Didier
Sandre
536e sociétaire
Didier Sandre has been pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française since the 1st of November 2013 and had made his debut in Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Visit (La Visite de la vieille dame) under the direction of Christophe Lidon. As part of the company, he has interpreted Orgon in Molière’s Tartuffe staged by Galin Stoev and Capulet in Éric Ruf’s staging of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In July 2016, Didier Sandre performed Baron von Essenbeck in Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of Visconti The Damned. For Denis Podalydès, he played Guiche in Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac and Géronte in Molière’s Les Fourberies de Scapin. Anne Kessler entrusted him with Gustaf’s part in August Strindberg’s The Creditors.
As a child, Didier Sandre dreamed of becoming a dancer or a musician, and ultimately chose the theatre. The Russian Tania Balachova taught him the Stanislavski method before he became an intern with directors Jerzy Grotowski and Eugenio Barba. In 1968, Catherine Dasté hired him for La Pomme Verte, her theatre company for the young audience. Didier Sandre’s career took off thanks to a demanding repertoire directed by renowned directors. There, he performed in the following plays among others: Molière’s Dom Juan, Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Jakob Lenz’s Der Hofmeister (Le Précepteur) all staged by Bernard Sobel; in the four plays by Molière first shown in Avignon and subsequently in Paris directed by Antoine Vitez; and Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, Genet’s Les Paravents and Marivaux’s La Fausse suivante directed by Patrice Chéreau. Giorgio Strehler directed him in Corneille’s L’Illusion comique, while Claudia Stavisky directed him in Georges Feydeau’s Monsieur Chasse and Roland Schimmelpfennig’s Die Frau von früher (La Femme d’avant). Luc Bondy cast him for two plays by Arthur Schnitzler: Das weite Land (Terre étrangère) and Der einsame Weg (Chemin solitaire). Hans Peter Cloos directed him in August Strindberg’s The Dance of Death (Danse de mort) in which he starred beside Charlotte Rampling. In 1987, the National Critics Association (Syndicat national de la critique) rewarded him for his roles in Mishima’s Madame de Sade, Beaumarchais’s Le Mariage de Figaro and Claudel’s Le Soulier de Satin. Not only has Didier Sandre made a great contribution to hours of entertainment in subsidized theatres, but he has also made an impression in the realm of private theatre. His interpretation of Lord Goring in Oscar Wilde’s The Ideal Husband, as directed by Adrian Brinem, earned him a Molière Award in 1996. In 2013 he received the Brigadier Award for playing Stefan Zweig in Roland Harwood’s Collaboration beside Michel Aumont and Christiane Cohendy.
Didier Sandre is also a movie actor. He has been directed by Romain Goupil in La Java des ombres; Pascale Ferran in Petits arrangements avec les morts; Eric Rohmer in Conte d’automne; Lucas Belvaux in 38 Témoins and Pas son genre; Agnès Jaoui in Au bout du conte and Catherine Corsini in Un amour impossible. He has acted in multiple television features films, such as L’Allée du Roi and À la recherche du temps perdu both directed by Nina Companeez. He regularly collaborates with musicians on programs including music, literature and poetry.
Didier Sandre is Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters and Chevalier of the National Order of Merit.
Currently in
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
comedy-ballet by Molière
directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Richelieu
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Soon in
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
comedy-ballet by Molière
directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Porte Saint-Martin
At the Comédie-Française
2025-2026
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by Pierre Corneille directed by Denis Podalydès
Porte Saint-Martin
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comedy-ballet by Molière directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Porte Saint-Martin
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C'est lundi au Vieux-Co : About Jon...
Discussion and readings with director and translator of Jon Fosse’s work Gabriel Dufay,...
Vx-Colombier
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SHORT PLAYS by Jon Fosse directed by Gabriel Dufay
Studio
2024-2025
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EN TOURNÉE / Le Soulier de satin
by Paul Claudel staged and directed by Éric Ruf
Don Pélage et le second Chancelier
Avignon
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comedy-ballet by Molière directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Maître de philosophie (alternating)
Richelieu
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by Pierre Corneille directed by Suliane Brahim made by Clément Gaubert
Géronte, père de Dorante
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by Paul Claudel staged and directed by Éric Ruf
Don Pélage et le second Chancelier
Richelieu
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after Molière et la comédie classique by Louis Jouvet adapted and directed by Lisa Guez
Studio
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ON TOUR / Les Fourberies de Scapin
By Molière, directed by Denis Podalydès
On tour
2023-2024
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adapted from Fiodor Dostoïevski Adapted by Erwin Mortier Translate by Marie...
Stépane Trofimovitch Verkhovenski, ancien professeur d’université, ami intime de Varvara...
Richelieu
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by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Géronte, père de Léandre (alternating)
Richelieu
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Comedy-ballet by Molière Directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Maître de philosophie (alternating)
Richelieu
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Portrait d'acteur : Didier Sandre
PARADOXE(S) The motto, Simul et singulis, instantly places them at the heart of a...
Studio
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Public reading
Vx-Colombier
2022-2023
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by Marivaux Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
le Comte, père d’Hortense
Richelieu
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Paul Claudel devised and performed by Didier Sandre
Studio
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after Euripide Translated by Florence Dupont Adaptated and directed by Lisaboa...
Créon, roi de Corinthe
Richelieu
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artistic director Amélie Wendling
Vx-Colombier
2021-2022
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Comedy-ballet by Molière Directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Maître de philosophie (Alternating)
Richelieu
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by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Géronte
Richelieu
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by Molière artistic direction by Véronique Vella bifrontal system
Oronte
Vx-Colombier
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after Molière et la comédie classique by Louis Jouvet Adapted and directed by Lisa Guez
Élève comédien
Studio
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George Dandin ou le Mari confondu
by Molière artistic direction by Hervé Pierre bifrontal system
M. de Sotenville, gentilhomme campagnard
Vx-Colombier
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d’après J. M. Coetzee Adaptation et mise en scène Camille Bernon et Simon Bourgade
le Magistrat, gouverneur de la ville
Vx-Colombier
2020-2021
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d’après J. M. Coetzee Adaptation et mise en scène Camille Bernon et Simon Bourgade
le Magistrat, gouverneur de la ville
Vx-Colombier
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by Paul Claudel Devised and performed by Didier Sandre
Studio
2019-2020
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"Electra / Orestes" by Euripide Directed by Ivo van Hove
Tyndare
Richelieu
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"Scapin The Schemer" by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Géronte
Richelieu
2018-2019
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Didier Sandre / Charles Juliet
The Actors’ Attic
Richelieu
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Electra / Orestes by Euripide Directed by Ivo van Hove
Tyndare
Richelieu
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The Damned after the screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco and Enrico...
Baron Joachim von Essenbeck
Richelieu
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Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Géronte
Richelieu
2017-2018
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The Creditors by August Strindberg Directed by Anne Kessler
Gustaf
Studio
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by Lars Norén Directed by Lars Norén
J
Richelieu
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The Fop Reformed by Marivaux Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Le Comte, père d’Hortense
Richelieu
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The Rules of the Game based on the screenplay by Jean Renoir Directed by Christiane...
Le Général
Richelieu
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The Damned after the screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco and Enrico...
Baron Joachim von Essenbeck
Richelieu
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Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Géronte
Richelieu
2016-2017
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by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès
de Guiche
Richelieu
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The Rules of the Game after the screenplay by Jean Renoir Directed by Christiane Jatahy
Le Général
Richelieu
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Didier Sandre / Mahmoud Darwich
The Poets’ Attic
Richelieu
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The Fop Reformed by Marivaux Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
le Comte, père d’Hortense
Richelieu
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Directed by Éric Ruf
Capulet
Richelieu
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The Damned after the screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco and Enrico...
Baron Joachim von Essenbeck
Richelieu
2015-2016
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The Damned after the screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco and Enrico...
Baron Joachim von Essenbeck
Avignon
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by Molière Directed by Galin Stoev
Orgon
Richelieu
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by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès
de Guiche
Richelieu
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare DIrected by scène Éric Ruf
Capulet
Richelieu
2014-2015
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Jean Lebrun's radio show La Marche de l’histoire (The March of History), recorded with a...
Vx-Colombier
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Actors’ Reading at the museum Gustave Moreau
Musée Gustave Moreau
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Tribute
Vx-Colombier
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Reading
Vx-Colombier
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by Molière Directed by Galin Stoev
Orgon
Richelieu
2013-2014
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Jean Lebrun's radio show La Marche de l’histoire (The March of History), recorded with a...
Vx-Colombier
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Didier Sandre / Jean-Claude Ellena
Lecture des sens
Studio
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by Friedrich Dürrenmatt Directed by Christophe Lidon
Le Pasteur et le Peintre Hauser
Vx-Colombier
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Actor School
Studio
Gallery
La Messe là-bas 22-23
Didier Sandre
On ne sera jamais Alceste 2022
Didier Sandre
En attendant les barbares 21/22
Didier Sandre
Électre / Oreste 18/19
Christophe Montenez, Didier Sandre
Les Créanciers 17/18
Didier Sandre, Adeline d'Hermy
Poussière 17/18
Dominique Blanc, Anne Kessler, Françoise Gillard, Didier Sandre, Martine Chevallier
Les Fourberies de Scapin 17/18
Benjamin Lavernhe and Didier Sandre
Les Damnés 17/18
Didier Sandre
Le Petit-Maître corrigé 16/17
Didier Sandre and Claire de La Rüe du Can
Roméo et Juliette 15/16
Suliane Brahim, Didier Sandre and Danièle Lebrun
Tartuffe 15/16
Didier Sandre, Denis Podalydès
