Description
In recent years, the works of Dostoyevsky have been haunting the theatre work of Sylvain Creuzevault, who now returns to them with the intention of climbing the literary mountain that is The Brothers Karamazov, the Russian writer’s final masterpiece. Which of his four sons has killed the Karamazov patriarch? This tale of an imploding family, whose writing continuously contradicts its statements, describes the conflict between truth and falsehood, religion and State, good and evil. No one is innocent, and guilt spreads around. “If God is dead, everything is allowed” is written on one of the stage set’s walls, like a maxim. Sylvain Creuzevault drew inspiration from Genet, who saw the Russian master’s novel as “a farce”. Of the “murderous game” that unravels tragic decorum “only shreds remain; and the fun starts”. The French stage director turns the farcical humour that runs through The Brothers Karamazov into the thread that causes both action and characters to come unstitched, ultimately revealing them as a symptom of their time and a reflection of our present.
Credits
based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky
adaptation and direction Sylvain Creuzevault
french translation André Markowicz dramaturgy Julien Allavena set design Jean-Baptiste Bellon lighting design Vyara Stefanova original music Sylvaine Hélary, Antonin Rayon make-up Mytil Brimeur masks Loïc Nébréda costumes Gwendoline Bouget sound design Michaël Schaller video Valentin Dabbadie
cast Nicolas Bouchaud, Sylvain Creuzevault, Servane Ducorps, Vladislav Galard, Arthur Igual, Sava Lolov, Frédéric Noaille, Blanche Ripoche, Sylvain Sounier and the musicians Sylvaine Hélary, Antonin Rayon
produced by Le Singe (France)
co-produced by Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Théâtre national de Strasbourg, L’empreinte – Scène Nationale Brive-Tulle, Théâtre des Treize Vents – Centre Dramatique National de Montpellier, L’Union – Centre Dramatique National du Limousin, La Coursive – Scène Nationale de la Rochelle, Bonlieu Scène Nationale – Annecy
opening 22 Oct 2021 Odéon –Théâtre de l’Europe (France)
playing time 3:45 (with intermission) Ages 16 and up
Show in French, Portuguese subtitles.
Programme organized under the Portugal-France 2022 Season
Sessions
Teatro São João
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