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After a period of turbulence, the actress Lucie Roth has just been appointed, at the age of 28, artistic director of the Théâtre du Pavé.
Since the start of the year, the Théâtre du Pavé has been going through a complicated situation. Its director Francis Azéma was the subject of accusations of sexual assault and a complaint dating from 2021. At the beginning of January, the collective Les Louves entered the room where he was playing “Plus Fear of the wolf” to denounce his behavior. Faced with these serious accusations, the actor and director decided to put an end to the functions of director of Le Pavé which he had held since 2021 to “ensure his defense”.
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Six months later, the board of directors of the Théâtre du Pavé has just appointed actress Lucie Roth as head of the cultural establishment. “After completing a temporary artistic direction mission, which began on February 5, 2024, Lucie Roth, actress, director, teacher and artist associated with the Théâtre du Pavé for several years, now serves as artistic director of the place,” states board of directors. “Francis Azéma, director of the place for more than 20 years, is leaving his position for good. The entire Pavé theater team, gathered around its new director, is impatient to present his artistic project to you as well as the 24/25 season” .
10 years on stage
Lucie Roth also played opposite Francis Azéma in “More afraid of the wolf” as she had done for several years after having been his student at the regional conservatory of dramatic art in Toulouse. For 10 years, the 28-year-old actress has appeared in numerous plays: “The Three Sisters” by Anton Chekov in a production by Jean-Claude Bastos (2014), “To all those who” by Noëlle Renaude , directed by Pascal Papini (2015), “Kean” by Alexandre Dumas, directed by Emilie Gruat (2017) and more recently in the plays of Marcel Pagnol directed by Francis Azéma at the Théâtre du Pavé: “Marius ” (2020) and “Fanny” (2021).
Also a director and trainer, Lucie Roth accepted the challenge of directing the Théâtre du Pavé, opening its walls to emerging companies and new artistic forms while establishing new cultural partnerships.
