Le Tribunal

Le Tribunal is a theatre in Antibes that occupies what was once the city's commercial court. Business disputes were argued and settled here before the room turned to live performance. Seventy-four seats now face the stage, and no spectator sits far from the players.

Comedy anchors the programme, with stand-up evenings, one-man and one-woman shows, sketch comedy and burlesque. Plays reach from everyday life to historical figures like Gustave Eiffel. Musical performances and dance also appear, alongside the occasional more experimental act. Families get their own slot: interactive and musical comedies with characters like Pia and the Magic Star or Mary Curry Poppyns. Evening performances set the rhythm, with children's matinees at weekends and during school holidays. Local and visiting performers share the stage, and productions sometimes move to the spaces at Fort Carré.

Air-conditioning makes the room bearable through the warm Antibes months, and access is arranged for visitors with reduced mobility. It sits near the bus station, a cinema and the gendarmerie. The court's working days are over, and its verdicts have given way to applause.