Mondays at 7

Spectacles en langue anglaise.

• Théâtre en anglais

Mondays@7 démarre sa programmation 2007 de pièces en anglais avec Tennessee Williams, un des plus grands auteurs américains, qui a transformé le théâtre moderne avec ses pièces à la fois réalistes, drôles et poétiques. Les trois pièces en un acte de notre premier programme sont parmi les premières œuvres de Williams et mettent en scène des êtres blessés avec humour, tendresse, mais aussi violence. Ces personnages annoncent les futures héroïnes de Williams, telle Blanche Dubois dans A Streetcar Named Desire.

Comme Tchekhov, pour qui il avouait une grande admiration, Williams décrit un monde en disparition et les gens qui peuplent son univers arrivent à survivre uniquement à l'aide de leurs illusions et mensonges. C’est l’univers du Sud des Etats-unis.

Les pièces sont interprétées avec vérité et sensibilité par des comédiens anglophones. La musique joue une partie intégrale dans nos productions. Ici, le Blues, traditionnel et original, est chanté en direct par de jeunes acteurs/musiciens.

• In english

Mondays@7 begins its run with Tennessee Williams, one of America’s greatest playwrights, who revolutionized modern theatre with plays depicting real life through poetry and humour. The one-act plays chosen for our first show are amongst Williams‘ earliest works, portraying wounded people with wit, tenderness, but also violence. They are often early versions of his legendary characters such as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Williams’ Deep South is peopled with misfits who cannot accept reality and cling to a long gone past. Much like the characters in the plays of Chekhov, whom Williams greatly admired, they survive only through illusions and pretence.

English speaking actors bring the characters to life with truth and sensitivity. Live music plays an essential role in our productions with traditional and original blues sung by young actor/musicians for this show.

• Le programme

American Blues: The Lady of Larkspur Lotion, Talk to Me Like the rain and I’ll listen, Mr Paradise by Tennessee Williams.
Dates: January 22, 29, February 5, 12.

William Shakespeare: Shakespeare’s Ladies. In Béla Grushka’s production, Shakespeare introduces us to some of his leading ladies: the innocents, the monsters, the lovers, the bawds.
Dates: February 19, 26, March 5, 12, and May 28, June 4, 11, 18.
This is only the first in our Shakespeare series, with an exciting bilingual production in the works.

Samuel Beckett: Footfalls, Not I, Come & Go, Rockaby. To mark the end of the Beckett Centenary, we chose plays he first wrote in English as a tribute to this writer who loved France and the French as much as we do.
Dates: March 19, 26, April 2, 16, May 7, 14.

American Blues II: All Aflame, Hello from Bertha, Why do you smoke so much Lily, Auto da Fé by Tennessee Williams.
Dates: April 23, 21. May 21, 28. June 4, 11, 18