Arts Live Entertainment

What Arts Live Entertainment does

Arts Live Entertainment is a Paris-based private live theater production company and tourneur founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Richard Caillat. The company produces, co-produces, and tours live theatrical performances — predominantly French-language comedies and boulevard plays — across venues in France, while also owning and operating a portfolio of prime Parisian theaters: the Théâtre de Paris (1,100-seat Grande Salle plus 299-seat Salle Réjane), the Théâtre de la Michodière (700 seats), and the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, with Richard Caillat also serving as director of the Théâtre Marigny since January 2022. Its product slate spans roughly twenty productions at any given time, including titles such as Chers Parents, Mur Mure, L'Amant, L'expérience Théâtrale, La Jalousie, Vive le vent, and Ubu Roi, with marquee productions transferring from stage to screen (Chers Parents exceeded 500,000 theater spectators and 900,000 cinema admissions).

The business model is fundamentally B2C transaction-fee based: revenue is generated primarily through ticket sales at owned venue box offices, the company's own e-commerce ticketing site, and third-party platforms such as Digitick, with supplementary income from touring productions at rented venues across France, ancillary concessions at owned venues, and a B2B professional portal (Espace Pro) that distributes technical riders and press kits to industry bookers and promoters. The go-to-market motion is event-driven and digital-first: marketing combines a content-rich website, opt-in email newsletters, organic social media, press coverage in major French outlets (Le Figaro, Télérama, France Inter, Paris Match), downloadable season brochures, and third-party ticketing marketplaces. The company is majority-owned by Fimalac Entertainment, the diversified entertainment arm of Marc Ladreit de Lacharrièr's group, following a 2019 transaction in which Caillat integrated his theater and production activities into Fimalac; notable minority shareholders include Jacques-Antoine Granjon (Vente-Privée), Marc Simoncini (Meetic), and Xavier Niel (Free), all of whom joined in 2011. Underlying technology is conventional web and ticketing infrastructure — no proprietary platform, AI capability, or developer-facing APIs are disclosed.

Name

Arts Live Entertainment

Legal name

ARTS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Website

https://artslive-entertainment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Arts Live Entertainment is a Paris-based private live theater producer and tourneur that creates, co-produces, and tours French-language comedies and plays through four Parisian venues (Théâtre de Paris, Théâtre de la Michodière, Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Théâtre Marigny) and a national touring circuit, selling tickets to the general French theater-going public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Theater Production

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue Management & Booking Services (Third-Party Operators) (MPAGALAJ), Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC), Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Live theater production
• Theater venue management
• Touring productions
• Comedy shows
• Performing arts

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales: Revenue generated from theater box offices and online ticketing for produced plays performed at owned venues (Théâtre de Paris, Théâtre de la Michodière) and touring productions across France.
2. Theater venue operations: Revenue from operating owned Parisian theater venues including ticket sales, venue hire, and ancillary income from bar/concessions at the Théâtre de Paris (1,100 seats) and Théâtre de la Michodière (700 seats).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arts Live Entertainment is a French live theater production company that creates, co-produces, and tours theatrical performances (comedies, dramas, one-person shows) across France. The company owns and operates three Parisian theaters — Théâtre de Paris (1,100 seats), Théâtre de la Michodière (700 seats), and Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens — and provides box office, ticketing, and venue operations services. It also acts as a tourneur (touring producer), managing the scheduling, technical production, and venue coordination of national tours of its own and co-produced shows.

Product overview

Arts Live Entertainment is a live theater production company and tourneur (touring company) founded in 2010 by Richard Caillat, operating as a platform comprising three interconnected offerings: (1) Show Production – the creation and co-production of theatrical performances across comedy, drama, and family genres, spanning from new creations to revived classics; (2) Theater Venue Management – operation of three Parisian theaters: Théâtre de Paris (1,100 seats), Théâtre de la Michodière (700 seats), and Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens; and (3) Tour Management – logistics and coordination of touring productions across France. The portfolio includes individual productions such as L'Amant, L'expérience Théâtrale, Mur Mure, Chers Parents, Le Duplex, La Misérable, La Jalousie, Vive le vent, Éric Fraticelli, Une heure à t'attendre, Bon anniversaire, On ne se mentira jamais, La Joie, La Révélation, Déni, Le Malade Imaginaire, Ubu Roi, and Amis pour la vie, all managed under the Arts Live Entertainment banner alongside supplementary services including a professional resources portal (Espace Pro) for industry professionals and direct ticket sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ theater spectators for 'Chers Parents' over 5 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fimalac EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2019, Richard Caillat transferred the entirety of his Arts Live Entertainment activities (theaters and production) to Fimalac Entertainment, the group of Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière. Fimalac Entertainment took a majority stake. Arts Live Entertainment is described as a company of the Fimalac Entertainment group. Fimalac also serves as the data controller for the company's website and handles hosting.
• Anthéa, Théâtre d'AntibesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of 'Ubu Roi' with Daniel Benoin. Listed as co-production partner for this specific production.
• Bonne PiocheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production agreement with Bonne Pioche for 'Le Duplex' written and directed by Didier Caron.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ACM Productions (Agora Group): Established French theater/touring producer focused on comedy and boulevard productions. Operates as a tourneur with comparable production slate and venue relationships across France.
• Atelier Théâtre Actuel: Paris-based theater production and distribution company active in comedy and contemporary French drama, operating as both producer and tourneur similar to Arts Live.
• JMD Productions: Major French comedy/theater production company producing and touring shows across France, often in the same venue circuit as Arts Live. Closest direct competitor in the French boulevard/theater production market.
• Théâtre Edouard VII: Owned/operated Parisian theater with resident comedy productions and touring links. Comparable as a Paris theater operator producing and hosting original works.

Broad incumbents

• Really Useful Group: Andrew Lloyd Webber's theater production and venue operator, producing shows globally. Comparable as an integrated producer + theater owner with rights/adaptation upside.
• Live Nation Theatrical: Broad entertainment live-events operator that includes theater production and venue partnerships, comparable in scale and event-driven GTM motion.
• Comédie-Française: Historic French national theater producing and presenting theatrical performances in its own venues. A much larger incumbent in French theater production with a permanent troupe, providing scale context.
• Stage Entertainment: Large European musical and theater production company operating owned venues and producing/touring musicals across multiple countries. Provides international comparison for venue-owning theater production model.

Regional players

• Théâtre Montparnasse: Independently operated Parisian theater producing and hosting its own seasons. Comparable venue-operator model within Paris though operating with different scale.

Others

• Fimalac Entertainment (parent): Parent entertainment/culture group of Arts Live Entertainment led by Marc Ladreit de Lacharri\u00e8re, providing capital and co-production capacity. Listed as OTHERS because it is the parent rather than a peer, but anchors group-level strategy and capital allocation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Artslive.Entertainement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arts-live-entertainment

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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