The Théâtre Actuel La Bruyère can host conventions, general meetings, New Year addresses, private screenings, award ceremonies, training sessions and private performances for up to 336 seated guests. The theater stands at 5 rue La Bruyère, near Place Saint-Georges, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, and hires out its auditorium, stage, foyer and studio to companies.
Seminars and company events
The theater sells daytime hire from Monday to Saturday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., for a half day of four hours or a full day of eight. Evening events are possible on Monday and Sunday nights, after discussion with the team. Typical uses are company conventions, general assemblies, seminars, award and diploma ceremonies, contests, photo shoots and filming, training sessions, improvisation workshops, conferences and end-of-year shows. A company can also book a private performance of one of the plays on the bill for its clients or staff.
A general stage manager runs each event and handles sound, lighting and the control room. Wireless microphones, a video projector and a large screen are supplied. For private film screenings, the theater lists a cinema screen of 6 by 5 meters. A bar and stage furniture such as chairs and a low table are available on request, along with a cloakroom and ushers for seating guests. Smaller groups for training can ask for an adapted rate.
Rooms and capacities
The auditorium covers 110 square meters and has 336 seats: 234 in the stalls on the ground floor and 102 in the balcony. It is air-conditioned and accessible to guests with reduced mobility. The stage measures 35 square meters, with a playing area 6.5 meters wide and 5.5 meters deep, plus a 2-meter apron in front of the curtain, which keeps speakers close to the audience.
The foyer bar covers 170 square meters and takes 150 to 200 people for a reception before or after a session. It has lounge corners for small groups and a bar with a coffee machine. The studio on the fifth floor, 35 square meters with its own washroom, suits workshops for small groups. The theater gives four spaces and 280 square meters in total.
Catering
The theater has no kitchen of its own. The foyer bar serves hot and cold drinks and snacks, and a bar service can be arranged for events. For a cocktail or a meal, ask the events manager which caterers can work in the foyer.
History and setting
The theater opened in 1943, during the Occupation, when the actors Georges Herbert and Paquita Claude took over a disused conference hall. Paquita Claude, a figure of the Resistance, hid people in the cellars. The house had its first major hit in 1948 with the Branquignols of Robert Dhéry. From 1954, the director Georges Vitaly enlarged the auditorium, rebuilt the stage and added the balcony. Under Stephan Meldegg, from 1982, the theater premiered plays by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri and won 13 Molière awards. Marguerite Gourgue modernized the foyer and stage from 2008, and Fleur and Thibaud Houdinière have run the theater since 2023.
Getting there
Saint-Georges station on metro line 12 and Pigalle on line 2 are close by, as is the Saint-Georges stop of bus 74. Gare Saint-Lazare is a 15-minute walk away. The Saint-Georges car park on rue Clauzel is about 100 meters from the door, and the Trinité d'Estienne d'Orves and Mansart car parks are within 500 meters. Large suitcases and scooters are not allowed inside.
