Le Firmament
Lucy Kirkwood / Chloé Dabert
In March 1759, on the border between Norfolk and Suffolk in eastern England, as the whole country eagerly awaits the passage of Halley’s Comet, which is supposed to illuminate the sky with its immaculate light, Sally Poppy, a 21-year-old maid whose life has been nothing but poverty and misery, is accused and found guilty – along with her lover – of the atrocious murder of a young child.
When she announces that she is pregnant, which would commute her promised hanging to exile – an unborn child cannot be punished for the crimes of its mother – a jury of twelve women is convened behind closed doors to determine the truth of her claims. Locked in a cold room, these matrons of various ages and backgrounds, with conflicting profiles, debate, argue, quarrel, support each other, and unwittingly experience the power newly placed in their hands, in a society where only men dictate the law.
While outside the crowd becomes increasingly oppressive, clamoring for more blood under the windows of the court, these twelve women, torn between their daily duties, village quarrels, and personal criteria, try to deliver justice.
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Tarifs
- Plein tarif 31 €
- 65ans+/Carte prof/Groupe10+ 26 €
- -30ans/Pro/Dem.d'emploi 13 €
- Groupe scolaire 8 €
- -15ans 7 €
- Etudiants Conservatoires Art de la parole 5 €
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Cast Elsa Agnès, Sélène Assaf, Samantha Le Bas, Sarah Calcine, Bénédicte Cerutti, Gwenaëlle David, Brigitte Dedry, Olivier Dupuy, Andréa El Azan, Sébastien Éveno, Aurore Fattier (alternating with Chloé Dabert), Anne-Lise Heimburger, Asma Messaoudene, Océane Mozas, Juliette Launay, Arthur Verret
Text Lucy Kirkwood
Translation Louise Bartlett
Director Chloé Dabert
Assistant Director Virginie Ferrere
Artistic Collaboration Sébastien Éveno
Set Design Pierre Nouvel
Costume Design Marie La Rocca
Lighting Design Nicolas Marie
Sound Design Lucas Lelièvre
Stage Management Arno Seghiri, Eric Raoul
Lighting Operation Mathilde Domarle
Sound Operation Auréliane Pazzaglia
Wardrobe Camille Fuchs (alternating with Elsa Rocchetti)
Set Construction Ateliers du Théâtre de Liège
Costume Workshop Peggy Sturm, Magali Angelini, Bruno Jouvet, Élise Beaufort
Makeup and Hairstyling Judith Scotto
Props Marion Rascagnères, Gwendoline Bouget
Film Production Mohamed Megdoul, Raphaël Dallaporta, Thomas Lanza
Extras Léone Lagrange, Misha Charmillot-Ferrere
Production Comédie CDN de Reims
Coproduction Théâtre de Liège, DC&J Création, Comédie de Caen CDN de Normandie, Théâtre Gérard Philipe Centre Dramatique National de Saint-Denis, ThéâtredelaCité CDN Toulouse Occitanie, Le Parvis de Tarbes-Pyrénées, Le Quai CDN Angers Pays de la Loire
Support Tax Shelter du Gouvernement fédéral belge, Inver Tax Shelter, CENTQUATRE-PARIS
With the artistic participation of the Jeune Théâtre National
L’Arche is the publisher and theatrical agent of the represented text.
Le Firmament is the winner of the Grand Prix Théâtre from the Syndicat de la Critique.
Supported by the Embassy of France
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