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The French theatre of the late 18th century functioned as a forum for political expression and debate; during this period, society and art became highly politicised. The French took great national pride in their theatres.
The 18th century French theatre flourished with influential playwrights such as Voltaire, known for works such as Œdipe (1718) and Zaïre (1732), and Marivaux, whose comedies explored the complexities of love, while Denis Diderot introduced the Bourgeois tragedy, and Beaumarchais revolutionized comedy with Le Barbier de Séville (1775) and Le ...
The Hôtel de Bourgogne in the 18th century Plaque near the location of the former theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne. Hôtel de Bourgogne (French pronunciation: [otɛl də buʁɡɔɲ]) was a theatre, built in 1548 for the first authorized theatre troupe in Paris, the Confrérie de la Passion.
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Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state theatre in France to have its own permanent troupe of actors. The company's primary venue is the Salle Richelieu , which is a part of the Palais-Royal complex and located at 2, Rue de Richelieu on Place André-Malraux in the 1st arrondissement of Paris .
Beginning in the eighteenth century, the Saint-Laurent Fair was scheduled to last from 9 August to 29 September. The alternation in the timing of the fairs allowed the public to follow their favorite shows and permitted the evolution of a kind of theatrical " soap opera ", where a play which began at Saint-Germain was continued at Saint-Laurent.
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Comédie larmoyante (French for 'tearful comedy') was a genre of French drama of the 18th century. In this type of sentimental comedy, the impending tragedy was resolved at the end, amid reconciliations and floods of tears. [1]