Théâtre Daunou

Théâtre Daunou
Théâtre Daunou
	The theatre Daunou
General information
Address	2nd arrondissement of Paris, France
Inaugurated	1921
Other information
Seating capacity	450

The théâtre Daunou is a Parisian theater with 450 seats, located 7 rue Daunou in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris.

History

The theatre was a command from the actress Jane Renouardt to the architect Auguste Bluysen. The building is in an Art déco style, while the inner decoration was the work of Armand Rateau.

The place is inaugurated on 30 December 1921 with Une sacrée petite blonde by André Birabeau and Pierre Wolff, followed by the operetta Ta bouche by Yves Mirande and Albert Willemetz, music by Maurice Yvain.

In December 1971, a blaze destroys the theatre which reopens its doors in February 1973 with the play Aurélia by Robert Thomas.

Since its opening, the theatre proposes mainly comedies.

Programmation

1921 : Une sacré petite blonde d'André Birabeau et Pierre Wolff followed by the operetta Ta boucheby Yves Mirande and Albert Willemetz, music Maurice Yvain, directed by Edmond Roze
1923 : Phili conte moral en vers libres et en 5 tableaux de Jacques Bousquet and Henri Falk after Abel Hermant, directed by Edmond Roze, 30 December
Madame, opérette d'Albert Willemetz, music Henri Christiné, 14 December
1924 : Gosse de riche, operetta in 3 acts, libretto Jacques Bousquet and Henri Falk, 2 May
Ça by Claude Gevel, October
1925 : L'Affaire Juliette comedy in 1 act by André Pascal, 14 January
L'École du bonheur comedy en 3 acts by Paul Gavault
J'adore ça opéretta in 3 acts by Albert Willemetz and Saint-Granier, music Henri Christiné, 14 March
1926 : Elle et lui by Albert Cornu and Jean Mathieu, 2 January
L'École du bonheur comedy in 3 acts by Paul Gavault, 13 February
Alraune play in 3 acts by René Florian after the novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers, 30 April
Hélène operetta bouffa in 3 acts by Fernand Nozière, 12 June
Elle ou moi ? opérette by Jean Bastia after a short story by Mark Twain, music Albert Chantrier, 12 September
Le Cœur ébloui by Lucien Descaves, directed by Lugné-Poe, 19 October
1927 : La Poupée française comedy in 3 acts and 5 tableaux by Valentine Jager-Schmidt & André Jager-Schmidt, 12 March
Fanny et ses gens by Pierre Scize and Andrée Méry after Jerome K. Jerome, directed by Edmond Roze,
Lulu, operetta in 3 acts, livretto and lyrics Serge Véber, music Philippe Parès and Georges van Parys, 14 September
1929 : Jean V operetta by Jacques Bousquet et Henri Falk, music Maurice Yvain, 2 March
Sans façons operetta in 3 acts by Jean Alley, music Georges Auric, 24 April
La Femme au chat comedy in 3 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 : Fleurs de luxe by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon, 27 February
Par le temps qui court revue by Rip, April
Pépé comedy in 3 acts by André Barde, music Maurice Yvain, 25 October
Mistigri comedy in 4 acts by Marcel Achard, directed by Jacques Baumer, 22 December
1932 : Deux fois deux operetta in 3 acts by Raoul Praxy, music Gaston Gabaroche, 28 January
Dix neuf ans operetta by Jean Bastia, music Pascal Bastia, 28 March
1934 : Loulou et ses boys opéretta in 3 acts by Marc Cab, Paul Farge and Pierre Bayle, music Michel Emer and Georges Sellers, 7 December
1935 : Une nuit comedy in 3 acts by René Pujol, 11 May
1937 : Pamplemousse comedy in 3 acts by André Birabeau, 19 May
1938 : Dame Nature by André Birabeau
1938 : Le Nid, comédie en 3 actes d'André Birabeau, 14 December
1939 : La Réussite by Yvette Mercier-Gouin, 5 May

1941 : L'Amant de Bornéo comedy in 3 acts and 4 tableaux by Roger-Ferdinand and José Germain, 28 January
Tout n'est pas noir by André Birabeau, directed by Robert Blome,
1942 : Dans sa candeur naïve by Jacques Deval, directed by Marcel Vergne,
Le Nid comedy in 3 acts by André Birabeau,
Le Fleuve d'Amour by André Birabeau, 12 November
1943 : Rêves à forfait by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, 3 December
1944 : Monseigneur tale in 3 acts by Michel Dulud
1945 : Mademoiselle Star 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
La Monnaie du Pape comedy in 5 tableaux by Michelle Lahaye, directed by Robert Dhéry, June
Azaïs comedy in 3 acts by Georges Beer and Louis Verneuil, October
Dans sa candeur naïve comedy in 3 acts by Jacques Deval, December
1947 : Le vent qui vient de loin comedy in 3 acts by Pierre Rocher,
Enlevez-moi operetta by Raoul Praxy and Henry Hallais,
1948 : Ils ont vingt ans by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Jacques Baumer, 19 March
1949 : Le Médecin malgré lui by Molière
La Galette des Rois by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Jean Wall, 18 December

1950 : George et Margaret comedy in 3 acts by Gerald Savory, adaptation Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and Jean Wall, directed by the latter,
Ami-ami comedy in 3 acts by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, directed by Jean Wall, 9 December
1951 : Phèdre comedy with one voice by André Ransan, 31 May
Le Visiteur by Albert Dubeux, 16 June
Sans cérémonie by Jacques Vilfrid and Jean Girault, 23 September
Le Bon Débarras comedy en 3 acts by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, directed by Jean Wall, 9 February
1953 : Ah ! les Belles Bacchantes, spectacle des Branquignols, directed by Robert Dhéry, 16 June
1954 : Chair de poule by Pierre Dac and Robert Rocca
1956 : La Plume de Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, directed by Jean Wall, 12 January
L'Éventail de Lady Windermere by Oscar Wilde, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, 24 February
L’Homme qui se donnait la comédie by Emlyn Williams, directed by Jacques Valois, September
Virginie by Michel André, 14 December
1958 : Candida by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Roland Piétri, March
Les portes claquent by Michel Fermaud, 12 December
1960 : Madame, je vous aime by Serge Veber, directed by Guy Lauzin, 27 April
La Petite Datcha by Vasiliei Vasil'evitch Chkvarkin, directed by René Dupuy, 8 September
1961 : Que les hommes sont chers ! by Jaime Silas, directed by Robert Manuel, 21 October
1962 : Mic-mac de Jean Meyer, directed by the author, 23 November
1963 : Bon Week-End Monsieur Benett by Arthur Watkyn, directed by Michel Fagadau, August
1964 : Chat en poche by Georges Feydeau, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 1st October
1965 : Pepsie comedy in 3 acts de Pierre-Edmond Victor, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 16 November

1970 : Pantoufle by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 18 September
1973 : Aurélia by Robert Thomas, directed by the author
La Complice by Louis C. Thomas and Jacques Rémy, directed by Jacques Ardouin
Virgule by Roger Hanin
1975 : Monsieur Masure by Claude Magnier, directed by Michel Roux,
1977 : The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, directed by Pierre Boutron
1978 : Les Bâtards de Robert Thomas, directed by the author
1979 : Remarie-moi de Nicole de Buron, directed by Michel Roux

1980 : L'Homme, la bête et la vertu by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Henri Tisot
1981 : Et ta sœur by Jean-Jacques Bricaire and Maurice Lasaygues, directed by Robert Manuel, 24 January
1981 : La vie est trop courte by André Roussin, directed by Michel Fagadau, 10 October
1983 : Argent, mon bel argent by Roger Hanin and directed by the author
Un canapé-lit by Trevor Cowper, adaptation Pierre Florent and Dominique Florent
1984 : From Harlem to Broadway by Dany Francken and Victor Cuno
1985 : Silence, on tourne by Michel Lengliney
1986 : Au secours, elle me veut ! by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna, adaptation Marcel Mithois, directed by Michel Roux,
1987 : Monsieur Masure by Claude Magnier, directed by Michel Roux, 3 September
Y a-t-il un otage dans l'immeuble ? by Alain Reynaud-Fourton, directed by Maurice Risch
1988 : Obsessions by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Raymond Gérôme
Une grande famille 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 : Le Diamant rose after Michael Pertwee, adaptation Pierre Laville, directed by Michel Roux, 19 February
Bon week-end, monsieur Bennett 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 : La Source bleue 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 : Max et Charlie by Laurence Jyl, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau
1997 : Corot by Jacques Mougenot, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet
1998 : Obsessions by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Raymond Gérôme, 21 January
Max et Charlie 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 : Les Mille-Pattes by Jean-Christophe Barc, directed by Benoît Lavigne, 29 June
Frou-Frou les Bains by Patrick Haudecœur, directed by Jacques Décombe, 25 September
2004 : L'Imposteur by Jean-Christophe Barc and Alain Jeanbart, directed by Thierry Liagre, 22 January
Et si on chantait 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 : Le Vison Voyageur and Ray Cooney and John Chapman, directed by Éric Hénon, 11 January
Comment devenir une mère juive en 10 leçons 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
Barbara, voyage d’une rive à l’autre by Catherine Le Cossec, Juli Noel, Marie-Thérèse Orain, 25 July
2007 : Les lundis de la voyance, 5 March
2008 : Jo et Joséphine by Jacques Pessis, directed by Rubia Matignon, 12 March
L'Huître de Didier Caron, directed by the author, 2 July
L'Allée du Roi by Françoise Chandernagor, directed by Jean-Claude Idée
2009 : L'Allée du Roi by Françoise Chandernagor, directed by Jean-Claude Idée, 25 February
Panne de télé by Laurence Jyl, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 21 July
La Parenthèse by Laure Charpentier, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 3 November
2009 : Laissez-moi sortir by Jean-Marie Chevret, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel

2010 : Laissez-moi sortir by Jean-Marie Chevret, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 29 September
Jacques Brel ou l'impossible rêve, directed by André Nerman, 8 April
Fréhel, la complainte d'une vie by Pascale Lievyn, 20 May
2011 : Rififoin dans les labours by Christian Dob, 25 January
Grossesses nerveuses by Jean-Yves Rogale, directed by Philippe Hersen, 19 April
L'Avare by Molière, directed by Colette Roumanoff, 9 May
: Grossesses nerveuses by Jean-Yves Rogale, directed by Philippe Hersen, 1st September

History

Programmation

See also