A snore echoes behind the black curtain.
A man stands up with difficulty.
He has disheveled hair, confused words and he searches for the pants he has on him.
We are in Paris in 1857, Oscar Lenglumé's night was short.
That of the intruder he discovers in his room too.
A newspaper article will wreak havoc on their alcoholic brains.
Would they have become assassins?
An accumulation of misunderstandings and misunderstandings lead them to believe so.
Ignoring their state of mind, Norine, Oscar's wife and Justin, the housekeeper, further add to the incongruity of their attitude.
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Due to the pandemic, the company aptly named
Les Modits
had to wait two years before being able to perform on stage with
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcin
e, by Eugène Labiche.
The play was broadcast in streaming, but for the actors, nothing replaces the play in front of a "real" audience.
Sometimes a show makes it possible to discover an unknown talent.
This is the case with this one.
Justine Vultaggio (Norine) directs with mastery and inventiveness this one-act comedy embellished with removed verses (there is even a song by Renaud).
Mezzo-soprano, also set designer, the actress wins the piece.
Tourbillon punctuated by twists and turns
It also obtained the best of its partners (Oscar Voisin, Antoine Léonard, Reynold de Guenyveau, Gregory Dété or Gabriel Houdou, Maxime Seynave). They all clap their hands and feet, get carried away, strain to conceal any evidence of their crime and in turn sing rhythmic tunes. The farce becomes zany at will. Madness grips the suspected murderers who are increasingly afraid of being caught by the police. Until the absurd. Labiche, of which it was the favorite piece, would undoubtedly recognize himself in this whirlwind punctuated by twists and turns. On the other hand, if we laugh a lot, the playwright does not spare human faults. The spinelessness of the duo, the superficiality of Lenglumé the annuitant -
“Ah! Never again, I will kill a great coal mineis too messy! "
-, like the duplicity of the servant who takes advantage of the absence of his masters to lead the good life.
With this "very bad trip from the 19th", the troupe is sold out.
Despite recent health measures, it should continue to thrill the crowds.
The affair of the rue Lourcine
in Lucernaire (Paris 6e) until January 23.
Loc .: 01 45 44 57 34. For adults and children from eight years old.