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The municipal Theater

The municipal theater “candy box resplendy”, as of its unveiling on November 20th, 1902, cleared the way with artistic creation: symphonic opera, ballet, concerts, dramatic art…

On the scene of this theater, multiple parts were majestically represented by the large actors of the landscapes theatrical Tunisian, Arab and international.
What put the capable Tunisians to discover the schools of the theater and works of the dramatic literature.

With the reformer Aly BEN AYED, director of the municipal troop of theater during the Fifties and Sixties, theatrical creation was enriched owing to the translation and interpretation by the masterpieces by the dramatic art by the large playwrights (pug - Shakespeare…).
Today, the municipal theater celebrates its centenary, illuminant its scene by variable programming (plays, musical productions, exposures, festivals…).

The Theater of the town of Tunis, superb architecture style Art nouveau, conceived by a French architect called Resplendy.On called it the Resplendy candy box. It was inaugurated on November 20th, 1902 with an opera of Jules Massent” Manon “.

The large Masters of the opera made the essence of the program of the first seasons with the most prestigious actors of the moment peels mixes where one can quote side operated Wagner, Verdi, Pucciné, Bellini, but the French Masters to the most obscure composers also appeared in the program, with Massenet, already quoted but also Meyerber, Messayer, Gounot, Saint Seans, Halevy, Charles Lecoq and certain Planquette.

Concening the theater it is necessary quite naturally to evoke the memory of Sarah Bernhardt and the greatest tragedies of the French comedy of the time “Madam without embarrassment” of Victorian Sardou was given since 1905.

Between the two wars, the Masters of the theater who made the modernity of the moment came to play on the scene of the theater Municipal Louis Jouvet, member of famous CarTél. theatrical (with Dullin, Chip and Baty) had even received a Tunisian decoration following a representation of sound greater success “Knock or the triumph of medicine” part of Jules Romains.

After the 2nd world war, in fact the superstars of the time came to astonish the contemporary public, the Gérard Philipe following the example of and the popular national theater of Jean Vilar.

On its side, the Renault-Barrault company had come on several occasions to propose surprising them productions of Jean Louis Barreault. Obviously, the light comedies were constantly with the poster with its superstars, tells that Paul Meurisse, Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélix, Bernard Blier, François Périer. The large theater and actors and the large film stars, then were requested before even the independence of the country, Georges Abiadh, Youssef Wahbi, especially, Zaki Tuleyemet which was even during a few years director of the troop of the town of Tunis

There had been also Farid Elatrach as well as the unforgettable Eastern dancing star Samia Jamel.

After the Independence, the Tunisian theater through, the troop of the town of Tunis founded in 1954 shone of thousand fires, especially with the large reformer of the scene which was Ali Ben Ayed, director of the municipal troop of theater of then.

They were brilliant outstanding creations of the whole beginning of the year sixty with Caligula of A. Camus adapted judiciously by Hassen Zemerli and brilliantly interpreted by Ali Ben Ayed.
Followed by the greatest creations of this last with Othello de Shakespeare (1964). Mourad III of Boularès (1966). Yerma de Lorca (1966). The man with the donkey of E. Madani (1970).

With the decade sixty ten it is the emergence of other shapes of theater to which the municipal theater was attentive Tél.le that the new theater and its creations of the time “Lem”, e.g. “Julius Caesar” of the troop of the town of Tunis marked one strong moment in the life of this company. A new Reading of Shakespeare was proposed in 1982 through the creation of this work of the English poet.
The ninteens were marked by the creations of “Familia” Production with the In love ones with the deserted coffee, “one evening particular”, and the immense success recorded by “Jounoun” which was seen carried with the program of the prestigious festival of Avignon 2002.
After its restoration and with re-entry 2002/2003 the theater found its gloss and its splendor of yesteryear.
It is the season of the centenary.
A program worthy of the event was prepared with the great happiness of the art lovers and spectacles.

Address : 02, Grece Street Tunis
Phone : 71 259 499
Fax: 71 259 648

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