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Autumn on Show in Montauban

A cultural season packed with performances

In autumn 2026, Montauban will be offering a varied cultural programme, with numerous events dedicated to the performing arts. Theatre, music, dance, circus and interactive performances will take place throughout the season.

Among the highlights, La Fabrique du Jazz opens the season with a programme dedicated to jazz. The Théâtre Olympe de Gouges will then host several performances offering audiences the chance to discover different worlds, texts and artistic forms.

Published on 7 September 2026

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La Fabrique du Jazz:

Jazz in the spotlight

La Fabrique du Jazz is one of the musical highlights of this autumn’s cultural programme in Montauban.

The festival offers a programme centred on jazz, featuring artists and groups that allow audiences to explore different musical styles. This event is an integral part of Montauban’s musical history and is a highlight for jazz enthusiasts as well as those wishing to discover this world.

La Fabrique du Jazz thus helps to bring music and live performance to life in Montauban at the start of autumn.

Jazz Factory

Theatre:

Classic works and contemporary creations

The Théâtre Olympe de Gouges has a particularly packed programme of theatre performances this autumn.

Fish do not die from apnoea

On Tuesday 6 October 2026 at 8.30 pm, the Théâtre Olympe de Gouges will host *Les poissons ne meurent pas d’apnée*.

This production kicks off the autumn theatre programme and is one of the first events of the cultural season in Montauban.

6Oct

Theater: Fish don't die from holding their breath

14Oct

Theatre: Roberto Zucco

Roberto Zucco

The programme continues with *Roberto Zucco*, a play by Bernard-Marie Koltès.

This major work of contemporary theatre is one of the theatrical events on offer in Montauban this season.

The Bourgeois Gentleman

Molière’s great classic is also on the bill with *Le Bourgeois gentilhomme*.

This comedy, a staple of the French theatrical repertoire, is thus joining the autumn programme at the Théâtre Olympe de Gouges.

21Oct

Theatre: The Bourgeois Gentleman

3Nov

Theater: Obstinate

Stubborn

With *Obstinés*, the cultural season continues its exploration of contemporary theatrical forms.

This production is one of the events on offer to the people of Montalban this autumn.

King Ubu

Another major work in the repertoire, *Ubu Roi* is also part of the theatre programme.

Alfred Jarry’s play adds a new dimension to this season dedicated to the performing arts.

Non Solum

The programme also features *Non Solum*, a theatre production that adds to the diversity of the shows being staged this autumn in Montauban.

The Diary of a Madman

*The Diary of a Madman* is also joining the programme at the Théâtre Olympe de Gouges.

This adaptation of Nicolas Gogol’s famous work offers audiences a fresh theatrical take.

11Dec

Theater: The Diary of a Madman

15Dec

Theatre: Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus & Eurydice

With *Orpheus & Eurydice*, the programme also explores one of mythology’s great stories.

This production complements the various themes featured throughout the cultural season.

Saint-Exupéry

Finally, *Saint-Exupéry* is one of the shows scheduled at the Théâtre Olympe de Gouges.

With this eclectic programme, the theatre thus plays a key role in Montauban’s cultural scene this autumn

18Dec

Theatre: Saint-Exupéry

Dance

4Dec

Dance: Recóndito » Lucía « La Bronce

Recondito

Montauban’s cultural autumn programme also features dance, with *Recondito* by Lucia La Bronce.

This production adds a choreographic dimension to the programme and offers the chance to discover another form of performing arts at the Théâtre Olympe de Gouges.

Dance thus complements the theatre and music events that punctuate the season.

CIRCUS

The circus with Face aux murs

The circus arts are also represented with *Face aux murs*.

This show forms part of a programme designed to introduce audiences to different artistic disciplines and offer events that go beyond traditional theatre.

The circus thus takes its place amongst the must-see shows in Montauban this autumn.

16Oct

Circus: Facing the Walls

An interactive show

14Nov

Participatory performance: Martine Patine

An interactive show with Martine Patine

The programme also features a different kind of show with Martine Patine: an interactive performance.

Here, the audience is not merely spectators: the show is based on audience participation, offering a different way of experiencing live theatre.

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An autumn dedicated to the performing arts in Montauban

With *La Fabrique du Jazz*, theatre productions at the Théâtre Olympe de Gouges, music, dance, circus and participatory events, autumn 2026 brings together a wide range of artistic disciplines in Montauban.

This programme offers the chance to rediscover classic works from the repertoire such as *Le Bourgeois gentilhomme*, *Ubu roi* and *Orphée & Eurydice*, as well as to discover contemporary productions and performances such as *Les poissons ne meurent pas d’apnée*, *Obstinés*, *Non Solum*, *Recondito* and *Face aux murs*.

This programme makes autumn a highlight of Montauban’s cultural season, with performances to discover week after week.