Théâtre des Vampires
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Théâtre des Vampires is the home of a Parisian
vampire
coven from the earlier books in Anne Rice
's The Vampire Chronicles
series, specifically Interview with the Vampire
and The Vampire Lestat
.
actors perform plays that utilize their vampiric traits, strength, movement, etc. and even drink blood in front of their audiences. Due to the nature of the establishment, the audience leave the production still believing what they have seen to be an act.
In Interview with the Vampire, we meet Armand, the owner and Patriarch of the theater, and we learn a little bit about him, although very little in comparison to what is revealed in the next book.
cult of vampires in Paris, under the cemetery of Les Innocents, and challenges their beliefs, destroying the sect. He closes the Theatre and sends the crew to England
to protect them. Four of the vampires ( Eleni
, Laurent, Felix and Eugenie) that ran away from the sect beg him to give them the Théâtre so they may hide from their leader, Armand, who is destroying all of the coven's members because of the mass desperation Lestat caused, as it could endanger their privacy. They make an agreement with Armand so he may stay in the Theatre as an actor or the director, if he wishes. Before they make the agreement, Nicolas de Lenfent, an old friend of Lestat's who had moved to Paris
with him, demands that Lestat give the Theatre to him, but Lestat refuses. This was mostly because he is driven mad shortly after becoming a vampire. Still, he stays in the Theatre as a writer and musician, and is actually the one that baptizes it as "Théâtre des Vampires". Lestat then gives the ownership and funds to Eleni, one of the ex-members of the coven. After this we see Lestat returning from America after living with Louis and Claudia, and he discovers all the troupe he had left in Paris (the ex-members of the coven) have disappeared and Armand owns the Theatre. He (Armand) continues to reside in the Theatre, along with a changing troupe of vampires until it is burnt down by Louis de Pointe du Lac
in vengeance for killing Claudia.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
coven from the earlier books in Anne Rice
Anne Rice
Anne Rice is a best-selling Southern American author of metaphysical gothic fiction, Christian literature and erotica from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history...
's The Vampire Chronicles
The Vampire Chronicles
The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century....
series, specifically Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire is a vampire novel by Anne Rice written in 1973 and published in 1976. It was the first novel to feature the enigmatic vampire Lestat, and was followed by several sequels, collectively known as The Vampire Chronicles...
and The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat is a novel by Anne Rice, and the second in her Vampire Chronicles, following Interview with the Vampire. Many events in the two books appear to contradict each other...
.
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire offers little detail about the history of Théâtre des Vampires, other than it being a theatre that mocks the existence of mortals. The vampireVampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
actors perform plays that utilize their vampiric traits, strength, movement, etc. and even drink blood in front of their audiences. Due to the nature of the establishment, the audience leave the production still believing what they have seen to be an act.
In Interview with the Vampire, we meet Armand, the owner and Patriarch of the theater, and we learn a little bit about him, although very little in comparison to what is revealed in the next book.
The Vampire Lestat
In the next book, The Vampire Lestat, we learn a lot more about this theater. Before his death, Lestat was an actor at the Theatre in its previous form. Once he is turned, he purchased it because of its director's insistence. The theatre remains with its regular human actors and director, until Lestat finds a SatanicSatanism
Satanism is a group of religions that is composed of a diverse number of ideological and philosophical beliefs and social phenomena. Their shared feature include symbolic association with, admiration for the character of, and even veneration of Satan or similar rebellious, promethean, and...
cult of vampires in Paris, under the cemetery of Les Innocents, and challenges their beliefs, destroying the sect. He closes the Theatre and sends the crew to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to protect them. Four of the vampires ( Eleni
Eleni
Eleni is a phonetic spelling of the Modern Greek name "Ελένη", whose ancient version, Ἑλένη, is anglicized as Helen. Popular diminutives and nicknames include: Elenitsa, Elenaki, Elena, Lena, Lenio, Nitsa.Eleni may refer to:...
, Laurent, Felix and Eugenie) that ran away from the sect beg him to give them the Théâtre so they may hide from their leader, Armand, who is destroying all of the coven's members because of the mass desperation Lestat caused, as it could endanger their privacy. They make an agreement with Armand so he may stay in the Theatre as an actor or the director, if he wishes. Before they make the agreement, Nicolas de Lenfent, an old friend of Lestat's who had moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
with him, demands that Lestat give the Theatre to him, but Lestat refuses. This was mostly because he is driven mad shortly after becoming a vampire. Still, he stays in the Theatre as a writer and musician, and is actually the one that baptizes it as "Théâtre des Vampires". Lestat then gives the ownership and funds to Eleni, one of the ex-members of the coven. After this we see Lestat returning from America after living with Louis and Claudia, and he discovers all the troupe he had left in Paris (the ex-members of the coven) have disappeared and Armand owns the Theatre. He (Armand) continues to reside in the Theatre, along with a changing troupe of vampires until it is burnt down by Louis de Pointe du Lac
Louis de Pointe du Lac
Louis de Pointe du Lac is a fictional character in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series. He began his life as a mortal man, and later became a vampire. He is the protagonist and antihero of Interview with the Vampire, the first book of The Vampire Chronicles...
in vengeance for killing Claudia.
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