Fort Antoine Festival 2026 opens 30 June with Joan of Arc satire
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
The Fort Antoine open-air theatre launches its 2026 season on Tuesday 30 June at 21:30 with a comic radio-drama reimagining of the Joan of Arc debate.
The Fort Antoine Festival returns on Tuesday 30 June at 21:30, opening its 2026 season with Dissonances Jeanne d'Arc, a theatrical piece created by French company Compagnie du Dire Dire. Built around the conceit of a staged radio debate, the production blurs the line between fiction and reality as actors perform alongside genuine subject-matter experts, treating the contested legacy of Joan of Arc as both comic material and serious inquiry.
The show is described as a popular and deliberately farcical take on the medieval figure, using the format of a broadcast panel discussion to wrong-foot its audience as much as entertain them. For residents and visitors in Monaco at the end of June, the Fort Antoine amphitheatre on the Rock offers one of the most atmospheric open-air settings in the Principality, with performances typically starting after sunset against a backdrop of the Mediterranean.
Full programme details and ticketing information for the 2026 Festival du Fort Antoine are available through the official Monaco government cultural listings.