| Théâtre de l'Atelier | |
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Facade of the Théâtre de l'Atelier |
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| Address | 1, place Charles Dullin, 18th. Paris |
| City | Paris |
| Capacity | 563 |
| Opened | 1822 |
| Previous names | Théâtre de Montmartre |
| www.theatre-atelier.com | |
The Théâtre de l'Atelier is a theater at 1, place Charles Dullin in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
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Opened on November 23, 1822 under the name Théâtre Montmartre[1] this theater was one of the first built by Pierre-Jacques Seveste, who held the license to operate theaters outside the town limits of Paris, and who also built the Théâtre Montparnasse, the Théâtre des Batignolles and the Théâtre de Belleville. The decoration was done by Peter Cicéri and Evariste Fragonard.
On the death of their parents, brothers Jules Sevestre and Edmond Sevestre inherited the license to operate the theatre.
From 1914 to 1922, the building comprised a cinema of 600 seats, operated under the name "Montmartre". In 1922, it returned to its original purpose and was renamed the Théâtre de l'Atelier by its director, actor Charles Dullin.[2]
Andre Barsacq succeeded Dullin and led the theater from 1940 to 1973. He produced works of Jean Anouilh, Marcel Ayme, Françoise Sagan, Rene Obaldia, and Friedrich Dürrenmatt—among others.
From 1974 to 1976 leadership was shared among Peter Franck, Michael Fagadau, Loïc Volard, and Jean-Claude Houdiniere.
From 1976 until December, 1998, Pierre Franck took over along with his wife Danielle Frank. He continued his work as director and maintained high standards in the choice of repertoire with works by Pirandello, Ionesco, Beckett, Thomas Bernhard, Strindberg—and with actors such as Michel Bouquet and Laurent Terzieff.
Laura Pels assumed the leadership in January, 1999.[3]
The current capacity is 563 seats. The theater was classified a historical monument on March 22, 1965.[4]