Ain'sTemps Loisirs and the Compagnie du Mont Royal present Catherine Sanajuand's burlesque and mind-blowing adaptation of Eugène Ionesco's crazy world through his The Bald Soprano, the most performed ‘anti-play’ in the world.
The characters function poorly in a colourful setting. They make us laugh... sometimes nervously... and... cringe at their ridiculous remarks!
Synopsis
The clock chimes whenever it wants. The Smiths are waiting for the Martins, or vice versa, we're not quite sure. Everything would be fine if it weren't for the maid and the fireman stirring things up.
The staging remains faithful to Le Figaro's synopsis: ‘An autopsy of contemporary society through the ridiculous remarks and banalities of two couples’.
Mr and Mrs Smith chat by the fireside after dinner, while Mr Smith reads his newspaper. The couple engage in futile, often absurd and even incoherent conversation, jumping from one subject to another without transition. The clock chimes ‘as often as it likes’. The maid keeps the Martins, who are very late, waiting in the living room. They have obviously got lost and, delighted to have found each other, they promise never to stray so far again. The Smiths then welcome the Martins and the two couples talk about nothing in particular. Gradually, communication becomes difficult until it ceases to exist altogether. The maid lights the fire that the bell has just rung. And apart from that? The bald soprano always combs her hair the same way.
Synopsis
The clock chimes whenever it wants. The Smiths are waiting for the Martins, or vice versa, we're not quite sure. Everything would be fine if it weren't for the maid and the fireman stirring things up.
The staging remains faithful to Le Figaro's synopsis: ‘An autopsy of contemporary society through the ridiculous remarks and banalities of two couples’.
Mr and Mrs Smith chat by the fireside after dinner, while Mr Smith reads his newspaper. The couple engage in futile, often absurd and even incoherent conversation, jumping from one subject to another without transition. The clock chimes ‘as often as it likes’. The maid keeps the Martins, who are very late, waiting in the living room. They have obviously got lost and, delighted to have found each other, they promise never to stray so far again. The Smiths then welcome the Martins and the two couples talk about nothing in particular. Gradually, communication becomes difficult until it ceases to exist altogether. The maid lights the fire that the bell has just rung. And apart from that? The bald soprano always combs her hair the same way.
