50 Years of TNN – Bridging Past, Present and Future
The venerable Théâtre National de Nice is celebrating a milestone birthday this year. Reason to pause and reflect on its turbulent history.
TNN: Curtain Call for Outgoing Director Irina Brook
At the end of the Brook era at the Théâtre National de Nice, the whimsical artist is leaving behind much more than just fond memories of remarkable theatre shows
When Collectif 8 Meets Kafka, Artistic Alchemy Happens
For its latest masterpiece, Théâtre anthéa’s house company tackles Le Chateau, one of the most complex literary texts ever written, with tremendous success
Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ – a Popular Choice for Nice Opera
Nice Opera opens 2019 with a production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni - an eminently popular work, recounting the escapades and ultimate downfall of the fictional libertine Don Juan.
The Regional 2018/19 Theatre Season: All Grown Up (but Plenty Playful)
After a few tumultuous years, Azurean theatres have (re)defined their identities. The result: an extraordinarily rich and interesting programme all around
Absolutely Nothing Marginal About Collectif 8’s Marginalia
There is no better way to honour Théâtre anthéa’s fifth anniversary than with this remarkable play by its fantastic house company
Juan Diego Flórez sings for Monte-Carlo Opera
The new year gets off to a grand start for Monte-Carlo Opera this month, with a production of Jacques Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, starring the charismatic Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez.
Collectif 8’s Surrealistic Trip to Slave Island
In Gaële Boghossian’s skillful hands, L’Île des Esclaves, one of classic French literature’s signature pieces, receives a stunning 21st century makeover.
2017/18 Theatre Season: Four Mirrors Held Up To Society
The region’s four leading theatres - TNN, Anthéa, TDG, and TFG - have radically different programmes in store this year, with their directors’ signature clearly legible on each one.
Woody Allen, Coming to a Theatre Near You and Bringing his Clarinet
Music to the ears of jazz lovers and movie buffs alike: Woody Allen and the New Orleans Jazz Band are stopping over in Antibes this July
Peter Pan: When Théâtre Anthéa Turns Into Neverland
Period costumes, puppets, and retro-futuristic steampunk? Yes, Collectif La Machine is in the house!
Molière’s George Dandin: When 1668 Equals 2017
Collectif 8 revisits another literary classic in its inimitable theatro-cinematographic style at anthéa this January.
Collectif 8’s Successful Highwire Act Between Theatre And Cinema
It is said that all truly great French theatre companies are in Paris. The work that Antibes-based Collectif 8 does, proves otherwise.
Unveiled: The 2016/17 Theatre Season on the French Riviera
The three regional flagship theatres present very different programmes, but all share a general theme of lightening the sombre mood.
Theatre in Nice: Suiting the Action to the Word, the Word to the Action
Wherever there is a stage, Shakespeare’s wisdom is not far. The City of Nice has taken the famous Hamlet quote to heart.