Andromaque is a tragedy in five acts by the
French playwright Jean Racine written in
alexandrine verse. It was first performed on 17 November 1667 before the court of
Louis XIV in the
Louvre in the private chambers of the Queen,
Marie Thérèse, by the royal company of actors, called "les Grands Comédiens", with
Thérèse Du Parc in the title role. The company gave the first public performance two days later in the
Hôtel de Bourgogne in
Paris.
Andromaque, the third of Racine's plays, written at the age of 27, established its author's reputation as one of the great playwrights in France.