The Court of Auditors signs an alarming report on the Châtelet theater

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2023-09-25 13:57:01

Par Ariane Bavelier

Published 1 hour ago, Updated 23 minutes ago

The report points in particular to the results of the dual management of Ruth Mackenzie and Thomas Lauriot known as Prévost. Francois BOUCHON / Le Figaro

After years of loss-making operations at the Parisian institution, the new management is banking on a return to balance in 2024.

Sixty pages which dissect the disastrous management of the Châtelet since the departure of Jean-Luc Choplin in 2017. Pages which put figures on the drift of the flagship of the city of Paris. And which underlines the inability of the City to get the theater back afloat.

Grandeur and decadence of a theater! The descent into hell described by the report of the regional court of accounts is terrifying. Bad direction, bad programming and the downward spiral takes an inevitable turn. When Jean-Luc Choplin left, Bruno Juillard, then in charge of Culture at Paris City Hall, appointed a tandem: Ruth Mackenzie and Thomas Lauriot known as Prévost. The Brit must take care of the artistic, he the administrative. “This double recruitment resulted in additional costs» et «led to a confusion of roles detrimental to the smooth running of the association», notes the Court. She “interferes in the administrative and financial management of the theater“, his “in artistic programming

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