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Comédie Française company history timeline

1803

In 1803 the Comédie-Française was again reconstituted, this time under Napoleon’s administration.

1812

Very coveted during the First Empire and the first years of the Restoration, the Comédie-Française enjoys Napoleon I’s protection who through the Moscow decree signed in 1812 manages its managing and organization.

1822

A moment’s pause to pay homage to Molière, a celebration of Molière and a celebration of the Troupe Since 1822, the homage to Molière has been celebrated on 15 January, the date of his baptism, a moment when the entire Troupe greets the audience.

1887

Édouard Bourdet, (born 1887, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France—died Jan.

1928

With Vient de paraître (1928; “Just Appeared”), a satire on the literary world, Bourdet established a formula for the series of satirical comedies that he produced between the world wars.

1970

Although it remains a theatre primarily rooted in past traditions, the Comédie-Française, after the appointment of Pierre Dux as its head in 1970, also began to introduce the work of new playwrights, directors, and stage designers.

2020

Since October 2020, and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Comédie-Française had to close as it is the case for all other theaters in France.

2022

La Comédie-Française participe aux journées du Patrimoine les samedi 17 et dimanche 18 septembre 2022.

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