Feminine Feminine (Adj, f ) [feminε̃, in]: relating to woman, women / that looks like a woman. Since 2006, Exchange Theatre produces major unknown French plays in their first English version. After a two years creative residency at the French Institute, exploring bilingualism on stage, and a double production in both French and English of […]
15th anniversary! This year, at Exchange Theatre we celebrate our 15th birthday. With the covid restrictions, our anniversary season will be online and we will offer two different productions. THE CAT IN (re)BOOTS and our first very own documentary ”IN Exchange” which delves into the vision, values and making of the company’s work. Over 15 […]
Introduction of The Cat in (re) boots Exchange Theatre is back on stage at the Brighton Fringe Festival with a new family show : The Cat in (re) boots ! With Kindness, Fraternity and Diversity, our anti-racist version reclaims Puss in Boots for what he really is: all he does is out of generosity and […]
This year would have seen of our annual production (at Camden People Theatre). But with the covid lockdown, we had to close our studio-space, cancel all our rehearsals and auditions as well as our sources of income like hires or evening classes. We closed the office until it became appropriate to re-open. A big THANK YOU to The […]
Introduction of Closed Lands The English premiere of Closed Lands (Terres Closes), by French award-winning playwright Simon Grangeat, performed by an all-female international cast as part of VAULT Festival. Why is the ‘free world’ obsessed with walls? A unique fusion of poetry, satire, reportage, and traveller’s diary, Closed Lands traces the history of modern walls – real […]
Exchange Theatre’s take on Yasmina Reza ‘s classic play. Written in 1994 and translated in 40 languages, Art by Yasmina Reza has been performed and awarded all over the world. “Moliere” awards in France, Tony Award for Best Foreign play in the US and Laurence Olivier Award in the UK. After our successful runs of […]
Presented by Exchange Theatre with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre. “Noon at the sun. Noon at the centre of our lives.” Presentation of Break of Noon The London premiere in English of Paul Claudel’s Break of Noon is on at Finborough Theatre as part of the 150-year anniversary of Finborough Theatre’s building – and […]
Introduction of Noor, A True Story of Liberté Noor, A True Story of Liberté, the story of how a multi-cultural spy helped shape the world. Exchange Theatre presents a new devised family show about an inspiring historical heroine: Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan. In WW2, she was a secret agent and a super heroin undercover. She was […]
Double Offie nominated in 2018, Exchange Theatre are celebrating their first decade of work with an anniversary revival of their first critical and public success: Jean-Paul Sartre’s rebellious and highly political play The Flies. Introduction of The Flies The Flies is Jean-Paul Sartre’s take on the story of Electra and her brother Orestes.His thriller re-imagines […]
Introduction of The Great Experiment Exposing the little-known history of the Indian migrant labourers indentured to work on plantations around the world following the Abolition of Slavery, the award-winning Border Crossings brings The Great Experiment to audiences across London. This new work recounts the moment in history when more than two million Indians were indentured […]