Which play to see at the 2023 Avignon Festival?

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Renowned for its bridge but also for its festival, the city of Avignon no longer has a reputation to make in terms of historical and theatrical heritage. This year again, for the 2023 edition , discover our rich and diverse program composed of plays offered by young companies but also by more established ones.


Which one or two will you come to applaud at the Avignon Festival?

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The plays planned for the Avignon Festival


At Laurette Théâtre, we are once again giving artists the opportunity to show their talent on the stages of our performance halls. Immerse yourself in the world of live performance thanks to a program designed especially for the 2023 Avignon Festival ! Discover or (re)discover talented artists.


1. Happy birthday

You've probably already noticed how things never really go as planned... This piece is an opportunity to realize that this doesn't just happen to other people! Experience a moment of “chance” that everything brings together.


2. In the footsteps of Arsène Lupin : between magic and mentalism

Strange phenomena, reading and manipulation of thoughts, numerology, magic, mentalism, study of behavior and predictions... Jean-Michel Lupine returns in the footsteps of the famous Arsène Lupine to give you a unique experience!


3. My roommate is a bitch

Witness a gripping story where many memorable lines are sure to leave their mark on your mind. It's a spicy face-to-face between a 50-year-old man and a mischievous woman waiting for you.


4. Women are equal to men... Well, normally!

What if the Avignon Festival was also an opportunity to re-discuss the role and status of women? This is exactly the aim of the challenge taken up by Laurent Mentec by looking back on the ups and downs of a couple's life, with philosophy and humor.


5. Me, my husband, my troubles

Although she has everything to be happy, Arielle is bored in her married life... Looking for something new, she decides to post a spicy ad at the same time as her husband who is looking for a buyer for his car. The visit of many visitors will cause many misunderstandings!


6. God Bless America

Without a job and living in a dark America, Franck decides to take justice into his own hands. He is then joined and accompanied by Roxy, a high school student who has also been revealed. Together, they form a shock, supercharged team, determined to settle their scores!


7. Mars and Venus

Do you still doubt the new compatibility with your partner? Can't understand what can be so different between a man and a woman? Well, this piece is for you! Full of humor, she questions the couple and the individual.


8. Don Juan

We no longer present it to you! During this play prepared for the 2023 Avignon Festival and directed by Imago Des Framboisiers, witness a new type of theater that places you as the hero. Discover the complex montage of 7 different versions of the famous myth of Don Juan to give you the possibility of exploring one of the 84 scenarios and one of the 8 possible endings.


9. Host family

Who wouldn't be annoyed to host a person who keeps putting you through many adventures? Wait and see when she will make your home a host family for the SPA! This comic play invites you to participate in the misunderstandings of a brother and a sister, in numerous twists and turns, and in funny situations.


10. The next door

Raphaël Pelissou shows the viewer a theatrical comedy where the problems of neighborhoods, couples and human compatibility mingle in the din of a play that you can only love!


11. Zoom in

Christophe Pradalet no longer takes you on a famous reality TV show but rather on the stage of our theater! The Avignon Festival is an opportunity for him to highlight a police investigation.


12. Behind closed doors

An essential work by Jean-Paul Sartre, Huis Clos is this time directed by Raphaël Pelissou who then stages a trial behind closed doors, during which each of the characters judges and is judged. Three existences are then discussed without forgetting to place the spectator face to face with his own demons...


On the occasion of the 2023 Avignon Festival, pass through the doors of our theater and immerse yourself in a world of shows open to all! We guarantee plays adapted to all audiences, for the greatest pleasure of all.



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