Bayen founded La Fabrique, a theatre company, and directed several plays for five years. In 1972, he directed his first play,
Le Pied by
Victor Hugo. Bayen was also the author of two libretti:
Schliemann, composed by
Betsy Jolas, in 1995; and
Jusqu’à l’extinction des consignes lumineuses, composed by
Arrigo Barnabé, in 2005. ==Death==