Theatre in Cinemas

Since 2016, the Comédie-Française and Pathé Live have developed a unique programme for school audiences. Upon simple request from teachers to their local cinema (across all networks, including independent cinemas), on-demand daytime screenings can be arranged. Each production is accompanied by a teaching pack and a filmed excerpt study guide, both available to download on our website.

Nearly 315,000 students have already taken part in this programme.

  • Around twenty productions are available for school screenings, suitable for all levels and curricula. From Molière to Racine, from Feydeau to Marivaux and Shakespeare:

    From primary school 

    Andersen La Reine des neiges – l’histoire oubliée
    Malot Sans famille
    Molière Les Fourberies de Scapin
    Verne 20 000 lieues sous les mers

    From secondary school (collège)

    Marivaux Le Petit-Maître corrigé
    Molière L’Avare, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Le Malade imaginaire,
    Les Femmes savantes
    Rostand Cyrano de Bergerac
    Shakespeare Roméo et Juliette

    From secondary school (lycée) 

    Corneille Le Cid
    Euripide Électre / Oreste
    Feydeau La Puce à l’oreille
    Molière Le Misanthrope, Le Tartuffe ou l’Hypocrite
    Racine Britannicus
    Shakespeare Hamlet, La Nuit des rois, Le Roi Lear, Macbeth
    Hugo Lucrèce Borgia

  • Step 1. I select a production and a time slot to arrange the screening for my class. 

    Step 2. I contact the cinema of my choice near my school (all cinemas can take part) — independent cinemas, UGC, MK2, Kinepolis, Cinéville, Mégarama, CGR, Pathé, etc. 

    Do you need help getting in touch with a cinema? 
    comediefrancaiseaucinema@pathe.com  

  • Teaching packs, written by teachers, are available for all productions.

    All teaching resources for use in the classroom and during the screening can be downloaded below.

    Découvrir les ressources pédagogiques

    All video resources (excerpts, interviews, training materials, etc.) are available on the Pathé Live YouTube channel: