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La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez
By William Shakespeare, Directed by Thomas Ostermeier
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Run Time: 3 hours
No intermission
In French with English subtitles
“Hilarious”– Le Monde
“A marvel” – Le Figaro
“Supercharged” – Télérama
One of Europe’s preeminent theater directors, Thomas Ostermeier is a world-renowned interpreter of Shakespeare, perhaps most famously for his acclaimed 2008 production of Hamlet. Ostermeier’s inaugural production of the Bard’s classic comedy Twelfth Night … (La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez) brings the director’s signature physicality, textual rigor, and distinctly modern sensibility to his first collaboration with the Comédie-Française.
Please note that a 10-minute pre-recorded interview precedes the start of the play.
This performance contains nudity and scenes that may not be appropriate for all audiences.
Don’t miss Part II of our HD Screenings with La Comédie-Française, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, on March 5!
La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez
by William Shakespeare
Adaptation and direction: Thomas Ostermeier
Translation: Olivier Cadiot
Set and costumes: Nina Wetzel
Lights: Marie-Christine Soma
Original music and music direction: Nils Ostendorf
Choreography: Glysleïn Lefever
Fight choreography: Jérôme Westholm
Dramaturg and assistant director: Elisa Leroy
Assistant dramaturg: Christian Longchamp
Assistant to sets and costumes: Charlotte Spichalsky
With:
Denis Podalydès: Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Laurent Stocker: Sir Toby Haut LeCoeur, Olivia’s kinsman
Stéphane Varupenne: Feste, Olivia’s jester
Adeline d’Hermy: Countess Olivia
Georgia Scalliet: Viola, disguised as Cesario
Sébastien Pouderoux: Malvolio and Priest
Noam Morgensztern: Antonio and Valentin
Anna Cervinka: Maria, Olivia’s lady-in-waiting
Christophe Montenez: Sir Andrew Gueule de Fièvre, friend of Sir Toby
Julien Frison: Sébastien, Viola’s twin brother
Yoann Gasiorowski: Curio, Ship Captain, and Officer
And:
Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Paul Figuier: Counter-tenor
Clément Latour, Damien Pouvreau: Theorbo
© Comédie-Française – France 2019
Worldwide distribution: Pathé Live
In association with: Bel Air Média
Directed by Corentin Leconte
L’Alliance New York’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the Support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
La Nuits Des Rois © Jean Louis Fernandez
Thursday, March 5, 2026
In French with English subtitles
Acclaimed directing partners Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq reimagine this 17th-century classic as a deliciously relevant class farce complete with fantastical costumes and Balkan-inspired music.
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