Sobre este lugar
Standing on the Quai de Rive Neuve, the Théâtre de la Criée takes its name from the auctioneer's cry, the criée, that once filled it. Built in 1909 as the fish market of Marseille, it rang every dawn with the shouts of buyers and sellers as the night's catch was unloaded straight from the boats and sold off at speed. The fish were cried here until 1975, when the trade moved to a modern market along the coast, leaving the hall silent. In 1981 the city reopened it as the Théâtre National de Marseille under director Marcel Maréchal, gutting the interior but faithfully rebuilding the old facade to within centimetres of the original. Its main auditorium now seats around eight hundred, with the stage set level with the audience, a temple of culture grown from the daily labour of the harbour.
Datos clave
- 1909 year — The hall was built as the fish market of Marseille
- 1981 year — It reopened as the Théâtre National de Marseille under Marcel Maréchal
- 800 seats — The main auditorium holds around this many spectators
📍 Quai de Rive-Neuve 32, 13007, Marseille