Théâtre National de Nice (TNN): what's on

La Cuisine is at 155 boulevard du Mercantour (06200 Nice), near the Nice-Méridia district, on the same boulevard as Palais Nikaïa. It is the former temporary theatre of the Swiss town of Carouge: 576 numbered seats facing a large stage.

By tram, get off at CADAM-Centre administratif (line 2 or 3, then change to line B); direct trams are scheduled on performance nights, with their times on the show's page. Buses 22, 50 and 671 stop at CADAM-Centre administratif. You can park at the Lignes d'Azur Charles-Ehrmann park-and-ride with a Parcazur Loisirs ticket, sold at the car park's pay machines and the CADAM tram stop. The bar in the foyer opens at 6.30 pm.

The TNN's smaller hall, on place Saint-François, is a 13th-century Franciscan convent, restored and reopened in April 2022. It seats 240 to 300 depending on the staging, and its bar-restaurant looks onto the square.

Evening performances are usually Tuesday to Saturday at 8 pm, with a Saturday matinee at 3 pm — some shows keep their own times. At the venues the box office opens an hour before, for that day's performance only; the TNN's main box office is at 4 place Saint-François, open weekday afternoons.

Shows start on time and the doors close when they do; at La Cuisine, your numbered seat is no longer guaranteed once the show has begun.