 8 November 1946: L'Amant de paille by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, 2 February , comedy in five tableaux by Michelle Lahaye, directed by Robert Dhéry, June , comedy in three acts by Georges Beer and Louis Verneuil, October , comedy in three acts by Jacques Deval, December 1947: , comedy in three acts by Pierre Rocher, Enlevez-moi, operetta by Raoul Praxy and Henry Hallais, 1948: by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Jacques Baumer, 19 March 1949: Le Médecin malgré lui by Molière by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Jean Wall, 18 December 1950: George et Margaret, comedy in three acts by Gerald Savory, adaptation by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and Jean Wall, directed by the latter, , comedy in three acts by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, directed by Jean Wall, 9 December 1951: Phèdre, comedy with one voice by André Ransan, 31 May by Albert Dubeux, 16 June by Jacques Vilfrid and Jean Girault, 23 September , comedy in three acts by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, directed by Jean Wall, 9 February 1953: , by the Branquignols, directed by Robert Dhéry, 16 June 1954: by Pierre Dac and Robert Rocca 1956: by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, directed by Jean Wall, 12 January Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, 24 February by Emlyn Williams, directed by Jacques Valois, September by Michel André, 14 December 1958: Candida by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Roland Piétri, March by Michel Fermaud, 12 December 1960: by Serge Veber, directed by Guy Lauzin, 27 April by Vasiliei Vasil'evitch Chkvarkin, directed by René Dupuy, 8 September 1961: by Jaime Silas, directed by Robert Manuel, 21 October 1962: Mic-mac de Jean Meyer, directed by the author, 23 November 1963: by Arthur Watkyn, directed by Michel Fagadau, August 1964: Chat en poche by Georges Feydeau, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 1 October 1965: Pepsie, comedy in three acts by Pierre-Edmond Victor, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 16 November 1970: by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 18 September 1973: Aurélia by Robert Thomas, directed by the author by Louis C. Thomas and Jacques Rémy, directed by Jacques Ardouin Virgule by Roger Hanin 1975: by , directed by Michel Roux, 1977: The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, directed by Pierre Boutron 1978: by Robert Thomas, directed by the author 1979: by Nicole de Buron, directed by Michel Roux 1980: by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Henri Tisot 1981: by Jean-Jacques Bricaire and Maurice Lasaygues, directed by Robert Manuel, 24 January 1981: by André Roussin, directed by Michel Fagadau, 10 October 1983: by Roger Hanin and directed by the author by Trevor Cowper, adaptation by Pierre Florent and Dominique Florent 1984: From Harlem to Broadway by Dany Francken and Victor Cuno 1985: by Michel Lengliney 1986: by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna, adaptation Marcel Mithois, directed by Michel Roux, 1987: by , directed by Michel Roux, 3 September by Alain Reynaud-Fourton, directed by Maurice Risch 1988: Obsessions by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Raymond Gérôme by Jean-Claude Massoulier, directed by Marc Cassot 1989: Le Nouveau Testament by Sacha Guitry, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet Tu m'as sauvé la vie by Sacha Guitry, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet 1990: after Michael Pertwee, adaptation Pierre Laville, directed by Michel Roux, 19 February by Arthur Watkin, directed by Michel Fagadau 1993: Le Canard à l'orange by William Douglas Home, directed by Pierre Mondy and Alain Lionel, 17 July 1994: by Pierre Laville, directed by Jean-Claude Brialy, 15 January Le Canard à l'orange by William Douglas Home, directed by Pierre Mondy and Alain Lionel, 25 July 1995: Un inspecteur vous demande by John Boynton Priestley, directed by Annick Blancheteau, 27 February Croque-monsieur by Marcel Mithois, directed by Raymond Acquaviva 1996: by Laurence Jyl, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau 1997: by Jacques Mougenot, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet 1998: Obsessions by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Raymond Gérôme, 21 January by Laurence Jyl, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, 2000: Sous les pavés, la plage by Rita Brantalou and Philippe Bruneau, mise en scène Jean-Luc Moreau, 23 September 2001: by Jean-Christophe Barc, directed by Benoît Lavigne, 29 June Frou-Frou les Bains by Patrick Haudecœur, directed by Jacques Décombe, 25 September 2004: by Jean-Christophe Barc and Alain Jeanbart, directed by Thierry Liagre, 22 January by Jacques Pessis, directed by Rubia Matignon, David Bréval, Glysleïn Lefever, 7 April Patate by Marcel Achard, directed by Bernard Menez, 28 July Caramba by Guy Montagné, Sylvie Raboutet, directed by Eric Mariotto, Guy Montagné, 25 September 2005: and Ray Cooney and John Chapman, directed by Éric Hénon, 11 January and Paul Fuks, Dan Greenburg, directed by Jean-Paul Bazziconi, 25 January Frou-Frou les Bains by Patrick Haudecœur, directed by Jacques Décombe, 8 July 2006: The Decline of the American Empire by Denys Arcand, Claude-Michel Rome, directed by Claude-Michel Rome, 11 July by Catherine Le Cossec, Juli Noel, Marie-Thérèse Orain, 25 July 2007: , 5 March 2008: by Jacques Pessis, directed by Rubia Matignon, 12 March by Didier Caron, directed by the author, 2 July by Françoise Chandernagor, directed by Jean-Claude Idée 2009: by Françoise Chandernagor, directed by Jean-Claude Idée, 25 February by Laurence Jyl, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 21 July by Laure Charpentier, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 3 November 2009: by Jean-Marie Chevret, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel 2010: by Jean-Marie Chevret, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 29 September Jacques Brel , directed by André Nerman, 8 April Fréhel, by Pascale Lievyn, 20 May 2011: by Christian Dob, 25 January by Jean-Yves Rogale, directed by Philippe Hersen, 19 April L'Avare by Molière, directed by Colette Roumanoff, 9 May by Jean-Yves Rogale, directed by Philippe Hersen, 1 September
See also List of theatres and entertainment venues in Paris
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