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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 ThA©A?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 ThA©A?tre des Deux Rives (tel 02.35.70.22.82), based opposite the Musee des AntiquitA©s 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
ThA©A?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
ThA©A?tre Charles Dullin
, allA©e des Arcades, Grand QuA©villy (tel 02.35.68.48.91), and
ThA©A?tre Maxime Gorki
, rue FranA§ois Mitterand, Petit QuA©villy (tel 02.35.72.67.55), which specializes in contemporary and traditional music from around Europe. Other useful information
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