The plays listed below premiered at the Grand Guignol Theatre between the years of 1950 and 1959. 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.

1950
Pas d'Orchidées Pour Miss Blandish (No Orchids for Miss Blandish) drama, Élaine Charles and Marcel Duhamel (after James Hadley Chase). Directed by Alexandre Dunas. [Related article]

1951
Nuits Corses (Corsican Nights) drama, Charles Hellem and Pol d'Estoc
Une garce (A Bitch) drama, Louis-Jean Finot

1952
Coopération (Cooperation) comedy, José de Bérys. Directed by Jean Gobert.
J'ai une touche (I Have a Touch) comedy, José de Bérys
La Farce de ténébreux (The Joke of the Dark One), Michel de Ghelderode
Le Bonhomme Bénédictus (The Bénédictus Fellow) comedy, Pierre Giafféri
Le Dernier Regard (The Last Glance) comedy, R. Bastien. Directed by Jean Dout
Le Vampire (The Vampire) drama, Jean-Joseph Renaud. Directed by the author.
Les Barbes nobles (The Noble Beards) comedy, André Roussin. Directed by Georges Vitaly.
Miss Choléra (Miss Cholera) comedy, Jean Kolb and Jean Marsèle
Un saint homme (A Saintly Man) comedy, José de Bérys

1953
Aglaé (Aglaé) comedy, André Ransan
Dormez, je le veux! (Sleep, I Want It) comedy, Georges Feydeau. Directed by Georges Vitaly.
Du plomb pour ces demoiselles (Lead for These Young Ladies) drama, Frédéric Dard
La Garce et l'ange (The Bitch) and the Angel drama, Frédéric Dard
L'Énigme de la chauve-souris (The Enigma of the Bat) 'drame policier,' Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood (French adaptation by R.J. Chaffard and Cécil Robson)

1954
Dr Jekyll et Mr Hyde (Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) drama, Frédéric Dard (after Robert-Louis Stevenson). Directed by Robert Hossein.
Les salauds vont en enfer (The Bastards Go To Hell) 'drame en 2 actes et 7 tableaux,' Frédéric Dard. Directed by Robert Hossein.
L'Étreinte sanglante (The Bloody Embrace) drama, Marcelle Maurette

1955
Et les femmes n'en sauront rien (And the Women Won't Know Anything of It) comedy, Paul Derval
La Chair de l'orchidée (The Flesh of the Orchid) drama, Frédéric Dard and Marcel Duhamel (after James Hadley Chase). Directed by Robert Hossein.
La Monnaie de ses rêves (The Money of Your Dreams) comedy, André Ransan
La Tueuse (The Killer) drama, André-Paul Antoine. Directed by René Rocher
Les Assassins de Montchat (The Assassins of Montchat) drama, Frédéric Dard (after Paul Gordeaux). Directed by Michel de Ré
Sleeping-Party (Sleeping-Party) comedy, André Mouëzy-Éon

1956
4 piéces d'André-Paul Antoine, André-Paul Antoine. Directed by René Rocher.
-- Adieu la terre (Goodbye Ground)
-- Call-Girls (Call-Girls)
-- Je suis seule ce soir (I Am Alone This Evening)
-- Levons le rideau! (Raise the Curtain!)
L'Assassin (The Assassin) drama, Jean-Pierre Couty
L'École du strip-tease (The School of Strip Tease) comedy, Eddy Ghilain and Fernand Millaud. Directed by Fred Pasquali
L'Orgie dans le phare (The Orgy in the Lighthouse) drama, Alfred Marchand
Meurtre au ralenti (Idle Murder) drama, Boileau-Narcejac
Un truc américain (An American Trick) comedy, Eddy Ghilain

1957
La Loterie de la mort (The Lottery of Death) drama, Eddy Ghilain and Pierre Larroque
La Noce à papa (Dad's Wedding) comedy, Alfred Marchand. Directed by Fred Pasquali.
La Violeuse (The Rapist) drama, Eddy Ghilain
L'Espionne (The Spy) drama, Eddy Ghilain
Moi, Napoléon! (Me, Napoleon!) comedy, A. Dieudonné

1958
La Fin du monde (The End of the World) drama, Max-Henri Cabridens (after Jacques Natanson)
La Torpille humaine (The Human Torpedo) 'épisode de la guerre sous-marine,' Eddy Ghilain
L'Amour passe-partout (The Pass Key) comedy, Jacques Mareuil
Le Crime de La Toussaint (The Crime of All Saint's Day) 'drame policier,' Pierre Larroque
Le Saut de la mort (The Leap of Death) 'tragédie du cirque,' Eddy Ghilain (after "Solto mortale" by Alfred Marchand)
Miss Vertu (Miss Virtue) 'comedie-farce,' Jacques Mareuil. Directed by Fred Pasquali.

1959
La Ceinture de chasteté (The Chastity Belt) 'comedie-vaudeville,' Eddy Ghilain. Directed by Fred Pasquali.
La Rage au ventre (The Rage in the Belly), Eddy Ghilain
Trois dans un lit, ou la Vengeance d'un propriétaire (Three in a Bed, or The Revenge of a Landlord) comedy, J. Charmat

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