French Theatre

The notion French Theatre occurs in a number of meanings, in various combinations.

French Theatre as a genre

French Theatre can imply the Theatre of France[1] or it can mean Theatre in the French Language, i.e theatre written and performed in French anywhere in the world, including the former French colonial empire and the Francophone countries in the Caribbean and Africa.

See French Theatre in South Africa

French Theatre as the name for a company and/or venue

The French Theatre, Cape Town 1807-1808

See Den Franschen Schouwburg

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_France

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: p. 277 [[ Jill Fletcher]], 1994

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