Théâtre de la Mer
type: Item
description: theatre in Sète
Field: architecture
Wikidata source: Q18380154
Les Archives du Spectacle ID: /o/5545-Theatre-de-la-Mer
Country: France
City: Sète
Type of information: Performance venue
Postal Code: 34200
Carthalia ID: 3656
Note: Built 1743-1746 as Fort Saint-Pierre by Antoine Niquet. Later used as a military hospital. 1959 converted into an open-air theatre, after an idea by Jean Vilar. Opened 1960. 1485 seats. Formerly also known as Théâtre de la Mer Jean-Vilar, named in honour of the French actor and theatre director, Jean Vilar (1912-1971).
opening date: 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z