Four Breton theatres co-produce shows invited by the Festival d'Avignon:

- Théâtre National de Bretagne in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) co-product Lacrima directed by Caroline GuilaN'Guyen (Théâtre National de Strasbourg – Bas-Rhin), presented from 1^er July 11 at the Lycée Auband Gymnasium, The secret life of the old directed by Mohamed El Khatib (Zirlib – Orléans – Loiret) presented from 4 to 19 July at the Chartreuse de Villeneuve les Avignon (Gard) and Leviathan directed by Lorraine de Sagazan (La Brèche – Fontenay-sous-Bois – Val de Marne) presented from July 15 to 21 at the Lycée Aubanel Gymnasium.

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- La Passerelle, Saint-Brieuc national scene (Côtes-d'Armor) is also co-producer of Leviathan directed by Lorraine de Sagazan.

- Le Théâtre du Champ au Roy, Guingamp territory stage (Côtes-d'Armor) is co-producer of A voracious shadow directed by Mariano Pansotti (Buenos Aires – Argentina) presented from 2 to 20 July in decentralization in several municipalities around Avignon.

- Le Petit Écho de la Mode, Châtelaudrun territory scene (Côtes-d'Armor) co-production Canicular directed by Rebecca Jouno (La Octovre – Paris – Île-de-France) presented from 18 to 21 July at the Jardin de la Vierge at Lycée Saint-Joseph.

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- Gérard Deniaux (Quévert – Côtes-d'Armor) is one of the main artisans of the exhibition Never Give Time – Tribute to Alain Crombecque, police station of Antoine de Baecque from June 29 to July 21 at the Maison Jean Vilar.
Alain Crombecque (1939 – 2009) was director of the Festival d'Avignon from 1985 to 1992 then
of the Festival d'Automne in Ile-de-France from 1992 to 2009.
Gérard Deniaux was General Administrator of the Festival d'Avignon from 1992 until 2002 before co-directing the Théâtre des Célestins in Lyon (Rhône) with Claudia Stavisky and becoming Managing Director of Zingaro (Bartabas – Aubervilliers – Seine Saint Denis) with whom he created the Equestrian Show Academy of the Armoury of the great stable of the Palace of Versailles (Yvelines). In recent years he has been an active member of the association Théâtre en Rance in Dinan (Côtes-d'Armor).

Portraits by Alain Crombecque. Festival d'Avignon. - 1984 - Photo Fernand Michaud BnF dép. Performing arts 

- Several meetings are held at the Maison Jean Vilar with Gérard Deniaux (Quévert – 22), Catherine Anne (For the record – Port-Louis – Morbihan) and Arthur Nauzyciel (Théâtre National de Bretagne – Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine) on 7 July and with the Rennes translators André Markowicz and
Françoise Morvan on July 16

The Bretons in the Festival d'Avignon Off 2024

Of the 1,683 shows at the Festival Off d'Avignon, presented by more than 1,316 companies in 141 venues, some 30 Breton theatre companies stand out:

- Bajour (Collectif – Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine): the company contracted by the DRAC de Bretagne
present I want to talk about Duras (directed by Julien Derivaz and Katell Daunis) from 4 to 20 July at the Manufacture.

- Sébastien Barrier (Groix – Morbihan) presents Dear Jason Dear Andrew from 11 to 13 July to the
Manufacture.

- AK Warehouse (Laurance Henry – Saint-Brieuc – Côtes-d'Armor): the company under the
DRAC of Brittany presents What I mean 3 to 21 July at the Théâtre du Train Bleu
The performances benefit from the support of live performance in Brittany.

- Sylvain Maurice ([Working title] – Plobannalec-Lesconil – Finistère) co-directs It’s
dead (or almost) produced by Oh! Oui… (Joachim Latarget – Paris – Île-de-France) from July 3 to 21 at the Théâtre du Train Bleu.

- Out of thin air (Céline Poli – Quimper – Finistère) presents It’s Friday today from 6 to
July 21 at the spectator’s court.
The performances benefit from the support of live performance in Brittany.

- The Company of the 7th Drawer (Elisabeth Troestler – Sainte-Hélène – Morbihan) presents Bets to
the index from 1 to 23 July at the Audience Court.

- 114 Company (Nicolas Petisoff – Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents How to confess your love
when you don’t know the word to say it? from 3 to 21 July at the Manufacture.
This show received support for the production of the DRAC de Bretagne in 2023. 

- Drolatic Industry (Maud Gérard and Gilles Debenat – Redon – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents Papic from 6 to
21 July at the Spectator’s Court, The pocket stories of Molly Biquette July 3 to 21 (odd days) and The pocket stories of Mr. Perpperscott from 4 to 20 July (even days) at Espace Alya.
Papic received production aid from the DRAC de Bretagne in 2019.
The representations of Papic benefit from live performance support in Brittany.

Papic Presented from 6 to
21 July at the Spectator Court

- The illustrious righteous children (Marjolaine Juste – Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents The epic of Penelope from July 2 to 21 at Espace Alya.

- The Guild (Luc Rodier and Loris Verrecchia – Goudelin – Côtes-d'Armor) present Michel and Claude from 3 to 21 July at Espace Alya.

- The Common Man (Valéry Forestier – Montfort-sur-Meu – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents Ubu Roi the
9 July at the Théâtre de l'Oulle-la Factory in Avignon (Vaucluse).

- Company 2052 (Mélanie Leray – Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine): the company contracted by the
DRAC of Brittany presents Merit from 9 to 21 July to 11.
The performances are supported by Spectacle Vivant en Bretagne

Merit presented from 9 to 21 July to 11

- 13/31 (Lisa Guez – Pluduno – Côtes-d'Armor): the company under the DRAC of Brittany presents Vertebrate from 10 to 21 July at the Théâtre des Carmes.

- The Free Cow (Meriem Menant – Pordic – Côtes-d’Armor) presents the trilogy Emma the clown under
The couch, Emma dead not even afraid, who lives in this empty place? July 1st, 8th and 15th at La Scala Provence.
The three shows in this retrospective have benefited from production support from the DRAC de Bretagne.

- Of Lights and Shadows (Guy-Pierre Couleau – Concarneau – Finistère): the company under contract to the DRAC de Bretagne presents Nightingale with a rotten tongue from 20 to 21 July at the Théâtre Essaïon in Avignon.

- André Markowicz and Françoise Morvan (Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine): the Brétilliens translators present The Other Russia (commented reading) from 9 to 14 July and The Sonnets of Shakespeare (commented reading) from 16 to 21 July at La Scala Provence.

- The Sleeping Water Company (Gwendoline Destremeau – Lamballe-Armor – Côtes-d'Armor) presents Eurydice in the underworld from 3 to 21 July at the Théâtre des Carmes and Leviathan from 3 to 21 July at the Théâtre Artéphile.

- Guy-Pierre Couleau (Des Lumières et des Ombres – Concarneau – Finistère) stages The Supplication, show produced by the company Lolita Monga (Reunion) from July 5 to 21 at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

- 13/10th in Ut (Frédérique Mingant – Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents Standing (reading) on July 13 at the SACD space at the Conservatoire du Grand Avignon .

- Lauma Island (Laurent Mascles – Brest – Finistère) presents Bluebeard from 2 to 21 July at the Théâtre au Bout there in Avignon.

Bluebeard

- Tsen Productions (Olivier Martin-Salvan – Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine): the DRAC de Bretagne-affiliated company presents The Gauls (reading) on July 12 at the Conservatoire du Grand Avignon – Olivier Messiaen.

- The company Les Bleus de Travail (Collectif – La Roche Derrien – Côtes-d’Armor) presents 3 clowns from 3 to 21 July in La Luna.

3 clowns

- Rounds of texts (Jean-François Balendi – Pont-Péan – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents The Happy Turn from 3 to 21 July at the Albatros Theatre.

- Circles in the water (Véronique Durupt – Chevaigné – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents Counterpoint July 3 to 20 at Incongru .

- Chon (Claire Bidet and Caroline Dubois – Hénon – Côtes-d’Armor) presents Jeanne and Gabrielle rest in plagues from 3 to 21 July at the Ambigu Théâtre.

- Charivari (Paul Keaton – Saint-Brieuc – Côtes-d’Armor) presents Western shells from 6 to 19 July at Karabouf Barthelasse.

- The café theatre of the red balloons (Sébastien Mbarek – Lamballe-Armor – Côtes-d’Armor) presents Back to the break from 3 to 21 July in La Marelle des Teinturiers.

- Mimi The Legend (Philippe Sohier – La Ville es Nonais – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents A turtle on the back from 3 to 21 July at the Albatros Theatre.

- The company Les Ébahis (Barthélémy Héran – Névez – Finistère) presents Victor Hugo
O.A.T: n°1 of French rap from July 3 to 21 at the Théâtre au bout là-bas.

- Alckemi Academy (Pierre-Gilles Thouret – Rennes – Ille-et-Vilaine) presents Say, what do you want to do when you grow up? from 3 to 21 July at Al Andalus.

- Hidalgo Events (Florent Longépé – Plumeliau-Bieuzy – Morbihan,) presents Elsewhere from 3 to 21 July at the Marelle des Teinturiers.