CRITIQUE – For the second time, Stéphane Braunschweig directs Chekhov’s play from the angle of a fateful prophetic vision. A show of infinite grace.
It’s the middle of the first act, and after exchanging a kiss, Nina the young actress asks Treplev, the budding playwright: ” What kind of tree is this? ? ” He replies: “ An elm. ” She adds: “ Why is it so dark? ? ” Stéphane Braunschweig must have turned this seemingly innocuous dialogue on its head. Could it have guided the direction of his staging? Not impossible.
TheOdeon is blocked by a gray iron curtain. From the auditorium, Masha (Boutaïna El Fekkak) and schoolteacher Medvedenko (Jean-Baptiste Anoumon) open the doors to one of the most famous and cruel plays by Chekhov, The Seagull. This first scene sets the tone for the funereal comedy to come: it flattens the flamboyant egos of humanity.
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