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URL:https://nlocale.fr/en/evenements/villers-cotterets-2026-11-21-ec6aba68/
SUMMARY:Théâtre amateur francophone à Villers-Cotterêts
DESCRIPTION:The International French-speaking Amateur Theatre Festival brings six companies to the auditorium of the Cité internationale de la langue française in Villers-Cotterêts on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026, at 5 € per show or 15 € for a pass.\nI am taking you to Villers-Cotterêts, to the Cité internationale de la langue française, which is hosting the International French-speaking Amateur Theatre Festival again after a first edition in 2025.\n\nOver two days, six companies from across the French-speaking world take turns in the auditorium, at 11:00, 14:30 and 17:00. On Saturday 21 November: “Les toilettes de l’entreprise” by Tristan Choisel, performed by Les Tricoteuses (Hem), an absurd social whodunnit; “À la bonne heure du bonheur” by Serge Baril, by the Théâtre des Poêles à Bois (Shawinigan, Quebec); and “Les grandes marées” by Alex Lorette, by the Studio Théâtre du Luxembourg. On Sunday 22 November: “État sauvage” by Stéphane Jaubertie, by Compagnie T à Part (Geneva and Fillingues); “Après nous” by Dominique Bréda, by La Très Ordinaire Compagnie (Charleroi); and “Par amour” by Pape Mbodj Ndao, by Compagnie Kaddu Askanwi (Senegal).\n\nThe audience votes for its favourite play, while a group of eight spectators aged 15 to 18 awards a Young People’s Choice. On Sunday you can meet the companies at 18:00, before the awards at 19:00.\n\nEach show costs 5 €, the pass for all six 15 €, with unreserved seating. Information on 03 64 92 43 43.\nDates: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026, shows at 11:00, 14:30 and 17:00; on Sunday, meet the companies at 18:00 and awards at 19:00. Venue: auditorium, Cité internationale de la langue française, 1 Place Aristide Briand, Villers-Cotterêts. Prices: 5 € per show, 15 € pass for six. Unreserved seating. Information: 03 64 92 43 43.\nI am offering you a tour of the French-speaking world without a passport, from Shawinigan to Guinaw Rails, all from the same auditorium seat. Take the pass: at that price you will form firm opinions for the Audience Award, and perhaps even the arguments to defend your favourite.\nFrench-speaking amateur theatre festival, Villers-Cotterêts\nFestival International de Théâtre Amateur Francophone on 21 and 22 November 2026 at the Cité in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne: six companies, 5 € a show.\nHow much does the amateur theatre festival cost?\nEach show costs 5 €, and a pass for all six shows costs 15 €.\nWhich countries are represented?\nCompanies from France, Quebec, Luxembourg, France and Switzerland, Belgium and Senegal.\nWhat time are the performances?\nAt 11:00, 14:30 and 17:00 on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026.\nWhen are the awards presented?\nOn Sunday 22 November at 19:00 in the auditorium, after a meeting with the companies at 18:00.
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