Didier Sandre
Acting
Didier Maffre, known professionally as Didier Sandre, is a French actor and stage director born in Paris on 17 August 1946 and appointed sociĂ©taire of the ComĂ©dieâFrançaise in 2020. He made his debut in 1968 in Paul Claudelâs LâĂchange and, from the 1970s onward, became a prominent figure in public theatre, collaborating with major directors such as Catherine DastĂ©, Bernard Sobel, Jorge Lavelli, Patrice ChĂ©reau, Giorgio Strehler, Luc Bondy, and Antoine Vitez. Alongside this, he has appeared regularly in privateâtheatre productions, including works by Claudel, Anouilh, Rampal, and Margulies. His stage career includes notable performances in BĂ©rĂ©nice (directed by Lambert Wilson), Le Laboureur de BohĂȘme (Christian Schiaretti), and Monsieur chasse! by Feydeau. He joined the ComĂ©dieâFrançaise in 2013 and became a full member in 2020. Sandre has also worked extensively in film and television, appearing in Pascale Ferranâs Petits Arrangements avec les morts, Ăric Rohmerâs Autumn Tale, Abraham Segalâs Le MystĂšre Paul, and MikhaĂ«l Hersâs Memory Lane. On television, he has acted in numerous dramas, including SaintâGermain ou la NĂ©gociation, Le Sang noir, and notably portrayed Louis XIV in Nina Companeezâs LâAllĂ©e du Roi and the Baron de Charlus in her adaptation of In Search of Lost Time. A frequent narrator in concert settings, he has performed in major repertoire works by Stravinsky, Debussy, Beethoven, Honegger, Haydn, Prokofiev, Grieg, Poulenc, and others, collaborating with leading orchestras, conductors such as Pierre Boulez and MyungâWhun Chung, and renowned soloists including Alexandre Tharaud, Abdel Rahman El Bacha, and Emmanuelle Bertrand.
