Théâtre Daunou
The théâtre Daunou is a Parisian theater with 450 seats, located 7 rue Daunou in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
History
The theatre was a command from the actress Jane Renouardt to the architect Auguste Bluysen. The building is in an Art déco style, while the inner decoration was the work of Armand Rateau.The place is inaugurated on 30 December 1921 with Une sacrée petite blonde by André Birabeau and Pierre Wolff, followed by the operetta Ta bouche by Yves Mirande and Albert Willemetz, music by Maurice Yvain.
In December 1971, a blaze destroys the theatre which reopens its doors in February 1973 with the play Aurélia by Robert Thomas.
Since its opening, the theatre proposes mainly comedies.
Programmation
- 1921: Une sacré petite blonde d'André Birabeau et Pierre Wolff followed by the operetta Ta boucheby Yves Mirande and Albert Willemetz, music Maurice Yvain, directed by Edmond Roze
- 1923: Phili conte moral en vers libres et en 5 tableaux de Jacques Bousquet and after Abel Hermant, directed by Edmond Roze, 30 December
- Madame, opérette d'Albert Willemetz, music Henri Christiné, 14 December
- 1924: Gosse de riche, operetta in 3 acts, libretto Jacques Bousquet and, 2 May
- Ça by Claude Gevel, October
- 1925: L'Affaire Juliette comedy in 1 act by André Pascal, 14 January
- L'École du bonheur comedy en 3 acts by Paul Gavault
- J'adore ça opéretta in 3 acts by Albert Willemetz and Saint-Granier, music by Henri Christiné, 14 March
- 1926: Elle et lui by Albert Cornu and Jean Mathieu, 2 January
- L'École du bonheur comedy in 3 acts by Paul Gavault, 13 February
- Alraune play in 3 acts by René Florian after the novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers, 30 April
- Hélène operetta bouffa in 3 acts by Fernand Nozière, 12 June
- Elle ou moi ? opérette by Jean Bastia after a short story by Mark Twain, music by Albert Chantrier, 12 September
- Le Cœur ébloui by Lucien Descaves, directed by Lugné-Poe, 19 October
- 1927: La Poupée française comedy in 3 acts and 5 tableaux by Valentine Jager-Schmidt & André Jager-Schmidt, 12 March
- Fanny et ses gens by Pierre Scize and Andrée Méry after Jerome K. Jerome, directed by Edmond Roze,
- Lulu, operetta in 3 acts, livretto and lyrics Serge Véber, music by Philippe Parès and Georges van Parys, 14 September
- 1929: Jean V operetta by Jacques Bousquet et, music Maurice Yvain, 2 March
- Sans façons operetta in 3 acts by Jean Alley, music Georges Auric, 24 April
- La Femme au chat comedy in 3 acts by Pierre Veber and Henry de Gorsse after Oreste Poggio, directed by Harry Baur, 18 May
- Arthur by André Barde, music Henri Christiné, 4 September
- 1930: Fleurs de luxe by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon, 27 February
- Par le temps qui court revue by Rip, April
- Pépé comedy in 3 acts by André Barde, music Maurice Yvain, 25 October
- Mistigri comedy in 4 acts by Marcel Achard, directed by Jacques Baumer, 22 December
- 1932: Deux fois deux operetta in 3 acts by Raoul Praxy, music Gaston Gabaroche, 28 January
- Dix neuf ans operetta by Jean Bastia, music Pascal Bastia, 28 March
- 1934: Loulou et ses boys opéretta in 3 acts by Marc Cab, Paul Farge and Pierre Bayle, music Michel Emer and Georges Sellers, 7 December
- 1935: Une nuit comedy in 3 acts by René Pujol, 11 May
- 1937: Pamplemousse comedy in 3 acts by André Birabeau, 19 May
- 1938: Dame Nature by André Birabeau
- 1938: Le Nid, comédie en 3 actes d'André Birabeau, 14 December
- 1939: La Réussite by Yvette Mercier-Gouin, 5 May
- 1941: L'Amant de Bornéo comedy in 3 acts and 4 tableaux by Roger-Ferdinand and José Germain, 28 January
- Tout n'est pas noir by André Birabeau, directed by Robert Blome,
- 1942: Dans sa candeur naïve by Jacques Deval, directed by Marcel Vergne,
- Le Nid comedy in 3 acts by André Birabeau,
- Le Fleuve d'Amour by André Birabeau, 12 November
- 1943: Rêves à forfait by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, 3 December
- 1944: Monseigneur tale in 3 acts by Michel Dulud
- 1945: Mademoiselle Star by André de Wissant, music Pascal Bastia, with the composer
- Raffles by Ernest William Hornung, D. Nicodemi, directed by Jean Paqui, 8 November
- 1946: L'Amant de paille by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, 2 February
- La Monnaie du Pape comedy in 5 tableaux by Michelle Lahaye, directed by Robert Dhéry, June
- Azaïs comedy in 3 acts by Georges Beer and Louis Verneuil, October
- Dans sa candeur naïve comedy in 3 acts by Jacques Deval, December
- 1947: Le vent qui vient de loin comedy in 3 acts by Pierre Rocher,
- Enlevez-moi operetta by Raoul Praxy and Henry Hallais,
- 1948: Ils ont vingt ans by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Jacques Baumer, 19 March
- 1949: Le Médecin malgré lui by Molière
- La Galette des Rois by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Jean Wall, 18 December
- 1950: George et Margaret comedy in 3 acts by Gerald Savory, adaptation Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and Jean Wall, directed by the latter,
- Ami-ami comedy in 3 acts by Pierre Barillet and, directed by Jean Wall, 9 December
- 1951: Phèdre comedy with one voice by André Ransan, 31 May
- Le Visiteur by Albert Dubeux, 16 June
- Sans cérémonie by Jacques Vilfrid and Jean Girault, 23 September
- Le Bon Débarras comedy en 3 acts by Pierre Barillet and, directed by Jean Wall, 9 February
- 1953: Ah ! les Belles Bacchantes, spectacle des Branquignols, directed by Robert Dhéry, 16 June
- 1954: Chair de poule by Pierre Dac and Robert Rocca
- 1956: La Plume de Pierre Barillet and, directed by Jean Wall, 12 January
- Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, 24 February
- L'Homme qui se donnait la comédie by Emlyn Williams, directed by Jacques Valois, September
- Virginie by Michel André, 14 December
- 1958: Candida by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Roland Piétri, March
- Les portes claquent by Michel Fermaud, 12 December
- 1960: Madame, je vous aime by Serge Veber, directed by Guy Lauzin, 27 April
- La Petite Datcha by Vasiliei Vasil'evitch Chkvarkin, directed by René Dupuy, 8 September
- 1961: Que les hommes sont chers ! by Jaime Silas, directed by Robert Manuel, 21 October
- 1962: Mic-mac de Jean Meyer, directed by the author, 23 November
- 1963: Bon Week-End Monsieur Benett by Arthur Watkyn, directed by Michel Fagadau, August
- 1964: Chat en poche by Georges Feydeau, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 1 October
- 1965: Pepsie comedy in 3 acts de Pierre-Edmond Victor, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 16 November
- 1970: Pantoufle by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet, 18 September
- 1973: Aurélia by Robert Thomas, directed by the author
- La Complice by Louis C. Thomas and Jacques Rémy, directed by Jacques Ardouin
- Virgule by Roger Hanin
- 1975: Monsieur Masure by, directed by Michel Roux,
- 1977: The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, directed by Pierre Boutron
- 1978: Les Bâtards de Robert Thomas, directed by the author
- 1979: Remarie-moi de Nicole de Buron, directed by Michel Roux
- 1980: L'Homme, la bête et la vertu by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Henri Tisot
- 1981: Et ta sœur by Jean-Jacques Bricaire and Maurice Lasaygues, directed by Robert Manuel, 24 January
- 1981: La vie est trop courte by André Roussin, directed by Michel Fagadau, 10 October
- 1983: Argent, mon bel argent by Roger Hanin and directed by the author
- Un canapé-lit by Trevor Cowper, adaptation Pierre Florent and Dominique Florent
- 1984: From Harlem to Broadway by Dany Francken and Victor Cuno
- 1985: Silence, on tourne by Michel Lengliney
- 1986: Au secours, elle me veut ! by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna, adaptation Marcel Mithois, directed by Michel Roux,
- 1987: Monsieur Masure by, directed by Michel Roux, 3 September
- Y a-t-il un otage dans l'immeuble ? by Alain Reynaud-Fourton, directed by Maurice Risch
- 1988: Obsessions by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Raymond Gérôme
- Une grande famille by Jean-Claude Massoulier, directed by Marc Cassot
- 1989: Le Nouveau Testament by Sacha Guitry, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet
- Tu m'as sauvé la vie by Sacha Guitry, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet
- 1990: Le Diamant rose after Michael Pertwee, adaptation Pierre Laville, directed by Michel Roux, 19 February
- Bon week-end, monsieur Bennett by Arthur Watkin, directed by Michel Fagadau
- 1993: Le Canard à l'orange by William Douglas Home, directed by Pierre Mondy and Alain Lionel, 17 July
- 1994: La Source bleue by Pierre Laville, directed by Jean-Claude Brialy, 15 January
- Le Canard à l'orange by William Douglas Home, directed by Pierre Mondy and Alain Lionel, 25 July
- 1995: Un inspecteur vous demande by John Boynton Priestley, directed by Annick Blancheteau, 27 February
- Croque-monsieur by Marcel Mithois, directed by Raymond Acquaviva
- 1996: Max et Charlie by Laurence Jyl, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau
- 1997: Corot by Jacques Mougenot, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet
- 1998: Obsessions by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Raymond Gérôme, 21 January
- Max et Charlie by Laurence Jyl, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau,
- 2000: Sous les pavés, la plage by Rita Brantalou and Philippe Bruneau, mise en scène Jean-Luc Moreau, 23 September
- 2001: Les Mille-Pattes by Jean-Christophe Barc, directed by Benoît Lavigne, 29 June
- Frou-Frou les Bains by Patrick Haudecœur, directed by Jacques Décombe, 25 September
- 2004: L'Imposteur by Jean-Christophe Barc and Alain Jeanbart, directed by Thierry Liagre, 22 January
- Et si on chantait by Jacques Pessis, directed by Rubia Matignon, David Bréval, Glysleïn Lefever, 7 April
- Patate by Marcel Achard, directed by Bernard Menez, 28 July
- Caramba by Guy Montagné, Sylvie Raboutet, directed by Eric Mariotto, Guy Montagné, 25 September
- 2005: Le Vison Voyageur and Ray Cooney and John Chapman, directed by Éric Hénon, 11 January
- Comment devenir une mère juive en 10 leçons and Paul Fuks, Dan Greenburg, directed by Jean-Paul Bazziconi, 25 January
- Frou-Frou les Bains by Patrick Haudecœur, directed by Jacques Décombe, 8 July
- 2006: The Decline of the American Empire by Denys Arcand, Claude-Michel Rome, directed by Claude-Michel Rome, 11 July
- Barbara, voyage d'une rive à l'autre by Catherine Le Cossec, Juli Noel, Marie-Thérèse Orain, 25 July
- 2007: Les lundis de la voyance, 5 March
- 2008: Jo et Joséphine by Jacques Pessis, directed by Rubia Matignon, 12 March
- L'Huître de Didier Caron, directed by the author, 2 July
- L'Allée du Roi by Françoise Chandernagor, directed by Jean-Claude Idée
- 2009: L'Allée du Roi by Françoise Chandernagor, directed by Jean-Claude Idée, 25 February
- Panne de télé by Laurence Jyl, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 21 July
- La Parenthèse by Laure Charpentier, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 3 November
- 2009: Laissez-moi sortir by Jean-Marie Chevret, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel
- 2010: Laissez-moi sortir by Jean-Marie Chevret, directed by Olivier Macé and Jean-Pierre Dravel, 29 September
- Jacques Brel ou l'impossible rêve, directed by André Nerman, 8 April
- Fréhel, la complainte d'une vie by Pascale Lievyn, 20 May
- 2011: Rififoin dans les labours by Christian Dob, 25 January
- Grossesses nerveuses by Jean-Yves Rogale, directed by Philippe Hersen, 19 April
- L'Avare by Molière, directed by Colette Roumanoff, 9 May
- : Grossesses nerveuses by Jean-Yves Rogale, directed by Philippe Hersen, 1 September