Roger Louret

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Roger Louret
Louret in 1995
Born(1950-05-20)20 May 1950
Died25 January 2023(2023-01-25) (aged 72)
NationalityFrench
EducationToulouse Conservatory School [fr]
Occupation(s)Actor
Playwright
Theatre director

Roger Louret (20 May 1950 – 25 January 2023) was a French actor, playwright, and theatre director.[1]

Biography[edit]

Born in Coulx on 20 May 1950, Louret entered the Toulouse Conservatory School [fr] in 1970, where he was a pupil of Simone Turck [fr], Jean Bousquet [fr], and Raymond Girard.[2] He was the founder and artistic director of the theatre company Les Baladins en Agenais.[3][4][5][6] In 1985, he created La Nuit du Théâtre,[7] followed by La Nuit des Hélènes in 1987 and La Nuit de l’Histoire in 1989. In 1995, he was awarded a Molière Award of the musical show [fr] for Les Années Twist [fr] at the Folies Bergère. Throughout his career, he directed the likes of Catherine Alcover [fr], Sophie Artur [fr], Grégori Baquet [fr], and Stéphanie Bataille [fr].

Louret died in Villeneuve-sur-Lot on 25 January 2023, at the age of 72.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Louret, Roger (in French). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Roux, Sylvie (18 April 2016). "Toulouse. Roger Louret : "Je suis un intellectuel mais je me soigne"". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Toulouse. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ Seguin, Christian (29 January 2012). "L'ardent maître du jeu". Sud Ouest (in French). Monclar. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ Mankowski, Thomas (8 August 2012). "Lot-et-Garonne : Roger Louret, un homme à la terre". Sud Ouest (in French). Monclar. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ Souperbie, Bastien (25 January 2023). "Mort de Roger Louret : les quarante ans d'une folie". Sud Ouest (in French). Monclar. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ Schrepf, Jérôme (26 July 2013). "Coulx. Quand la java de Louret faisait twister le Tout-Paris". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Coulx. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ Schrepf, Jérôme (23 December 2015). "Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Les Baladins ont fêté les 30 ans de "La Nuit du théâtre"". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Décès du metteur en scène Roger Louret, figure du spectacle vivant". Le Figaro (in French). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.