The Théâtre de la Madeleine, at 19 rue de Surène in Paris 8th, can be hired for company events, receptions and conventions for 10 to 732 guests. Four spaces are on offer: a 732-seat auditorium, the Grand Foyer for up to 300 standing guests, a bar for 60 and the galleries, which hold up to 600 across the building. Hire is possible by day or in the evening, on its own or around the show on the bill.
Seminars and company events
The theater lists product launches, conventions, seminars, colloquia, conferences, press conferences and public relations operations among the events it hosts. A company can rent the main auditorium and its annexes for a launch or a convention, which suits plenary sessions with a stage and fixed seating. For smaller groups, the theater says it can privatize its spaces in the hours before or after a performance for 10 to 100 guests, with the best seats for the show reserved for them.
The events team builds a format with each organiser rather than selling a fixed package. Requests go to evenements@theatremadeleine.com, and the team looks at the date, the number of guests and whether the evening is linked to the show or not.
Rooms and capacities
The auditorium was built by the architect Charles Imandt in 1924. It has 732 seats: 320 in the orchestra, 265 in the circle and 124 in the balcony. The stage measures 70 square meters.
The Grand Foyer is on the first floor. It is a paneled room with a parquet floor, large windows and soft lighting, and it receives up to 150 guests. Opening the adjoining gallery brings the capacity to 300. The theater bar was restored in 2012. It opens onto the orchestra and the boxes and holds up to 60 people. The galleries, with their marble and red carpet, allow up to 600 people across the whole theater, which makes them the space to use for a large standing reception.
A typical combination is a plenary session in the auditorium, followed by a cocktail in the Grand Foyer and the galleries, or a smaller reception in the bar before the show.
Catering
The pages we reviewed do not describe a catering offer or a list of caterers. Food and drink arrangements for a reception are agreed with the events team when the quote is prepared.
History and setting
The theater dates from 1924 and has been closely associated with Sacha Guitry. The official text names recent performers such as Philippe Noiret, Fanny Ardant, Jean Rochefort, Alain Delon, Audrey Tautou and Catherine Frot. Today it runs a programme of comedies and one-person shows, and hosts private events beside it. The building sits a short walk from place de la Madeleine, in the business and shopping district of the 8th arrondissement.
Getting there
The address is 19 rue de Surène, 75008 Paris. The official site gives Madeleine metro station as the access point, a few minutes on foot from the theater. The area is also served by several bus routes, and the station connects lines 8, 12 and 14, which helps when guests arrive from different parts of the Paris region.
