The Acthalia theater, in the Cité Plantagenêt in Le Mans (Sarthe) will close its doors permanently for security reasons. It is the director of the theater Philippe Corbé who announces it in a press release this Wednesday, September 7. “The safety commission’s report has been submitted to the Mayor, who should sign a closure order in the coming days.“, he indicates.
An emblematic place in Old Mans
Installed in a cellar in the medieval city of Le Mans, rue Grande Rue, the theater does not meet the safety standards of an establishment open to the public, but benefited from a form of tolerance. He was about to unveil the program for his 2022-2023 cultural season. “This emblematic place of the Cité Plantagenêt is the first private structure for the dissemination of shows in the department in terms of attendance.“, writes director Philippe Corbé in the press release, claiming “120 creations, 2,500 performances and more than 150,000 spectators” in 30 years of existence.
– Acthalia Theater
“The City of Le Mans is making every effort to try to find an emergency solution“, assures Philippe Corbé. “Among these measures, maintaining artistic education within the Theater could be envisaged under certain conditions, but the Acthalia will no longer be a performance hall.“