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.
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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.
Qui veut des Kouign Amann? in Augan: A Musical Adventure
Qui veut des Kouign Amann? is a musical tale about friendship, travel and the search for Brittany’s famous butter cake. Sophie brings an adventurer’s energy to the songs and characters, while Yann supplies guitar and comic counterpoint. Their pursuit of the kouign-amann turns a regional food emblem into the playful thread of a family story performed by Cie Asterion.
George Sand Lecture in Le Blanc: Letters Revealed
George Sand, une plume à soi uses a staged reading to follow the writer through her correspondence. Letters to Musset, Michel de Bourges, Maurice Sand, Victor Hugo and Flaubert reveal personal and literary relationships. In Le Blanc, those exchanges are placed beside novels including Indiana, La Petite Fadette and La Mare au Diable.
Le Miroir d’Aurore in Magny: A Historical Performance
Compagnie l’Oreille à Plumes presents Le Miroir d’Aurore in the streets of Magny. The historical promenade is devoted to George Sand and accompanies the commemoration of the writer. Its wandering format makes the village streets part of the performance, taking the audience between places as the company develops the tribute.
J’embrasse les deux gros diamants in Saint-Martin-d’Auxigny:
Puzzle Centre stages exchanges between George Sand and Gustave Flaubert at Square du Marronnier in Saint-Martin-d’Auxigny. The performance takes its title from their correspondence: J’embrasse les deux gros diamants qui vous ornent la trompette. Their letters become a spoken dialogue, bringing the writers’ relationship into a theatrical setting.
Theater Festival in Apremont-sur-Allier: Floating Stage
Apremont-sur-Allier’s Au fil de l’eau theatre festival uses a gabare as a floating stage beside the Allier. William Mesguich performs Dans les forêts de Sibérie from Sylvain Tesson’s writing. Maxime d’Aboville presents Napoleon through literary passages in the second production, with food and refreshments available around the performances.
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.