Irina Brook: What a Difference a Year Makes
It has almost been one year that the former director of Nice’s Théâtre National tendered her resignation and left. Where is she now and what is she up to?
Cie. Miranda’s Cyrano de Bergerac: A Silent Movie on a Stage
Think the most-performed play in French theatre history cannot possibly be reinterpreted? Théâtre de la Cité director Thierry Surace and his resident company prove otherwise
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.
Irina Brook Opens Vienna Opera Season with Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream
In her first big artistic project after her voluntary departure from Nice, the former TNN director unites her love for Shakespeare with her passion for directing opera
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
TNN Rockstar Peer Gynt Hits the Road this Spring
In its fourth season, Irina Brook’s signature play is preparing for a big national tour. First stop: the venerable Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris
Shake Nice, Shake Foot, Shake Stagnant Minds
For the upcoming fourth edition of the annual Shakespeare festival, TNN and OGC Nice are teaming up for an unlikely match. The winner? Everyone.
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.
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.
A Meeting of The Minds and Brooks at the Théâtre National de Nice
Theatre history will be written at the TNN from November 20-25 when Irina Brook hosts her father’s play The Valley Of Astonishment.
Raising the Curtain on Awareness for Nice’s Great Theatre Scene
Times are tough for actors. The City of Nice wants to shine the spotlight on the terrific work they still manage to do.
The Quiet, Gentle Revolution at the Théâtre National de Nice
The new programme for the TNN’s 2015/16 season has just been announced, and there is much more to it than just great plays.
Irina Brook’s TNN Tenure, Act I – Bravo, Encore!
The curtain has just come down on the new TNN director’s first season. A retrospective of that which was, and what is ahead.
Spend One Night – And One Night Only! – with Don Pasquale at the TNN
Le Tout Vienne is currently under the spell of Irina Brook’s version of the famous Donizetti opera. And on May 8, le Tout Nice will be, too.
Since taking over the reins as director of the Théâtre National de Nice in September 2014, Irina Brook has unleashed...