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Théâtre Anthea’s 10 Year Anniversary: A Risky Wager Won With Flying Colours

April 14, 2023

In only one short decade, a new theatre built from scratch in the small Azurean town of Antibes has become one of the leading Thespian temples in France thanks to a visionary director and a pragmatic mayor.

Nice Opera Stages Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’

GILLY LLOYD

May 12, 2022

Arts & Culture

The pen of William Shakespeare has been a wonderful source of material for the arts, not least the creators of opera.

Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer-Award Winning Play “Disgrâce” Coming to Anthéa Soon

NATJA IGNEY

April 12, 2022

Arts & Culture

Ten years after the US premiere of “Disgraced”, one of the most important contemporary plays, Daniel Benoin directs the French adaptation and a star-studded cast led by Sami Bouajila

Post-Lockdown: One Highlight Chases The Other at Théâtre Anthéa in Antibes

NATJA IGNEY

May 11, 2021

Arts & Culture

All is well that ends well: After the long and involuntary hiatus, the disrupted 2020/21 theatre season goes out on a high note.

Gaële Boghossian: Being Called “Non-essential” is a Crushing Insult for Actors

NATJA IGNEY

December 14, 2020

Local Buzz

The accomplished artist and co-founder of Collectif 8 shares her experience during lockdown, her fear of 1984 becoming a reality, and her hope for a better tomorrow

Anthéa and TNN Theatre Season 2020/21: Same Old, Same New

NATJA IGNEY

July 14, 2020

Arts & Culture

After the preceding season, which was abruptly cut short, the two regional flagship theatres are playing it safe (but not boring)

50 Years of TNN – Bridging Past, Present and Future

NATJA IGNEY

November 15, 2019

Arts & Culture

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

NATJA IGNEY

May 8, 2019

Arts & Culture

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

NATJA IGNEY

February 17, 2019

Arts & Culture

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

GILLY LLOYD

January 7, 2019

Arts & Culture

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.

Absolutely Nothing Marginal About Collectif 8’s Marginalia

NATJA IGNEY

April 9, 2018

Arts & Culture

There is no better way to honour Théâtre anthéa’s fifth anniversary than with this remarkable play by its fantastic house company

LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN copyright Opera de Monte-Carlo 2010

Juan Diego Flórez sings for Monte-Carlo Opera

GILLY LLOYD

January 9, 2018

Arts & Culture

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

NATJA IGNEY

November 12, 2017

Arts & Culture

In Gaële Boghossian’s skillful hands, L’Île des Esclaves, one of classic French literature’s signature pieces, receives a stunning 21st century makeover.