Théâtre national de la Colline

Théâtre national de la Colline
A 2015 production of Les Géants de la montagne de Luigi
Address15, rue Malte-Brun,
20th. Paris
Paris
France
Coordinates48°51′52″N 2°23′51″E / 48.864419°N 2.397386°E / 48.864419; 2.397386
Capacitymain theatre: 750
small theatre: 200
Construction
Opened1951
ArchitectValentine Fabre,
John Perrottet
Website
www.colline.fr

The Théâtre national de la Colline (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ nɑsjɔnal la kɔlin]) is a theatre at 15, rue Malte-Brun in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The closest métro station is Gambetta. It is one of the five national theatres dedicated to drama which are entirely supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The other four are the Odéon-Théâtre, the Comédie-Française, the Théâtre National de Chaillot, and the Théâtre National de Strasbourg. Its status as a national theatre mandates that its mission is to promote contemporary works, hence the Colline mainly stages works of the twentieth century.

Various artists have succeeded at the direction of the theatre. Jorge Lavelli directed the theatre from 1987 to 1996, stage director Alain Françon directed it from 1996 to 2010. In January 2009, stage director, Stéphane Braunschweig became an associate artist at the theatre and assumed the directorship from 2010 to 2016. Actor, author and stage director Wajdi Mouawad was appointed director in April 2016.