Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique

The first
Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique
(1769-1827)
Les Comédiens de Bois
The entrance to the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique on the day of a free show. Louis-Léopold Boilly (1819)
Address62 boulevard du Temple,
11th arrondissement
48°52′01″N 2°21′54″E / 48.8670°N 2.3651°E / 48.8670; 2.3651
Paris
Opened9 July 1769
Closedburnt down 13 July 1827

The Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique (pronounced [teɑtʁ lɑ̃biɡy kɔmik], literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in 1827 was destroyed by fire. A new, larger theatre with a capacity of 2,000 as compared to the earlier 1,250 was built nearby on the Boulevard Saint-Martin at its intersection with the rue de Bondy and opened the following year. The theatre was eventually demolished in 1966.