2023-11-18 18:02:58
The actors arrive on stage while the lights remain on. Behind them, figures all in black are busy around a monstrous machine. Technicians or extras? Fiction or reality? No time to think, the machine begins to fart, burp and spit rubbish, until it splashes – really – the front rows; actors swear and carry buckets of garbage. An awkward introduction that will last a good half hour.
“And again, we refined it! If you are put off by scatology, you should not see Aristophanes! “, boldly launched Robin Renucci, crossed at the end ofTo peacethe first play written and directed by him since his arrival at the head of the Criée, in 2022. With the author Serge Valletti, the former director of Tréteaux de France (2011-2022) adapted The peacecomedy about war by Aristophanes.
Playing with theater codes
After the crude beginning, the sequel is much lighter and even very entertaining, in particular thanks to the remarkable decorations and light effects, the subject resonates with current events: Robin Renucci questions the needs that men have to make war. His hero: a winegrower (played with truculence by Guillaume Pottier).
Through the miracle of alcohol, he travels to a world where conflicts have disappeared, the kingdom of inclusive conviviality, anchored in Marseille and embodied by a troupe of 17 actors, including five apprentice actors. The merry band hunts the Goddess of War (fantastic Anne Lévy) and frees the imprisoned peace. Surprised, the spectators are invited to help him, triggering a happy mess on stage.
This beautiful energy carries away some of the spectators. But by playing with theater codes, To peace disturbs and questions, sometimes shocks, even if it means leaving some people at the dock: «It’s a kind of theater that we can dare to do in Marseillehires Robin Renucci. Here, spectators have the right to move, to get excited, starting with the youth. »
Like the high school students, numerous in the theater on Wednesday, who spontaneously ran on stage at the first requests, then joining the actors, while they continued, like every evening, the final rap in the hall. «I want to create popular theater and win back audiencesexplained Robin Renucci. Especially the Youngs. » On this point, a successful bet.
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