The Théâtre de l'Atelier can be booked for conferences, company breakfasts, team building sessions by day or evening, shows, concerts, film shoots and photo shoots. Its auditorium seats 557 people, and its bar and lobby take up to 120 guests standing. The Théâtre de l'Atelier stands at 1 Place Charles Dullin, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, on a small square at the foot of Montmartre.
Seminars and company events
The event team, with several decades of experience, helps define and run each project. A company can use the auditorium for a plenary session or a presentation, then move guests to the bar for a breakfast, a coffee break or drinks. Day and evening formats are both offered. Shoots are part of the offer, and the film "Le Rideau rouge" was made inside the theater.
A technical sheet is available, and a separate stage management contact handles lighting, sound and set-up questions. Because the theater runs a full season of plays, dates depend on the show calendar.
Rooms and capacities
The auditorium holds 557 places on three levels. The stalls have 229 armchairs, 35 folding seats and 8 chairs in boxes. The dress circle has 129 armchairs, 27 folding seats and 6 chairs in boxes. The balcony has 111 armchairs and 11 folding seats.
The stage covers 110 m², enough for a panel, a small orchestra or a product set.
The bar seats 30 people and holds 50 standing. With the lobby added, it takes 120 guests for a reception. Place Charles Dullin, the small square in front of the theater, is also listed among the theater's assets.
Catering
The Bistrot de l'Atelier opens before performances from Tuesday to Saturday. The venue does not describe a catering service for private events on its site, so ask the event team which caterers can work in the bar and lobby.
History and setting
The theater was built in the 1810s and 1820s. The actor Pierre Jacques Seveste received a royal privilege in 1817 to run theaters on the outskirts of Paris, and the Théâtre Montmartre, the first of them, opened on November 23, 1822, in what was then the village of Orsel. It was renamed Théâtre du Peuple in 1848 and became a neighborhood playhouse once Montmartre joined Paris in 1860.
In 1922 Charles Dullin took over and gave it the name of his company, l'Atelier. With Louis Jouvet, Gaston Baty and Georges Pitoëff, he founded the Cartel des Quatre in 1927 to put literary quality before commercial appeal. The designer André Barsacq ran the house from 1940 and staged plays by Jean Anouilh, including "Antigone," as well as Françoise Sagan and Félicien Marceau. Later directors included Pierre Franck, who staged Pirandello, Ionesco and Beckett, Laura Pels from 1999, and Didier Long from 2015 to 2019.
Getting there
Anvers and Pigalle stations on metro line 2, and Abbesses and Pigalle on line 12, are a short walk away. Bus 54 stops at Anvers Sacré-Coeur. Nearby car parks include Parking Montmartre at 5 rue Dancourt, Parking Anvers at 41 boulevard de Rochechouart and Parking Clauzel at 20 rue Clauzel. Places are reserved in the auditorium for guests with reduced mobility.
