Charlotte leaves her husband and children because of her passion for Harry; Harry cuts short his internship in order to run away with Charlotte. They have no possessions. Nothing, apart from their all-consuming passion for each other. Their dizzying story brings them to a bungalow next to the sea, at the mercy of the wind rustling in the wild palm-trees... “Can our love of love make us end up forgetting to love the other person? If we live our passion like a work of art, does it not become a very solitary undertaking, destined to failure?”.
In the light of these questions, Séverine Chavrier brings to the stage this heart-rending novel in which Faulkner builds up an “introspective and retrospective account” of the relationships between work and life, desire and creative ambition. With its first production in Vidy-Lausanne, the play was then presented at the end of 2014 at the Nouveau Théâtre de Montreuil, and was highly acclaimed by critics and audiences alike.
Cast
dramaturgy Benjamin Chavrier
set design Benjamin Hautin
sound Philippe Perrin
lighting David Perez
video Jérôme Vernez
production Théâtre de Vidy, Compagnie La Sérénade interrompue
coproduction Nouveau Théâtre de Montreuil
avec le soutien de la SPEDIDAM, du Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, du CDN de Besançon Franche-Comté, de Pro Helvetia – Fondation suisse pour la culture
créé le 25 septembre 2014 au Théâtre de Vidy
from If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem by William Faulkner
certaines scènes de ce spectacle peuvent heurter la sensibilité des plus jeunes, il est déconseillé aux moins de 16 ans
