Le Petit Théatre

What Le Petit Théatre does

Le Petit Théatre is a small, independent theater operation based in Bordeaux, France, legally operating as La Compagnie Théâtrale du Mirail and trading at a single physical venue located at 8-10 rue du Faubourg des Arts in the Chartrons district. The company's core product is a staged adaptation of Voltaire's 18th-century philosophical tale 'Micromégas', performed by actor Eric Sanson and adapted for the stage by Virginie Kay, with set design by Philippe Casaban and Eric Charbeau, and lighting by Jean-Pascal Pracht. Performances were scheduled from May 3 to June 29, 2013, on Friday and Saturday evenings at 20:30, with a bundled 20-minute wine tasting following each show.

The business operates a three-stream revenue model: (1) public ticket sales at a reduced rate of 15 euros per attendee, (2) private 1-hour performances for public and private educational institutions at 7 euros per student (capped at 40 students per session), and (3) on-site sale of an 80-page companion book containing Voltaire's original text and its theatrical adaptation at 5 euros per copy. Marketing is conducted primarily through a dedicated Blogger blog (sansonmicromegas.blogspot.com), earned media coverage from regional newspaper Sud Ouest, and direct phone/email reservations.

The company functions as an auteur-driven micro-theater enterprise. It has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no digital product surface, and no presence beyond the Bordeaux regional market. With 8 employees and a single venue, the business is structurally sub-scale for venture or growth-equity investment and operates as a lifestyle/cultural-arts venture rather than a scalable enterprise.

Name

Le Petit Théatre

Legal name

La Compagnie Théâtrale du Mirail

Website

https://sansonmicromegas.blogspot.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Petit Théatre is a small independent theater company (La Compagnie Théâtrale du Mirail) in Bordeaux, France, producing Eric Sanson's staged adaptation of Voltaire's 'Micromégas' for general audiences at 15 euros and for educational institutions at 7 euros per student, with companion book sales and post-show wine tasting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Theater / Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151)

akta.pro primary industry

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI)

Keywords

• Live theatrical performances
• Classical theater productions
• Educational theater programs
• Wine tasting events
• Philosophical drama adaptations

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Theater ticket sales: Ticket revenue from scheduled public performances at the theater venue. Standard reduced rate tickets sold for 15 euros per performance.
2. Educational performances: Private performances booked for educational institutions at 7 euros per student, maximum 40 students per session.
3. Play book sales: Sale of 80-page books containing the original Voltaire text and theatrical adaptation, sold for 5 euros during performances.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Le Petit Théâtre stages live theatrical performances of Voltaire's "Micromégas" at its venue in Bordeaux, with each public show followed by a 20-minute wine tasting. It also sells an 80-page companion book containing Voltaire's original text and the theatrical adaptation, and offers 1-hour adapted performances booked privately by public and private educational institutions.

Product overview

Le Petit Théatre is a theater company offering live theatrical performances. The core offering is the 'Micromégas' play, a Voltaire adaptation performed by Eric Sanson. Additional products include an 80-page companion book and wine tasting experiences after performances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Micromégas (public theatrical performance) Public live theatrical staging of Voltaire's "Micromégas" performed by Eric Sanson, adapted by Virginie Kay, lasting 1h15 and followed by a 20-minute wine tasting. Performed at Le Petit Théâtre, 8-10 rue du Faubourg des Arts, Bordeaux. Tickets sold at a reduced rate of 15 euros per person. Targeted at general adult theatergoers in the Bordeaux region.
• Educational theater performance (adapted Micromégas for schools) Private 1-hour adapted theatrical performance of Voltaire's "Micromégas" offered exclusively to public and private educational institutions. Performances can be hosted either at the Le Petit Théâtre venue or at the institution itself, with up to 40 students per session at 7 euros per student. Designed for pedagogical activities centered on classical French philosophical literature.
• Micromégas Book 80-page book containing Voltaire's original "Micromégas" text alongside the theatrical adaptation, sold at performances for 5 euros. Targeted at theatergoers who wish to keep or further study the source material and adaptation.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Le Petit ThéâtrecoreOthersThe primary performance venue for Micromégas. Located at 8-10 rue du Faubourg des Arts in Bordeaux's Chartrons district, accessible via Tram Line B. The venue hosts scheduled performances with wine tasting experiences after shows.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Théâtre de la Huchette: Small independent Paris theater famous for running two long-running classical/literary adaptations (Ionesco's 'La Cantatrice chauve' since 1957 and 'La Leçon' since 1963) on a single-venue, intimate-scale model — directly analogous to Le Petit Théâtre's author-focused, single-venue approach.
• Compagnie Philippe Genty: Independent French theater company known for author-driven, text-based productions with distinctive visual staging — comparable as a small-scale auteur company whose productions are anchored to a recognizable creative signature.

Broad incumbents

• Théâtre de l'Atelier: Paris theater with a long history of classical French repertoire in an intimate single-venue setting. Comparable to Le Petit Théâtre on intimate single-venue staging of canonical French authors, though at a more established institutional scale.
• Comédie-Française: Historic French national theater company performing classical French repertoire (Molière, Voltaire, Marivaux, etc.). Overlaps on the use of classical French literary canon but at a vastly larger institutional scale with multiple venues and permanent troupe.
• Théâtre du Soleil: Renowned French independent theater company (Ariane Mnouchkine) producing author-led, often classically rooted works at scale — overlaps with Le Petit Théâtre on author-driven repertory philosophy but operates at a far larger institutional scope.

Regional players

• Théâtre national de Bordeaux en Aquitaine (TNBA): National theater (Centre Dramatique National) located in Bordeaux, programming classical and contemporary repertoire. Same city and cultural ecosystem, but operates as a publicly subsidized institution rather than an independent company.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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