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The Imaginary Sick
by and with Tigran Mekhitarian in the title role.
Sitting on the toilet seat, t-shirt and pants pulled up on his knees, salt-and-pepper beard, the actor-director checks his cell phone.
Indifferent to the spectators who are settling in.
So Argan, keep his eyes fixed on his cell phone.
A crutch within reach.
Stacks of boxes of medicines, vials and antidepressants are placed throughout the bathroom (white tiles and bathtub by Georges Vauraz).
On the walls of the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord there is a continuous flow of images that the atrabilaire consults;
sister Emmanuelle, a rapper, sporting exploits, denunciation of state lies...
Cap on his head, a musician in a tank top and jogging pants (Sébastien Gorski who seems to come from a Parisian suburb), the future Cléante takes his place behind the drums.
It’s 8 p.m., the show can begin.
“Drelin, drelin…
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