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As you would expect in a conurbation of 400,000, there's always plenty going on in Rouen, from classical concerts in churches to alternative events in community and commercial centres. An annual handbook,
Le P'tit Normand
, available in all newsagents, is helpful with addresses and telephone numbers. For current events, pick up the free
Cette Semaine A Rouen
from the tourist office.
Rouen has several theatres , which mainly work to winter seasons. The most highbrow and big-spectacle is the ThAİA?tre des Arts , 7 rue de Dr Rambert (tel 02.35.71.41.36), which puts on opera, ballet and concerts. The more adventurous repertory company of the ThAİA?tre des Deux Rives (tel 02.35.70.22.82), based opposite the Musee des AntiquitAİs at the top end of rue Louis Ricard (no. 48; happily at the junction with rue de Joyeuse), presents work by playwrights such as Beaumarchais, Shakespeare, Beckett and Gorky.
Major concerts often take place in the
ThAİA?tre Duchamp-Villon
in the St-Sever complex (tel 02.35.62.31.31). Also south of the river, but a long way further out, are
ThAİA?tre Charles Dullin
, allAİe des Arcades, Grand QuAİvilly (tel 02.35.68.48.91), and
ThAİA?tre Maxime Gorki
, rue FranA§ois Mitterand, Petit QuAİvilly (tel 02.35.72.67.55), which specializes in contemporary and traditional music from around Europe. Other useful information
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