Théâtre Public de Montreuil

What Théâtre Public de Montreuil does

Théâtre Public de Montreuil is a Centre Dramatique National (CDN) — a French publicly funded national dramatic theatre — based in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, founded in 2000 and directed since January 2022 by stage director Pauline Bayle. It operates two performance spaces (Salle Jean-Pierre Vernant at 10 place Jean-Jaurès and Salle Maria Casarès at 63 rue Victor-Hugo), an on-site café (Le café du TPM), shared community workspaces (Espaces partagés), and a mobile theater program (TPMob) that stages performances across Seine-Saint-Denis outside the main venue walls. Its core products are rotating theatrical programming driven by long-term associated artists (Gaëlle Bourges, Rébecca Chaillon, Salim Djaferi through 2028) and the Quartiers d'artistes annual carte blanche residency series, complemented by artist-development services including rehearsal space rental, Les permanences professional guidance (285+ hours annually), Labo-T 93 youth immersion, and the Dispositif Actée emerging-company support program.

The business model is a hybrid of public funding and earned income. Recurring multi-level public subsidies (national, regional, departmental, municipal) tied to the CDN designation form the dominant revenue stream, supplemented by ticket sales (€8–€27), café revenue (€2–€6 per item), space rental and technical equipment lending to theater companies, and ancillary programs (suspended tickets, bread sales via Pain libre, book lending via Bouq'lib'). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through online ticketing (billetterie.theatrepublicmontreuil.com) and the physical box office, with a community-driven engagement layer via school partnerships (Lycée Charles de Gaulle, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Université Paris 13), institutional partners (Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy, Archives nationales), and accessibility programs (Culture Relax since 2022). Headcount is 11–50 employees; no proprietary technology systems are operated beyond standard venue operations.

The theater is embedded in three multi-venue collectives — La Beauté du Geste (9 Seine-Saint-Denis cultural venues, including the 2024 Cultural Olympics parade), Plateforme théâtrale À l'Horizon (6 venues), and Dispositif Actée (6 emerging companies × 6 godparent artists × 6 venues) — which extend its distribution and artist pipeline. Coproduction partnerships with peer CDNs (Théâtre du Nord Lille, Les Célestins Lyon) support touring productions, and the associated-artist residency model (multi-year commitments) anchors long-term programming coherence. The organization positions on accessibility, social inclusion (suspended tickets for disadvantaged audiences), and civic engagement with pressing social issues via documentary theater.

Name

Théâtre Public de Montreuil

Legal name

Théâtre Public de Montreuil

Website

https://theatrepublicmontreuil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Théâtre Public de Montreuil is a French publicly funded Centre Dramatique National operating two performance spaces in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, presenting contemporary theater, dance, and multidisciplinary programming through long-term associated artists, mobile outreach, and artist-development services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Venue

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC), Community Theatre & Storytelling Festivals (MPAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Contemporary performing arts
• National dramatic center
• Artist residencies
• Performing arts venue
• Theatrical programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies: Government funding as a Centre Dramatique National (CDN), receiving support from national, regional, and local public authorities.
2. Ticket Sales: Revenue from performances across both theater spaces (Salle Jean-Pierre Vernant and Salle Maria Casarès) and touring productions.
3. Café Operations: On-site café serving beverages and light food, operating Tuesday to Friday afternoons and during performances.
4. Space Rental: Rehearsal spaces made available to theater companies from Seine-Saint-Denis through biannual applications. Technical equipment lending program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Théâtre Public de Montreuil is a Centre Dramatique National (CDN), a publicly funded French national theater that programs and produces contemporary performing arts seasons across two performance spaces. It supports theater artists through residencies, mobile touring (TPMob), and professional development programs, while engaging the public and local community through performances, ticket programs, a café, and educational outreach.

Product overview

Théâtre Public de Montreuil is a Centre Dramatique National (national dramatic theatre) offering a unified theatre and arts programming platform. The CDN operates two performance venues (Salle Jean-Pierre Vernant and Salle Maria Casarès), a café-bar (Le café du TPM), and various ancillary services. Core offerings include the main theatre programming featuring associated artists in residence, the mobile theatre program (TPMob), and the Quartiers d'artistes artist residency series. Support services include rehearsal space rental, the Labo-T 93 youth immersion program, Les permanences professional guidance sessions, the Dispositif Actée emerging company support program, the À l'Horizon theatre platform, suspended ticket solidarity program, and Pain libre bread sales. The theatre also hosts performances and productions by resident associated artists including Gaëlle Bourges, Rébecca Chaillon, and Salim Djaferi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Théâtre Public de Montreuil CDN Season Programming Core contemporary performing arts season of the Centre Dramatique National (CDN) of Montreuil, presenting theater productions directed by Pauline Bayle in two dedicated performance halls, open to the general public.
• Artist Residency Program (Résidence d'artistes associés)

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ companies met through permanence program since 2022-2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gaëlle BourgescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Associated artist 2026-2028. Choreographer developing long-term creative work at TPM with performances including OVTR, Austerlitz, and (La Bande à) Laura.
• Rébecca ChailloncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Associated artist 2026-2028. Theater director and performer developing work at the theater.
• Salim DjafericoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Associated artist 2026-2028. Theater director with documentary theater practice, presenting Koulounisation, Bâtir, and Quartiers d'artistes #5.
• Pauline BaylecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Director of Théâtre Public de Montreuil since January 1, 2022. Lead artist shaping the theater's artistic vision and programming direction.
• La Beauté du GestecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of 9 cultural venues in Seine-Saint-Denis working together on participatory arts projects including On ne va pas se défiler parade for Cultural Olympics 2024. Members include La Commune, MC93, Houdremont, TPM, Théâtre Gérard Philipe, and others.
• Plateforme théâtrale À l'HorizoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheatrical platform bringing together 6 venues (including TPM) to support emerging theater companies through professional meetings and workspace provision. Partner venues include L'étoile du nord, Collectif 12, Lilas en Scène, Nouveau Gare au Théâtre, and Théâtre municipal Berthelot.
• ActéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtistic support structure accompanying 6 emerging companies annually with 6 godparent artists and 6 partner venues. TPM involved as venue partner for company development and festival presentations.
• Rémi FortinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGodparent artist for Actée program 2026-2027, accompanying company À Mes Joies Brèves.
• Les Célestins, Théâtre de LyonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for La chute infinie des soleils by Elemawusi Agbedjidji.
• Bouq'lib'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation providing book lending service at the café du TPM.
• Librairie LibertaliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Montreuil bookstore setting up book selection in theater hall on performance evenings.
• Pain libre (A.E.R.I.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation selling artisanal bio bread at TPM every Thursday evening from 18h.
• Culture RelaxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2022 to offer Relax performances - inclusive and welcoming representations for people with complex disabilities (autism, polyhandicap, intellectual/psychic/cognitive disabilities, Alzheimer's).
• Théâtre du Nord, CDN LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for Chasselay et autres massacres and Le Iench. David Bobée's institution with Eva Doumbia as associated artist.
• Université Paris 13minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for choral analysis training - students trained in methodology then provide mediation at partner schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MC93 – Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis: Same department (Seine-Saint-Denis) cultural venue, member of La Beauté du Geste collective alongside TPM. Directly comparable in regional scope, public funding model, and community-focused mission in the same geographic territory.
• Les Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon: A major French national theater and co-production partner with TPM (La chute infinie des soleils). Operates under similar institutional theater model with public funding and multi-space programming.
• Théâtre du Nord (CDN Lille): Another Centre Dramatique National under similar French public theater policy framework. TPM explicitly partners with Théâtre du Nord on co-productions (Chasselay et autres massacres, Le Iench), making it a direct institutional peer with shared funding structure and CDN mandate.
• Théâtre Gérard Philipe (CDN de Saint-Denis): Another CDN in the same department, also part of La Beauté du Geste collective. Direct peer in CDN designation, regional focus, and institutional theater model targeting similar audiences in Seine-Saint-Denis.
• La Commune (CDN d'Aubervilliers): Centre Dramatique National also in Seine-Saint-Denis (Aubervilliers), member of La Beauté du Geste. Direct CDN peer operating in adjacent territory with similar contemporary programming mission and accessibility focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NTDMontreuil
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheatrePublicMontreuil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/theatre-public-montreuil
• Instagraminstagram.com/theatrepublicmontreuil
• TikToktiktok.com/@theatrepublicmontreuil
• Xx.com/tpmontreuil_cdn

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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