French arts world reacts with fury after successful director Olivier Py is forced out of Théâtre de L'Odéon It was inaugurated by Marie Antoinette in 1782 and taken over by a student rebellion in May 1968. From the premiere of Beaumarchais's cheeky satire The Marriage of Figaro to Jean Genet's scathing depiction of the Algerian war, the Théâtre de L'Odéon has prided itself on provocation.But the Left Bank i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:35PM on April 14, 2011