Britannicus
by Jean Racine
Directed by Stéphane Braunschweig
Richelieu
21 June 22 July 2018
Richelieu
Britannicus
2018-06-21 20:30:00 2018-07-22 20:30:00
Reading the past in the light of the present, that’s probably what Stéphane Braunschweig does better than anyone: a sharp eye bringing a fresh interpretation to texts that lets us hear them again, with an absolute respect for the written word, the author, and the vision of the space in which words are uttered.
A figurehead of contemporary theatre, his 2016 staging of Racine’s Britannicus marked his first time directing the Troupe. In doing so he took on a repertoire that had never touched before, that of classical French tragedy. Directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel in 1978, Jean-Luc Boutté in 1990 and Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman in 2004, Britannicus is a web of intrigue between professionals in politics. Their stated ambitions are closely intertwined with the private sphere through filial ties and the hatred or love they nurture for each other. Racine chooses a particular episode in Roman history, the moment when a monster emerges: Nero, the true hero of a work that in fact bears the name of his victim. It is the story of a takeover of power whose plot twists are rooted in the personality of the young emperor.
In a space evoking a “modern, real place of power designed to hold discussions to which the people have no access and where decisions are made”, Stéphane Braunschweig highlights “the close interweaving of the psychological and the political”.
In cinemas on 5 July with Pathé Live
Duration
2h00 (without intermission)
Venue
Creative team
Staging and scenography: Stéphane Braunschweig
Costumes: Thibault Vancraenenbrœck
Lights: Marion Hewlett
Sounds: Xavier Jacquot
Make-up: Karine Guillem
Artistic collaboration: Anne-Françoise Benhamou
Assistant scenography: Alexandre de Dardel
Assistant stage manager: Laurence Kélépikis
Distribution
the company
The Comédie-Française Academy
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Matthieu
AstreGardes et Convives
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Marceau
Deschamps-SeguraGardes et Convives
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Alexandre
SchorderetGardes et Convives
Calendar
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2018-06-21 20:30:00
2018-06-21 20:30:00
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2018-06-24 14:00:00
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2018-06-26 20:30:00
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2018-07-01 20:30:00
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2018-07-20 20:30:00
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2018-06-20 20:30:00
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2018-06-23 20:30:00
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2018-06-30 20:30:00
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2018-07-07 20:30:00
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2018-07-08 14:00:00
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2018-07-22 20:30:00
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Gallery
Britannicus 15/16
Hervé Pierre and Dominique Blanc
Britannicus 15/16
Benjamin Lavernhe and Laurent Stocker
Britannicus 17/18
Georgia Scalliet, Stéphane Varupenne
Britannicus 17/18
Stéphane Varupenne, Hervé Pierre, Georgia Scalliet
Britannicus 17/18
Stéphane Varupenne, Benjamin Lavernhe, Dominique Blanc, Laurent Stocker
