Roger Louret (20 May 1950 – 25 January 2023) was a French actor, playwright, and theatre director.

Biography

Born in

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on 20 May 1950, Louret entered the in 1970, where he was a pupil of , , and

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. He was the founder and artistic director of the theatre company . In 1985, he created ''La Nuit du Théâtre'', followed by ''La Nuit des Hélènes'' in 1987 and ''La Nuit de l’Histoire'' in 1989. In 1995, he was awarded a for ' at the

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. Throughout his career, he directed the likes of , , , and . Louret died in

Villeneuve-sur-Lot Villeneuve-sur-Lot (; in the Languedocien dialect of Occitan language: ''Vilanuèva d'Òlt'' ) is a town and commune in the southwestern French department of Lot-et-Garonne. The commune was formerly named ''Villeneuve-d'Agen''. Villeneuve-sur- ...

on 25 January 2023, at the age of 72.

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