La Compagnie de l'Imprévu theatre company
came to Sainte Marie’s on 24th of January last. The troop is made up
of three women and three men.
In the morning, they played Antigone by Anouilh for the Secondes and the Terminales. The Premieres
attended La Cantatrice chauve by
Ionesco in the afternoon.
La Cantatrice chauve, written in 1950, is typical
of the Theatre of the Absurd. It is about
the lack of communication between people in a society where nothing makes any sense,
and the nature of the human condition is basically tragic…
We were all very surprised by the eccentric style
of acting but everybody enjoyed it. The actors wore bathrobes, ate whipped cream and marshmallows…
It was disconcerting but also very funny!
After the play, the actors
took time to answer our questions about the play itself and about their lives as artists. They are passionate about their work, and it was most interesting
to listen to them.
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