Which play should I see at the 2023 Avignon Festival?

The plays scheduled for the Avignon Festival

At Laurette Théâtre, we are once again giving artists the opportunity to showcase their talent on the stages of our performance venues. Immerse yourself in the world of live performance with a program specially designed for the 2023 Avignon Festival ! Discover or rediscover talented artists.

1. Happy birthday

You've probably already noticed how things never really go as planned… This play is an opportunity to realize that it doesn't only happen to other people! Experience a moment of "chance" that brings us together.

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

Strange phenomena, mind reading and manipulation, numerology, magic, mentalism, behavioral studies and predictions… Jean-Michel Lupin returns in the footsteps of the famous Arsène Lupin to give you a unique experience!

3. My roommate is a bitch

Experience a captivating story filled with memorable lines that are sure to stay with you. A sharp confrontation between a 50-year-old man and a mischievous woman awaits 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? That is exactly the aim of the challenge taken up by Laurent Mentec by revisiting 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 with her married life… Looking for something new, she decides to post a risqué ad at the same time as her husband, who is looking for a buyer for his car. The numerous visitors will lead to many misunderstandings!

6. God Bless America

Jobless and living in a bleak 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 found her calling. Together, they form a dynamic, high-energy team, determined to settle their scores!

7. Mars and Venus

Are you still doubting your compatibility with your partner? Do you struggle to understand what could possibly be so different between a man and a woman? Well, this play is for you! Full of humor, it explores both the couple and the individual.

8. Don Juan

It needs no introduction! In this play, prepared for the 2023 Avignon Festival and directed by Imago Des Framboisiers, experience a new kind of theatre that puts you in the role of the hero. Discover the complex montage of 7 different versions of the famous Don Juan myth, giving you the opportunity to explore one of 84 scenarios and one of 8 possible endings.

9. Foster family

Who wouldn't be annoyed to be hosting someone who constantly causes them trouble? Just wait until they turn your home into a foster home for the animal shelter! This comedic play invites you to participate in the misunderstandings of a brother and sister, numerous plot twists, and comical situations.

10. The door next door

Raphaël Pelissou presents the viewer with a theatrical comedy where neighborhood, couple, and human compatibility problems mingle in the clamor of a play that you can't help but love!

11. Zoom in

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

12. No Exit

A seminal work by Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit is this time staged by Raphaël Pelissou, who presents a closed-door trial in which each character both judges and is judged. Three lives are examined, while also confronting the viewer with their own inner demons…

For the 2023 Avignon Festival, step through the doors of our theatre and immerse yourself in a world of shows open to all! We guarantee plays suitable for all audiences, for the enjoyment of everyone.