After on-stage criticism of Isabelle Huppert, the theater director speaks of “a slip-up”. During a performance of the play Bérénice at the Théâtre de la Ville - Sarah Bernhardt, the star actress was questioned by a disgruntled spectator.

Theater director Emmanuel Demarcy-Motta speaks of an “isolated” case. These public demonstrations are, however, not new, underlines Jean-Claude Yon, theater historian and director of studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études.