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Au Bonheur des Dames, an immersive theatre experience at the Bon Marché, 2nd September – 30th December 2022

If you want to add something out-of-the-ordinary to your stay in Paris, we have just the thing for you!

Every Friday and Saturday night from September to December, inspired by an original idea of the Bon Marché Rive Gauche department store just minutes from the Hotel & Spa la Belle Juliette, Crumble Productions will be performing a play based on Émile Zola’s 1883 novel Au Bonheur des Dames (The Ladies’ Delight).

And the astonishing thing is that the department store itself is the venue for the play – in a group of 25 people maximum you’ll be able to take part in this immersive experience, performed after the store has closed…

The story of Émile Zola’s Au Bonheur des Dames is based around a Parisian department store, and this new ‘immersive play’ uses the novel as inspiration, while also celebrating the 170th anniversary of our beloved Bon Marché Rive Gauche!

Instead of simply being sat in a theatre watching a play, ‘spectators’ will move through the store experiencing the strange atmosphere on the cusp of reality and the imaginary. You’ll literally be in the thick of it all, with the actors mingling around you as well as on the various floors of the store.

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The play has been created especially for the Bon Marché, which is also the setting for the plot, which goes as follows:

It’s the evening of a special party for the 170th anniversary of the store, but something unthinkable happens during the festivities, and you will need to explore the store to find out who had committed this deed. It’s like travelling back in time, halfway between a play and an escape room.

Au Bonheur des Dames, du théâtre immersif au Bon Marché, du 2 septembre au 30 décembre 2022

Of course a production of this size (over fifty people have worked on the scenery, costumes, lighting, music…) in such an amazing setting has a cost – 75€ per person 😳

However, compare that with a seat at the opera (which can costs anywhere between 90€ and 230€) and think about the small size of the audience (around 25 people). All things considered, it’s not too expensive, and you’re guaranteed an evening to remember!

You can book your seat here.

Au Bonheur des Dames, du théâtre immersif au Bon Marché, du 2 septembre au 30 décembre 2022
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The immersive play Au Bonheur des Dames (presented in French) is at the Bon Marché (here) every Friday and Saturday evening from 2nd September to 30th December 2022

Starts 8.30pm. Show ends at 11pm

Seats: 75€ (online booking here)

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