Théâtre de Verdure summer season returns to Bois de Boulogne with diverse program

Key facts

• Théâtre de Verdure du Jardin Shakespeare is an open-air theater in Bois de Boulogne, Paris.
• The venue was inaugurated in 1853.
• The 2026 summer season runs from May 30 to September 27.
• Program includes nine performances spanning theater, music, dance, and readings.
• Each edition features site-specific creations and residencies.
• "Fiesta" by Gwendoline Soublin runs May 30–July 4.
• "Shakespeare Love" by Ana Lorvo runs May 30–August 30.
• "La Tempête" directed by Sarah Oppenheim runs June 20–September 20.
• "Sur les chantiers de l'éternité" by Mathieu Genet is on July 8 and September 26.
• "La contrebasse" by Patrick Süskind, performed by Nicolas Senty, runs July 10–12.
• "Le destin tragicomique de Tubby et Nottubby" by Sophie Brech and Louis Fortier runs August 21–23.
• "Sinon on te mange !" by Marc-Elie Piedagnel runs August 22–27.
• "Lettre au père" by Franz Kafka, adapted by Carles Romero Vidal, runs September 4–25.
• "Tempête pour marionnette" by Adélaïde Pralon and Conor Short runs September 5–27.
• The theater is fully vegetated and integrates art with nature.