Molière, the matchless Mozartean writer of comedies, is, however improbably, at the heart of a new debate in Paris. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, to use his real name, was born, or at least baptized, in ...

On “Molière, the Game of True and False” at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Richelieu Site, Paris. The exhibition strives to separate the myths and facts of Molière’s life. The show and its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French dramatist and actor Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Molière (1622-1673), circa 1660 (Getty) It was a first night like no other.

Regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and indeed, world literature, Euronews Culture celebrates the 400th anniversary of Molière's birth. Saturday marks the 400th anniversary ...

This year marks the four-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Molière, sometimes called France’s Shakespeare, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in January 1622 in the center of Paris. France has recently ...

Longtime eclipsed by other 19th-century figures, Olympe Audouard returns to the stage at the Auditorium Claude Debussy, on ...

Molière, France’s most famous playwright, turns 400 this year. Anniversary celebrations in France and around the world shine a light on an author who poked fun at authority, and whose work is said to ...

The Garden Fantasies are presented at the King's Garden (Potager du Roi) in Versailles on June 6, 7 and 13, 2026, as part of ...

The virulence of Molière's attack on religious hypocrisy is so extreme in his play Tartuffe that, at one point, he writes the famous stage direction: "The person talking is a total shit" – just to ...

At the Lycée Montaigne in Paris, students are re-enacting excerpts from his plays in a show highlighting violence against women, and Molière's modernity. The world of theatre will celebrate the 400th ...

What do Molière and Kansas City have in common? On the surface, not much. But by combining celebrations of the French playwright’s 400th birthday and the State of Missouri’s bicentennial, organisers ...