MARIE STUART
Friedrich von Schiller / Chloé Dabert
SCÈNES D’EUROPE
Show premiered on 2 October 2025 at the Comédie – CDN in Reims
England, February 1587. Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, imprisoned for eighteen years, is accused of plotting against Queen Elizabeth. Mary, a Catholic, poses a threat to Elizabeth’s Protestant reign, as some regard her as the rightful heir to the English throne. Mary seeks an audience with Elizabeth to plead her case. Elizabeth, torn between her duty as queen and her personal doubts, hesitates to order Mary’s execution, fearing it would tarnish her own image and provoke the wrath of European Catholics…
Written in 1800 by Friedrich von Schiller, Mary Stuart is a historical tragedy of formidable writing, but also a work of fiction in which the concrete and the poetic, romantic drama and political theatre, as well as a more philosophical reflection on the individual and freedom in the face of fate, religious fanaticism and reasons of state, all coexist.
Well-versed in great texts, Chloé Dabert (Racine’s Iphigenia, Lucy Kirkwood’s The Firmament) takes on Schiller’s breathless writing and continues her exploration of female characters trapped in a man’s world, delivering a masterfully constructed thriller on stage.
Calendar
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 €
Distributions
Starring Bénédicte Cerutti, Jacques-Joël Delgado, Koen De Sutter, Sébastien Éveno, Cyril Gueï, Jan Hammenecker, Mireille Herbstmeyer, Tarik Kariouh, Marie Moly, Océane Mozas, Makita Samba, Arthur Verret
Text by Friedrich von Schiller
Translation by Sylvain Fort
Directed by Chloé Dabert
Assistant director: Virginie Ferrere
Dramaturgical collaboration: Alexis Mullard
Set design by Pierre Nouvel
Costume design by Marie La Rocca
Lighting design by Sébastien Michaud
Sound design Lucas Lelièvre
Make-up and hair: Cécile Kretschmar, assisted by Judith Scotto Le Massèse
Painted backdrop by Marine Dillard
Set design assistant, stage manager, stage supervision: François Aubry, known as Moustache
Set workshop: Ateliers du Nouveau Théâtre de Besançon
Costume workshop: Élise Beaufort, Anne Tesson (men’s tailoring), Armelle Lucas (women’s tailoring), Bruno Jouvet, Jeanne-Laure Mulonniere, Albane Cheneau
Costume workshop trainees: Nele Veilhan-Goemans, Nadou Abot
With the invaluable assistance of workshop managers Pauline Zurini – Théâtre National de Strasbourg, Sophie Bouilleaux – Théâtre National Populaire de Villeurbanne, Myriam Rault – Théâtre National de Bretagne
Stunt coordination: Roberta Ionescu
Special thanks to Patrick Demouy, Brother Remy Vallejo
Stage management François Aubry (known as Moustache) / Félix Löhmann
Stage management: Eric Raoul / Vivien Simon
Sound engineering: Guillaume Olmeta / Nicolas Martz
Lighting Benjo Trottier / Mathilde Domarle
Make-up and hair: Judith Scotto Le Massèse
Costumes: Elsa Rocchetti / Camille Fuchs
Produced by Théâtre National de Bretagne, CDN (Rennes)
Production 2025 Comédie – CDN de Reims
Co-production: Comédie de Béthune (CDN Hauts-de-France), ThéâtredelaCité (CDN Toulouse Occitanie), Nouveau Théâtre de Besançon (CDN), Comédie de Caen (CDN de Normandie), Théâtre Gérard Philipe, CDN de Saint-Denis, Théâtre de Cornouaille, scène nationale de Quimper, Théâtre de Liège, DC&J Création
Supported by CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Belgian Federal Government Tax Shelter, Inver Tax Shelter
With the artistic participation of the Jeune Théâtre National.
L’Arche is the publisher and theatrical agent for the performed text.
