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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.

Irina Brook: From the Ashes, The Seagull Rises

NATJA IGNEY

February 25, 2023

Arts & Culture

After leaving Nice in 2019, the former TNN director retreated from the public eye to reinvent herself, and has emerged more creative than ever. Her current play in Palermo bears witness.

Théâtre National de Nice: The Final Curtain Has Gone Down – or Has It?

NATJA IGNEY

February 20, 2022

Arts & Culture

It’s official. The TNN is going to be torn down, says the City of Nice. But opponents of the project are still fighting against the imminent demise of one of Nice’s cultural flagships.

Irina Brook Works Her Magic at Milan’s La Scala Theatre This March

NATJA IGNEY

March 9, 2021

Arts & Culture

The former TNN director has been invited to mount a Brecht and Weill diptych at one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses

Irina Brook: What a Difference a Year Makes

NATJA IGNEY

May 21, 2020

News

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

NATJA IGNEY

November 20, 2019

Arts & Culture

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

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.

Irina Brook Opens Vienna Opera Season with Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream

NATJA IGNEY

September 26, 2019

Arts & Culture

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

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

TNN Rockstar Peer Gynt Hits the Road this Spring

NATJA IGNEY

January 31, 2018

Arts & Culture

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

NATJA IGNEY

January 20, 2018

Arts & Culture

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

NATJA IGNEY

September 12, 2017

Arts & Culture

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.