The National Theater of Nice launches its 2026/2027 season

The 2026/27 season at TNN promises to be diverse, blending creations, classics and public participation, driven by a significant increase in attendance. The theatre also reaffirms its territorial mission by supporting local artists and advocating for a permanent large venue to serve its loyal audience.

The 2026/27 season of the National Theatre of Nice was launched this Tuesday, May 26. Muriel Mayette-Holtz (director) and Ella Perrier (deputy director) announce that it will be a “diverse” season that will bring together classical and contemporary texts to satisfy all audiences. “The word happiness is only written in the plural“, the theatre director explains poetically.

This season will therefore include the festival of tragedies, new shows as well as participatory events with the public. The deputy director is moreover very grateful for the loyalty of the latter: “I must say that we owe it a tribute because it is indeed rare to find a place, the theatre, where society gathers, not around a specific idea, but to exchange emotion, intelligence, laughter“. She attributes the success of last season to public engagement. There was thus 87% attendance last season, notably including 10,000 young people, 8,000 of whom were under 18.

A rich programme for this season

The TNN wishes to challenge the audience through innovative creation, a challenge met thanks to a solid bond of trust that allows audiences to be taken into the unknown. This artistic boldness, validated by public approval and the support of the Ministry of Culture, confirms the theatre’s full success in its missions.

Among the must-sees of the season are:

• Saigon (directed by Carole Guiela Nguyen): This saga set in a Vietnamese restaurant deals with colonization and immigration between 1950s Vietnam and 1990s France.
• Ivanov: Directed by Jean-François Sivadier, this show takes on a masterful work to convey its full significance today with a cast of stature.
• A Little Trip to Hell: Valérie Lesort revisits alone on stage the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice through a unique world blending masks and puppets.
• The English Lover (directed by Emilie Charriot): Performed by three actors, this Marguerite Duras play explores the unfathomable mystery of a woman who admits to killing her maid without being able to explain it.
• Almost Hamlet: Actor Gilles Privat masterfully performs the entire story of Hamlet alone in a funny and delirious production by Dan Jemmett.
• Unstable: This production by Joris Frigerio features a choreographer-acrobat and two dancers struggling against the impossibility of stopping on a mat that constantly disturbs them.

There will also be participatory events with the public such as Nissa Slam, A Voix haute (theatre courses and workshops) and the Lab’Oratoire. Muriel Mayette-Holtz is also organizing a major poetry competition for 2027: the Poetic Olympiads.

The TNN: A creation mission at the heart of the territory and audiences

For the upcoming season, the National Theatre of Nice reaffirms its role as a creation venue by highlighting young local actors and directors. The institution supports nine co-produced regional artists, including Nice natives Félicien Chauveau and Joris Frigerio, while following the careers of former members of its company such as Eve Pereur. This programming is based on strong artistic loyalties, both with established creators like Jean-François Sivadier and with the new generation represented by Tommy Milliot or Noémie Ksicova. Beyond the theatre’s walls, the TNN deploys its distribution missions through network work with the towns of Carros, Grasse and Mougins to promote the circulation of audiences and works. Finally, the social commitment of the National Dramatic Centre is reflected in an open-door policy including subsidized low prices and numerous free offers, thus guaranteeing access to culture for all.

For the people of Nice, the TNN is above all a place of exchange that works thanks to their loyalty and their willingness to be challenged by bold creations. While the current venues of La Cuisine and Les Franciscains are greatly appreciated for their unique atmosphere, Muriel Mayette-Holtz insists that the city of Nice deserves a permanent large venue worthy of its audience. The main objective remains to sustain this link between artists and residents with a working tool that matches their ambitions.