Enter the wacky world of the web-series “De toutes pièces” (Just Press Play) !

Over 12 episodes, actresses Juliette Chaigneau, Mélanie Le Moine, and Anaïs Harté, take an entertaining and off-beat look at the history of French theatre since 1947.

With guest appearances by Joséphine De Meaux, Emmanuelle Devos, Frédéric Baron and Toma Roche.

The web-series explains in simple terms what decentralised theatre means; thanks to this policy, today there are 38 National Drama Centres, 19 National Dance Centres and 72 National Theatres, in every region of France.

Episode 1: What is decentralised theatre?

Episode 2: What is drama?

Episode 3: People’s theatre, elitist theatre?

Episode 4: What’s theatre for?

Episode 5: 1947, key dates in decentralisation

Episode 6: How much does it cost to go to the theatre?

Episode 7: What was the theatre like before?

Episode 8: Jeanne Laurent, a pillar of decentralisation

Episode 9: Jean Dasté, founder of the first national drama centre

Episode 10: Come as you are!

Episode 11: What about dance?

Episode 12: Packing Up