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PLAYWRIGHTS CORNER |
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A Conversation with Mariannick Bellot, interviewed by Sabine Bossan | A face to face
« [...]The main problem at the radio is that it's stuck in 1918. People still don't see radio as having its own language. There are lots of minor arts that have become full-fledged art forms, such as comics; but not radio. It's still mainly a medium for information. But that's not true. The form itself determines the style of writing and how it is perceived. » |
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PLAYWRIGHT DATABASE |
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De l'autre côté | Catherine Tullat |
| « De l'autre côté was built around a wall delimiting not land or countries, but salary levels. It's an insurmountable wall that separates, excludes, rejects and ousts [...] » |
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Dérapage | Cyril Vernet |
« A corpse,
a story
and two points of view.» |
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Au bon marché | Claude Carré |
« SALESMAN I highly recommend stopping at the children's department on your way out. It's an especially moving display area.
FANNY Children's department? We don't have any children.
SALESMAN Precisely. We got in a batch for the opening. Shall I walk you over? » |
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Les Enfants du docteur Mistletoe |
Stéphane Michaka |
| « In a manor house in Scotland 7 children wake up to find that Dr. Mistletoe, who had kidnapped them, has been turned into an apericube. They are now free, but have been bequeathed a strange inheritance of tricky talents. » |
| Éditions Espaces 34 (Théâtre Jeunesse Collection) |
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La Relève des dieux par les pitres |
Arno Bertina |
| « A woman is to give a speech at the incineration of a colleague who committed suicide. But, frightened by the presence of death and furious at the company's divisive tactics, she comes undone and is seized with panic. » |
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Le Syndrome de Sherlock Holmes |
Pierre Senges |
| « At the end of his life Conan Doyle is anxiously awaiting Holmes, who has come to get his revenge. Blending fiction with an increasingly confused reality, the writer finds Doctor Watson to be his only counsel. » |
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Comme un pied | Mariannick Bellot |
| « It's the story of a small football club in the suburbs that has experienced a dramatic rise due to doping, organic cookies and rigged bets. » |
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Expatriés | Caroline de Kergariou |
| « Rents are skyrocketing in Paris, forcing Pétronille and Gonzague to leave the Marais and go into exile in a red suburb. Their new address is on Lenin Street! It's real culture shock! » |
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NEWS FROM ABROAD |
PROMOTION ABROAD | Translations / Performances |
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INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL PROJECTS |
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Festival Primeurs | Germany |
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The fourth Festival Primeurs, a contemporary playwriting festival, runs from November 17th-20th in Sarrebrück, featuring plays for radio and stage, readings and staged readings, and a round table discussion on promoting plays. |
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The program includes : Erich von Stroheim by Christophe Pellet, La Liste byJennifer Tremblay, Une jeune fille et un pendu by Philippe Gauthier, Les Aventures d'Auren, le petit serial killer by Joseph Danan, Cercles/Fictions by Joël Pommerat , Biokhraphia by Lina Saneh and Rabih Mroué, Sous contrôle by Frédéric Sonntag. |
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TranslationWorkshop & Readings Series | Hungary
November 22-23, 2010 | Budapest National Theatre |
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The Institut Français in Budapest, the National Theatre of Budapest and the Hungarian Theatre Museum and Institute wish to actively promote contemporary French-language playwriting, with support from Culture France and the SACD. To that end they have organized translation workshops, and the Hungarian public and theater professionals are invited to participate in two days of readings hosted by the National Theatre of Budapest. |
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The following plays have been selected : Terre sainte by Mohamed Kacimi, Burn Baby Burn by Carine Lacroix, Moi aussi je suis Catherine Deneuve by Pierre Notte, L'Énéide by Olivier Kemeid, La Mélancolie des barbares by Koffi Kwahulé, L'Européenne by David Lescot. |
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LABOO7 | THEATRE CAFE | United Kingdom
November 4-6, 2010 | London |
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A reading of the European theatre series Ank ! Ang ! closed the Theatre Café Festival in London.
Attended by French playwrights Karin Serres Karin Serres, who initiated the series, and Sylvain Levey. | Program |
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