Théâtre de la Cité Archives

Jessica Astier - Du Domaine des murmures - © PhotoLot

Theatre

When Women’s Whispers Become A Chorus That Can No Longer Be Silenced

Jessica Astier brings her one-woman show to Nice, giving women from days gone by the voice to express themselves.

NATJA IGNEY1 March, 2026

Place Masséna in Nice - photo © RIVIERA BUZZ

What's On

What’s On Côte d’Azur: 18 – 24 October, 2025

It's already Les Vacances de la Toussaint but the Côte d’Azur remains as busy as ever, with plenty to keep all the family...

RIVIERA BUZZ17 October, 2025

Local Buzz

Talking About Paul on Riviera Radio

I was thrilled when Sarah Lycett invited me to go on her Riviera Radio show, The Full English Breakfast with Sarah, to talk...

MIKE COLQUHOUN5 December, 2023

Arts + Culture

Théâtre de la Cité: The Little Theatre that Could…and Would

While no one was looking, Nice’s most popular theatre just pulled an extraordinary stunt, seeking to shake people awake from the malaise that...

NATJA IGNEY28 September, 2021

Local Buzz

The Ten Gifts (Holidays or Not) Everyone Hopes to Find in their Stocking

At the tail end of this exhausting year, we all crave a little balm on our aching souls. The recommendations of locally-made gifts...

NATJA IGNEY8 December, 2020

Entertainment

POSTPONED Le Week-End Solidaire: Rivieran Artists Perform for the Victims of Storm Alex

In an extraordinary two-day charity event, actors and musicians are rallying behind those who have lost everything in the recent storm that devastated...

NATJA IGNEY19 October, 2020

Local Buzz

French Independent Theatres: Between Frustration, Anger, and Hope

Thierry Surace, director of the popular Théâtre de la Cité in Nice, talks about the dramatic impact - in the short and long...

NATJA IGNEY12 June, 2020

Arts + Culture

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...

NATJA IGNEY20 November, 2019