Crime et Châtiment
Dostoïevski / Les Karyatides
For all audiences, from 12 years old
Performance created on November 4, 2025 at Théâtre de Liège
A masterpiece of world literature, written in 1866 by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment tells the story of young Raskolnikov from Saint Petersburg, penniless and desperate, who murders an old pawnbroker with an axe in an attempt to escape poverty. But his plan goes awry when the pawnbroker’s sister unexpectedly arrives at the scene and becomes a witness. Panicked, Raskolnikov kills her too.
Haunted by the fear of being discovered, he descends into intense moral torment, wavering between nightmare and madness. Around him, his loved ones grow increasingly worried, while his strange behavior arouses the suspicions of Investigating Judge Porfiry, who, like a spider weaving its web, patiently and cleverly awaits the moment when Raskolnikov will collapse under the weight of his guilt.
For their new creation, the company Les Karyatides tackles this monumental novel, a precursor to the noir genre, and achieves the feat of adapting it into object theatre and musical performance without losing the profound depth of this masterpiece, which probes the human soul as few others have done.
Calendar
Tarifs
- Plein tarif 23 €
- 65ans+/Carte prof/Groupe10+ 21 €
- -30ans/Pro/Dem.d'emploi 11 €
- Groupe scolaire 8 €
- -15ans 7 €
- Etudiants Conservatoires Art de la parole 5 €
Distributions
Directed by Karine Birgé
Performed by Cyril Briant, Marie Delhaye
Dramaturgy Robin Birgé
Sound design Guillaume Istace
Music composition Gil Mortio
Set and costume design Claire Farah
Lighting design Dimitri Joukovsky
Technical coordination Karl Descarreaux
Stage construction Olivier Waterkeyn
Puppets Joachim Janin
Technical contributions Claire Farah, Eugénie Obolensky, Karl Descarreaux, Dimitri Joukovsky
Visual design Antoine Blanquart
Photography Marie-Françoise Plissart
Administration and production Marion Couturier
Tour management / Distribution Vincent Geens
A production by Compagnie Karyatides
In co-production with Théâtre de Liège (BE), Théâtre Varia – Brussels (BE), Escher Theater (LUX), Centre culturel de Dinant (BE), Théâtre de Namur (BE), La Maison de la Culture de Tournai (BE) and La Coop asbl.
With the support of La Roseraie – Brussels (BE), Pierre de Lune – Centre Scénique Jeunes Publics de Bruxelles (BE), Théâtre La Montagne magique – Brussels (BE), Théâtre Les Tanneurs – Brussels (BE), Shelterprod, Taxshelter.be, ING and the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government.
Produced with the assistance of the Ministry of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles – Theatre Department.
Acknowledgements:
The technical teams of Théâtre de Liège and Théâtre Varia, Mariette Michaud, Karim Gharbi, Julie Mossay, Annie Birgé, Jérémie Lamouroux, Valentina Padilla Birgé, Félicie Artaud, Agnès Limbos, Sabine Durant, Dominique Rodriguez Bonfanti, Estelle Franco, Marie-Pierre Hérion, Jean-Michel Chaumont, Sandrine Bastin, Dany Porché, Lucile Ziletti, Sarah Olivier, Julie de La Dînette Mobile.
