What’s great about a big city is the cultural scene that comes with it. Coming from Lyon, I was already used to a certain quality and quantity in this area. I am particularly fond of live performance, for seeing the live interaction of actors, singers, dancers…
Some time ago, I told you about how enchanted I was by the musical West Side Story, which is currently playing at the Châtelet.
Today, I would like to talk to you about theater with the delightful play by Martial Courcier, directed by Raphaëlle Cambray, currently showing at the Comédie Bastille, “Plus vraie que nature” (More Real Than Life).
One girl, two men—we think we’re on familiar ground, having explored this type of subject a thousand times, and yet we’re not. The two men are friends and the girl is actually a robot, designed like a highly advanced inflatable doll. Again, we can already picture the scene full of clichés: the lonely guy whose best friend offers him this little “toy” to satisfy his fantasies.
Once again, we are on the wrong track; the play is neither sleazy nor perverse. It is really the feelings and the relationships between men and women that are dissected here and analyzed by the creature, who ultimately has a lot to teach the males of our species.
In short, a play that I found very pleasant and refreshing, funny while still maintaining a profound and even poetic side. And above all, for me, the play is completely carried by the lead actress, Delphine Depardieu, whose charisma is quite striking—once again, that’s the magic of theater.
Her co-stars, Paul Belmondo and Jean Martinez, also perform very well, but I was particularly struck by this actress’s enthusiasm.
A play to discover right now at the Comédie Bastille in Paris, perhaps for a nice little cultural outing.
Comédie Bastille 5 rue Nicolas Appert 75011 Paris
