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Clémence Weill

Athens - Paris. Terraces in the Fall | Clémence Weill

« It's November 18th now. For the past five days all I've written are text messages to my friends and family. Dozens of them. As fast as I can. To make sure that... But I want to write that article. To manage to write it. To write that life is going on. To believe in it. I try to remember the state I was in upon my return from Athens. To conjure up those cheerful memories. »

 
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Magali Mougel

Cœur d'acier | Magali Mougel

Cœur d'acier is a story about a valley… It could all have turned out differently, but they've got to put up with the unremitting silence due to the closing of the last blast furnace.

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Véronique Olmi

Un autre que moi | Véronique Olmi

« What would happen if a man suddenly came face to face with his own future? And if on top of it he was horrified by that future and the person he would become one day? »

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Joël Pommerat

Ca ira. (1) Fin de Louis | Joël Pommerat

Ça ira. (1) Fin de Louis is a contemporary political story inspired by the revolutionary process in 1789. It tells the story of that struggle for democracy.

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Ismaël Saïdi

Djihad | Ismaël Saïdi

A comedy above all, Djihad laughs at the clichés in all religions, lifting the silence on all manner of taboos. Aspiring through laughter and tears to create a better way to live together.

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Benoît Moret Nicolas Martinez

Ca n'arrive pas qu'aux autres | Benoît Moret & Nicolas Martinez

The worthy successors of « Père Noël est une ordure »
« This is not boulevard theater, it's burlesque; unrestrained satire without any limits. It's a screwball comedy, a real bombshell of humor that deserves to become a cult play. »

Sandrine Blanchard's Blog, Le Monde, November 5, 2015

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     GRAND PRIX DE LITTÉRATURE DRAMATIQUE 2015

On December 9th at the CNT, Michel Vinaver was awarded the Grand Prix de littérature dramatique 2015 (Playwriting Prize) for Bettencourt Boulevard ou une histoire de France (L'Arche Éditeur).

The jury selected the following four finalists: Lilli/HEINER intra-muros | Lucie Depauw (Éditions Koïnè), La Fusillade sur une plage d'Allemagne | Simon Diard (Éditions Théâtre Ouvert-Tapuscrits), Chaîne de montage | Suzanne Lebeau (Éditions Théâtrales et Leméac Éditeur), Sauver la peau | David Léon (Éditions Espaces 34).

The Prix de La Belle Saison was awarded the same day to Suzanne Lebeau and Sylvain Levey. The prize honors the work of a playwright writing for children and youth. The Jury had chosen the following three finalists: Stéphane Jaubertie, Fabrice Melquiot and Karin Serres.

www.cnt.asso.fr | Playwrights corner - Michel Vinaver
 

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