Britannicus
by Jean Racine
Directed by Stéphane Braunschweig
Richelieu
Richelieu
Britannicus
2018-10-08 20:30:00 2019-01-01 20:30:00
Reading the past in the light of the present is probably what Stéphane Braunschweig does better than anyone: his sharp eye brings 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 1989 and Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman in 2004, Britannicus is a web of intrigue between characters who are 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, that of the emergence of a monster: Nero, the true hero of a work that in fact bears the name of his victim. It is the story of someone taking power and whose plot twists are rooted in the personality of the young emperor. In a space evoking a “modern, real seat 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”.
2h00 (without intermission)
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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