The Odéon was full the other night during the premiere of
Kliniken
, by Lars Norén.
As there are fewer and fewer curtain raisers, we are in the background as soon as we arrive, facing a common room of a psychiatric unit.
To the right, a smoking area, to the left a TV lounge.
Standing, stands as statuesque Markus (Maxime Thebault).
He is schizophrenic.
In the background, seated on a sofa placed in front of a large French window, Anders (Yohan Lopez), a boy with a drawling voice and gait.
A young blonde woman crosses and recrosses the stage.
We will learn later that her name is Birgit (Leïla Muse).
We hear the sound of a TV continuously.
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In fact, the play started before the spectators arrived.
Lars Norén wrote a documentary text on all these people who are on the margins and who find themselves behind closed doors, an HP.
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