The plays listed below premiered at the Grand Guignol Theatre between the years of 1940 and 1949. The original French title of the play is listed first in color, followed by a rough English translation (in parentheses), the genre, and the playwright(s). While the list is extensive, it is not necessarily complete. If you know of any corrections or additions, feel free to email us.
1940
Et ils s'aperçurent qu'ils étaient nus
(And They Saw That They Were Naked) comedy, Marc Blanquet
La Vipère (The Viper)
comedy, Jules Mauris
Le Satyre de Merlan-les-Flots
(The Satyr of Merlan-les-Flots) comedy, Jean Refroigney
Les Bourreaux (The Hangmen)
drama, Louis-Jean Finot
Marchand de cadavres (Merchant
of Corpses) drama, André de Lorde
On prend les mêmes (The
Same Ones Are Taken) comedy, G.Glouzot
Whisky pour deux (Whisky for
Two) comedy, André Rivollet
1941
Conciliation (Conciliation) comedy, Jean Granier
Couleur de sang (Color of Blood)
drama, Claude Orval
Garçonniére pour duex
(Bachelor Pad for Two) comedy, Marc Blanquet
La Bonne Tempête (The
Good Storm) comedy, André Mouëzy-Éon
La Sauce Archiduc (The Archduke's
Sauce) comedy, André Mouëzy-Éon
La servante au grand cœur
(The Maidservant with a Big Heart) comedy, Cardinne-Petit
Le Mariage de Nicole (The Marriage
of Nicole) comedy, Pierre Robyns
Le Masque de la mort (The Mask
of the Dead) drama, Claude Orval
L'Eau à la bouche (The
Water Spout) comedy, Serge Veber
Les Nuits d'un damné
(The Nights of the Damned) drama, Charles Méré
Un soir de bachot (A Graduation
Night) drama, Jules Mauris
1942
Fermeture Éclair (Zipper) drama, André
Mouëzy-Éon
La Dangereuse Expérience
(The Dangerous Experiment) drama, Octave Bernard
Le Couvre-Feu (The Curfew)
comedy, Jean Granier
Le Nouvel Arvers (The New Arvers)
comedy, Saint-Granier
Le Souffle de l'au-delà
(The Breath) from Beyond drama, Claude Orval
Un visage dans la nuit (A Face
in the Night) drama, Jean Farragut
1943
Cauchemar (Nightmare)
drama, René Fauchois
La Sainte-Marthe (Saint Martha)
comedy, Pierre Varenne
Les Suppliciés (The
Torture Victims) drama, Charles Orval
Lune rousse (Red Moon) comedy,
André Mouëzy-Éon
Maman (Mama) comedy, Cluade
Orval
Printemps (Spring) comedy,
Bernard Zimmer
Un cas singulier (A Singular
Case) comedy, J.-P. Feydeau
Une jeune mariée (A
Young Bride) comedy, Yves Mirande
1944
Crédit municipal (Municipal Credit) comedy,
André Ransan
Épouvante (Terror) drama,
Claude Orval
Factice (Factitious) comedy,
André Mouëzy-Éon
La Huche (The Bin) comedy,
Claude Orval
L'Étriente du mort (The
Grip of Death) drama, Marcelle Maurette
Madame-Phryné (Madame-Phryné)
comedy, Marc Blanquet
On est bien ici (One is Well-Off
Here) comedy, Henri Duvernois
Une garce (A Bitch) drama,
Louis-Jean Finot
1945
None
1946
Affaire passionnelle (Passion Business) 'farce paysanne,'
Renée Gardès
Ce pauvre M. Desbonnets (This
Poor Mr. Desbonnets) comedy. Marcel Rousselle. Directed
by Paul Ratineau.
Deux Filles de Brest (Two Girls
from Brest) comedy, Alfred Marchand
Le Bateau des mille caresses
(The Boat of a Thousand Caresses) drama, Maurice Dekobra
Le crime de Mme Vallier (The
Crime of Mrs. Vallier) drama, Jean Métayé
Monsieur est servi (The Gentleman
is Served) drama, André Mouëzy-Éon
Un spécialiste (A Specialist)
comedy, Léo Lelièvre
1947
Célestin le Conquérant (Célestin
the Conqueror) comedy, Marcel Rouselle. Directed by Eva
Berkson
La Dame à la rose (The
Lady in Pink) comedy, André Le Bret and Maurice de
Grendel
La Marmite de Papin (The Pot
of Papin) comedy, Matei Roussou
La Morte (The Dead) drama,
Louis-Jean Finot
L'Appel du Sang 9The Call of
Blood) drama, Gabriel Breton
Le Carnaval des spectres (The
Carnival of Specters) drama, Maurice Dekobra. Directed by
Eva Berkson
Le Cri du chameau (The Cry
of the Camel) comedy, Paul Nivoix. Directed by Eva Berkson
1948
Bon déjeuner (Good Lunch) comedy, Georges-Marie
Beranose
Deux, sans atout (Two, Without
Assets) comedy, Jean Dang
Erotikos (Erotica) comedy,
Georges-Marie Beranose
Faust 48 (Faust '48) comedy,
André Pérye
Heureux pères (Happy
Fathers) comedy, Georges Dolley. Directed by Alexandre Dundas
La Maison du fossoyeur (The
House of the Grave Digger) drama, André Le Bret and
Maurice de Grendel
Le Rire de Rosalba (The Laugh
of Rosalba) drama, E.M. Laumann and René Jeanne
L'Ermite du cap Nord (The Hermit
of the Northern Pole) drama, Fernand Salomon
Les Yeux de l'autre (The Eyes
of the Other) drama, Maurice Limat. Directed by Eva Berkson
Règlement de comptes
(Payment of Accounts) drama, Louis-Jean Finot
Six heures, chaussée d'antin
(Six Hours, Road to Antin) comedy, Roger Ferdinand
1949
Atroce Désir (Atrocious Desire) drama, René
Rousseau
Bon en retard (Good Late) comedy,
P. Vanderberghe
L'Apollon de Nancy (The Apollo
of Nancy) comedy, Jean Berthet
Le Chéri de Cécile
(Cécile Darling) comedy, Maxime Lansac
Le Spectre blanc (The White
Specter), Henri Bauche
Morte et vivante (Dead and
Alive) drama, Octave Bernard and Alain Monjardin