Théâtre de la Michodière

Théâtre de la Michodière
The entrance on 13 July 2015
General information
Address	Rue de la Michaudière, 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France
Inaugurated	1925
Design and construction
Architect	Auguste Bluysen
Other information
Seating capacity	700
Website
www.michodiere.com

The Théâtre de la Michodière is a theatre building and performing arts venue, located at 4 bis, rue de La Michodière () in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built in by Auguste Bluysen () in 1925 a theater in Art Deco style, it has a tradition of showing boulevard theatre.

On the site of the Hotel de Lorge, sold in lots, the rue de la Michodiere opened in 1778. Around the place where the Gaillon gate stood at the enclosure of Louis XIII, the architect Auguste Bluysen () built in 1925 a theater in the style Art Deco. Decorated by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, the red and gold room could accommodate 800 spectators, but in the 21st century, it has only 700 seats left.

Inaugurated on 16 November 1925 under the direction of Gustave Quinson (), it has been directed since 1927 by the actors who made the success of its shows: Victor Boucher, Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, François Perier, with works by Édouard Bourdet, André Roussin, Jean Anouilh, Marcel Achard and Françoise Dorin (). By public demand, the theatre specialized in boulevard plays, as evidenced by the many old posters that could be seen on its walls. The theatre was co-directed by Fresnay and Printemps until his death in 1975.