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This is one of the dozens (or hundreds?) of lively small theaters scattered around Paris. I went to this particular one because they were doing the classic play Le Marriage de Figaro by Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais (1732-1799), on which Mozart's opera Le nozze di Figaro was based.

Second photo: It was an afternoon performance, and the audience consisted mostly of ados (the kind of folks we used to call adolescents), with their teachers or youth-group leaders, and a few visiting adults like me.

Third photo: The kids were extremely attentive and appreciative, I must say, and the (highly professional) acting company put on a fine production using minimal props and stage settings.

Fourth photo: Here the actors are taking their bows after the performance.

Fifth photo: After the performance the young spectators spilled out onto the street, talking animatedly about the play and even replaying some of the scenes among themselves.

22 rue Beautreillis, 75004 Paris
Vélib' 4010
Métro : Bastille, St Paul, Sully Morland
GPS 48°51'12.54" North; 2°21'51.43" East

Phone: 01 48 04 91 55
Website: http://www.theatreespacemarais.com/