Aurillac Theater, Theatre in Aurillac, France
The Théâtre d'Aurillac is a theatre in the town of Aurillac, in the Auvergne region of France, and has held the status of a national stage since 1990. The building dates to 1625 and houses a compact hall whose interior still has the warm, decorated look of a 19th-century bonbonniere-style venue.
The building was constructed in 1625 and served as a place of worship and a voting hall before being converted into a theatre in 1809. A fire in the 1880s damaged the interior, after which it was restored and given the bonbonnière-style decoration it still has today.
The Théâtre d'Aurillac takes its name from the town it has served for generations, and it still draws audiences from the surrounding villages. After performances, people often linger outside to talk about what they saw, making the entrance area as much a part of the evening as the show itself.
Shows usually start in the evening, often around 8 or 9 pm, so arriving a little early gives you time to find your seat and settle in. Tickets can generally be reserved in advance, though it is sometimes possible to buy them at the door on the night of the performance.
Before becoming a theatre, the building served as both a chapel and a voting hall, and when the first performance space was set up in 1797, its decoration came directly from that chapel. The chandelier and fabric drapes that gave the room its early look were taken from the chapel of Saint-Géraud.
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