La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez
"Twelfth Night or What you will"
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Thomas Ostermeier
Richelieu
4 February 22 March 2020
Richelieu
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Thomas Ostermeier opened last season with this frenetic "Twelfth Night".
In his work as a director, he is known for stagings that combine fidelity to the dramatic situation with freedom of interpretation, focusing on what he calls the actor-creator. In this production, he has his actors enter Illyria, the kingdom of illusion and artifice, which he gives form to as a landscape of emotions with a dangerous underside where madness lurks. “In Shakespeare's world”, he comments, “speech is a magnificent and incredibly powerful weapon. And like all weapons, it is double-edged: it can be used to tell the truth as well as to lie, to depict a world contrary to what it is in reality, in order to manipulate the people to whom it is directed and to pursue specific interests. When you play with the spoken word, when you turn words inside out, the world itself becomes unhinged.”
This comedy of appearances tells the story of Viola, the survivor of a shipwreck – like her twin Sebastian – who disguises herself, takes on the name of Cesario and offers her services to Duke Orsino. Charmed, the latter takes Cesario/Viola on as his page and tasks him/her with transmitting his love to the Countess Olivia. But Cesario/Viola, secretly attracted to the Duke, excels so well in his/her mission that the Countess is swept away by his/her ardour. At the same time, a quartet, with eminently comical manoeuvres, reveals the violent side of the romantic masquerade. Beyond the festive aspect of the play, Thomas Ostermeier highlights the depth of the existential questions that Shakespeare draws from this amorous plot revolving around interchanging genders.
Duration
2:45 without intermission
Venue
Creative team
Translation: Olivier Cadiot
Adaptation and staging: Thomas OstermeierScenography and costumes: Nina Wetzel
Light design: Marie-Christine Soma
Original music and musical direction: Nils Ostendorf
Dramaturgy and assistant director: Elisa Leroy
Dramaturgy advice: Christian Longchamp
Choreographic work: Glysleïn Lefever
Battle setting: Jérôme Westholm
Collaboration on scenography and costumes: Charlotte Spichalsky
Distribution
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Noam
MorgenszternAntonio, marin, ami de Sébastien et Valentin, gentilhomme de la suite d’Orsino
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Yoann
GasiorowskiCurio, gentilhomme de la suite d’Orsino, le Capitaine du vaisseau naufragé, ami de Viola et Officier au service d’Orsino
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Counter-tenor: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian and Paul Figuier (alternately)
Théorbe: Clément Latour and Damien Pouvreau (alternately)
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Gallery
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Christophe Montenez, Laurent Stocker
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La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez 18/19
Anna Cervinka, Laurent Stocker
La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez 18/19
Christophe Montenez
La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez 18/19
Adeline d’Hermy, Georgia Scalliet
La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez 18/19
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