In Sois parfaite et t’es toi !, a career-driven lawyer is transported into her grandmother’s past. Emmanuelle and Colette, now the same age, confront their different expectations of work, marriage and motherhood. In this Clermont-Ferrand comedy, Axelle Abela and Clara Thebaut combine dialogue, song and dance as the two women defend competing ideas of the ideal woman.
Tag: comedy
La Chieuse et le Couillon in Clermont
Following her therapist’s advice, Virginie leaves city life for a camping holiday in La Chieuse et le Couillon. There she meets an entertainer who introduces her to life without wi-fi and to communal bathrooms. Alexandra Cholton and Philippe Souverville bring this clash of habits to Clermont-Ferrand in a play written by Philippe Souverville and Mathieu Olivier, with Souverville also directing.
On ne divorce plus in Clermont
Anna and Marc-André try increasingly unlikely ways to rescue their marriage in On ne divorce plus. Breaking familiar habits only leads the couple into fresh mistakes as they try to reconnect. Alexandra Cholton and Philippe Souverville perform the two-person comedy in Clermont-Ferrand; Philippe Souverville directs a script he wrote with Gabriel Francès.
Un Monsieur attendait… in Azay-le-Rideau: Absurd Cabaret
Théâtre de l’Ante presents Un Monsieur attendait… in Azay-le-Rideau. The absurd cabaret combines music, songs and theatrical text as part of the company’s Touraine touring programme. Commissioned by the Indre-et-Loire departmental council, the production takes the company’s work into regional venues through its established travelling theatre activity.