Claude
Mathieu

474e sociétaire

Claude Mathieu trained at the Rouen Conservatoire prior to joining Alain Bézu’s Company in 1972, which will transform into the Théâtre des Deux-Rives. In 1976, she enrolled at the Paris Conservatoire national supérieur d’art dramatique where Antoine Vitez and Marcel Bluwal taught her. Bluwal directed her in Don Juan Comes Back from the War by Ödön von Horváth at the Théâtre de l'Est Parisien. Jacques Rosner first directed her in Marivaux’s La Double Inconstance at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord and later in Pierre Laville’s Du côté des îles at the Théâtre de l'Odéon. Pierre Romans directed her in Pierre Léaud’s Fugue en mineur(e) at the Petit Odéon as well as in Corneille’s L'Illusion comique at the Théâtre de la Commune. She started at the Comédie-Française as an intern student in 1979, and made her debut by interpreting Irina in Chekhov’s The Three Sisters staged by Jean-Paul Roussillon. Since the 1st of January 2017, she has been Doyenne de la Troupe, where she became the 474th sociétaire since the 1st of January 1985. She worked with the following directors: Jean-Luc Boutté in Victor Hugo’s Mary Tudor, Carlo Goldoni’sThe Impressario from Smyrna, Molière’s Les Précieuses Ridicules and L'Impromptu de Versailles; Jorge Lavelli in Corneille’s Polyeucte; Antoine Vitez in René Kalisky’sDave au bord de mer, Beaumarchais’ Le Mariage de Figaro and Bertolt Brecht’s The Life of Galileo; Alain Françon in Corneille’sLe Menteur; Jacques Lassalle in Italo Svevo’sUn mari, Carlo Goldoni’s Il Campiello and Ödön von Horváth’s Figaro Gets a Divorce; Daniel Mesguich in Racine’s Mithridate and Andromaque, Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Offenbach’s La Vie parisienne; Denis Podalydès in Alfred de Musset’s Fantasio ; Galin Stoev in Molière’s Tartuffe and Hanoch Levin’s Douce vengeance et autres sketches; Éric Ruf in Ibsen’s Peer Gynt and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ; Emmanuel Daumas in Marguerite Duras’ La Pluie d'été and Voltaire’s Candide; Lilo Baur in Federico García Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba ; Louise Vignaud in Seneca’s Phaedra; and Arnaud Desplechin in Strindberg’s Father. Desplechin directed her in his television film La Forêt, broadcast on Arte Television in 2014, and then in My Golden Days (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse), which was released in cinemas in 2015. Claude Mathieu wrote the dramatic composition of Chekhov’s On the Road for Guillaume Gallienne, whom she first directed in the monologue Saint François, le divin jongleur at the Studio-Théâtre and later at the Paris Théâtre de l'Ouest in his autobiographical play Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table, later adapted for the cinema. She was also artistic consultant on Maryline, Gallienne’s second feature film from 2017. In 2009, she directed Le Monde de Bulle by Agathe de La Boulaye. Very involved in the musical sphere, Claude Mathieu has participated in Cabarets at the Comédie-Française, notably directing the Cabaret Léo Ferré. She has read the title role of Stravinsky’s Persephone in concert, at the Royal Albert Hall and the London Royal Festival Hall. In 2017, she was part of the reading of Racine’s Bérénice on France Culture Radio.

Claude Mathieu is Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres), Knight of the Order of Merit (Chevalier dans l’ordre du Mérite) and Knight of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur).

During the 2018-2019 season, Claude Mathieu plays in Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexandre as staged by Julie Deliquet and in Euripides’ Electra/Orestes byIvo van Hove. Claude Mathieu will be the subject of an issue of Paradoxe(s).

Soon in

Les Géants de la montagne

Luigi Pirandello
artistic director Marina Hands

Trois fois Ulysse

by Claudine Galea
Directed by Laëtitia Guédon

Vx-Colombier

At the Comédie-Française

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

  • Monsieur de Pourceaugnac

    by Molière artistic direction by Véronique Vella bifrontal system

    Second Médecin et un musicien

    Vx-Colombier

  • Le Tartuffe ou l'Hypocrite

    by Molière Directed by Ivo van Hove

    Mme Pernelle, mère d'Orgon

    Richelieu

  • 7 minutes

    by Stefano Massini directed by Maëlle Poésy

    Odette

    Vx-Colombier

2020-2021

  • Le Côté de Guermantes

    d'après Marcel Proust Adaptation et mise en scène Christophe Honoré

    la Grand-Mère de Marcel

    Théâtre Marigny

2019-2020

  • La Conférence des objets

    "The Object Conference" Written and directed by Christine Montalbetti

    La Boîte à couture

    Studio

  • Électre / Oreste

    "Electra / Orestes" by Euripide Directed by Ivo van Hove

    le Coryphée

    Richelieu

2018-2019

2017-2018

2016-2017

  • Père

    The Father by August Strindberg Directed by Arnaud Desplechin

    Margret, la vieille nourrice du capitaine (en alternance)

    Richelieu

  • Roméo et Juliette

    Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Directed by Éric Ruf

    La nourrice

    Richelieu

2015-2016

  • Tartuffe

    by Molière Directed by Galin Stoev

    Madame Pernelle (en alternance)

    Richelieu

  • Roméo et Juliette

    Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare DIrected by scène Éric Ruf

    La nourrice

    Richelieu

  • La Maison de Bernarda Alba

    by Federico García Lorca Directed by Lilo Baur

    La servante

    Richelieu

  • Père

    The Father by August Strindberg Directed by Arnaud Desplechin

    Voix de la mère de Laura

    Richelieu

2014-2015

2013-2014

  • Richard III

    by William Shakespeare Reading directed by Anne Kessler

    La vieille Reine Marguerite

    Maison de la Radio

  • Candide

    by Voltaire Directed by Emmanuel Daumas

    Studio

  • Psyché

    by Molière Directed by Véronique Vella

    Jupiter et Lycas

    Richelieu

  • Un fil à la patte

    A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps

    Marceline

    Richelieu

  • Claude Mathieu / Marguerite Duras

    Des femmes au Panthéon

    Panthéon

2012-2013

2011-2012

  • Peer Gynt

    by Henrik Ibsen Directed by Éric Ruf

    Une paysanne, La mère du marié, une Fille des pâturages, un Troll, Kari, une Mousmé

    Grand Palais

  • Erzuli Dahomey, déesse de l'amour

    by Jean-René Lemoine Directed by Éric Génovèse

    Victoire Maison

    Vx-Colombier

  • Un fil à la patte

    A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps

    Marceline

    Richelieu

  • Claude Mathieu

    Actor School

    Studio

  • La Pluie d'été

    by Marguerite Duras Directed by Emmanuel Daumas

    La Mère

    Vx-Colombier

2010-2011

2009-2010

  • Fantasio

    by Alfred de Musset Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Facio et la Gouvernante d'Elsbeth, Epilogue

    Richelieu

  • Les affaires sont les affaires

    Business is Business by Octave Mirbeau DIrected by Marc Paquien

    Madame Isidore Lechat

    Vx-Colombier

  • La Grande Magie

    by Eduardo De Filippo Directed by Dan Jemmett

    Zaira (en alternance)

    Richelieu

  • Figaro divorce

    Figaro Gets a Divorce by Ödön von Horváth Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    La Sage-femme (en alternance)

    Richelieu

2008-2009

  • Il Campiello

    by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Orsola, friturière

    Richelieu

  • La Grande Magie

    by Eduardo De Filippo Directed by Dan Jemmett

    Zaira

    Richelieu

  • Figaro divorce

    Figaro Gets a Divorce by Ödön von Horváth Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    La Sage-femme

    Richelieu

  • Fantasio

    by Alfred de Musset Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Facio et la Gouvernante d'Elsbeth, Epilogue

    Richelieu

2007-2008

2006-2007

  • Le Cid

    by Pierre Corneille Directed by Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman

    Elvire, suivante de Chimène

    Richelieu

  • Il Campiello

    by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Orsola, friturière

    Richelieu

2005-2006

  • Le Cid

    by Pierre Corneille Directed by Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman

    Elvire

    Richelieu

2004-2005

2003-2004

2002-2003

2001-2002

  • Andromaque

    Andromache by Jean Racine Directed by Daniel Mesguich

    Andromaque

    Richelieu

2000-2001

  • Andromaque

    Andromache by Jean Racine Directed by Daniel Mesguich

    Andromaque

    Richelieu

  • Oublier

    by Marie Laberge Directed by Daniel Benoin

    Judith

    Vx-Colombier

1999-2000

  • Va donc chez Törpe

    by François Billetdoux Directed by Georges Werler

    Opportune

    Vx-Colombier

1998-1999

  • Mithridate

    by Jean Racine Directed by Daniel Mesguich

    Monime

    Vx-Colombier

  • L’Île morte

    by René Zahnd Directed by Henri Ronse

    Julie

    Vx-Colombier

  • Arcadia

    by Tom Stoppard Directed by Philippe Adrien

    Anna Jarvis

    Richelieu

1997-1998

  • Agatha

    by Marguerite Duras Directed by Alison Hornus

    She

    Studio

  • La Tempête

    The Tempest by William Shakespeare Directed by Daniel Mesguich

    la Figure du Masque (en alternance)

    Richelieu

  • Arcadia

    by Tom Stoppard Directed by Philippe Adrien

    Anna Jarvis

    Vx-Colombier

1996-1997

  • Tite et Bérénice

    by Pierre Corneille Directed by Patrick Guinand

    Bérénice

    Vx-Colombier

1995-1996

  • Mithridate

    by Jean Racine Directed by Daniel Mesguich

    Monime

    Vx-Colombier

  • La Double inconstance

    The Double Inconstancy by Marivaux Directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel

    Lisette

    Vx-Colombier

1994-1995

  • La Double inconstance

    The Double Inconstancy by Marivaux Directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel

    Lisette

    Vx-Colombier

1993-1994

  • La Glycine

    by Serge Rezvani Directed by Jean Lacornerie

    Anna

    Vx-Colombier

  • Les Amants puérils

    by Fernand Crommelynck Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz

    Voisins, voisines

    Vx-Colombier

  • Les Précieuses ridicules

    The Affected Young Ladies by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté

    Magdelon

    Richelieu

  • L'Impromptu de Versailles

    The Versailles Impromptu by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté

    Miss Du Croisy

    Richelieu

1992-1993

1991-1992

  • Le Mariage de Figaro

    by Beaumarchais Directed Antoine Vitez

    Chérubin

    Richelieu

  • La Vie de Galilée

    Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Antoine Vitez

    la Femme du chanteur

    Richelieu

  • Un mari

    by Italo Svevo Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Amelia

    Odéon

1990-1991

  • Le Mariage de Figaro

    by Beaumarchais Directed by Antoine Vitez

    Chérubin

    Richelieu

  • Aïda vaincue

    by René Kalisky Directed by Jacques Connort

    Zora

    Odéon

  • La Vie de Galilée

    Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Antoine Vitez

    la Femme du chanteur

    Richelieu

1989-1990

1988-1989

1987-1988

1986-1987

  • Polyeucte

    by Pierre Corneille Directed by Jorge Lavelli

    Pauline

    Richelieu

1985-1986

  • Le Menteur

    by Pierre Corneille Directed by Alain Françon

    Clarice

    Richelieu

  • L'Imprésario de Smyrne

    by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté

    Lucrezia

    Richelieu

1984-1985

1983-1984

  • La Mort de Sénèque

    by Tristan L'Hermite Directed by Jean-Marie Villegier

    Epicharis

    Richelieu

  • Cinna

    by Pierre Corneille Directed by Jean-Marie Villegier

    Émilie

    Richelieu

  • L'Avare

    The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon

    Élise

    Richelieu

1982-1983

  • Amphitryon

    by Molière Directed by Philippe Adrien

    Alcème

    Richelieu

1981-1982

  • Marie Tudor

    by Victor Hugo Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté

    Jane

    Richelieu

  • Les Cenci

    by Antonin Artaud Directed by Jacques Baillon

    Béatrice

    Odéon

1980-1981

  • Tartuffe

    by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon

    Mariane

    Richelieu

1979-1980

  • Tartuffe

    by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon

    Mariane

    Richelieu

  • L'Avare

    The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon

    Mariane

    Richelieu

  • Dave au bord de mer

    by René Kalisky Directed by Antoine Vitez

    Mi-Mi, Michol Bath Qish

    Odéon

1978-1979

  • L'Avare

    The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon

    Mariane

    Richelieu

  • Les Trois Sœurs

    by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon

    Irina

    Odéon

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