Cross Channel Theatre: Live on Stage

Tue 4 Nov

Discover a series of staged readings of powerful excerpts from contemporary plays, translated into English through the Cross Channel Theatre programme, run by the French Institute.

Curated by Marianne Badrichani and Simon Scardifield, this showcase will give you a glimpse into the diversity of contemporary French-language theatre today.

The staged readings will be directed by Marianne Badrichani, Felicity Davidson, Mark Maughan and Simon Scardifield.

 

 

Double Bill

Combine your ticket with a ticket for Contemporary French Theatre and get 25% off automatically at checkout.

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Programme

  • Delta Charlie Delta (The Transformer) by Michel Simonot, translated by Felicity Davidson
  • Lettres jamais écrites (Unwritten Letters) by Estelle Savasta, translated by Kirsten Hazel Smith
  • Les Inamovibles (Not Going Anywhere) by Sèdjro Giovanni Houansou, translated by Simon Scardifield
  • À la trace (After Her) by Alexandra Badea, translated by Simon Scardifield
  • C’est la Vie by Mohamed El Khatib, translated by Simon Scardifield

With special guest: Estelle Savasta, author supported by the Contxto network, coordinated by ARTCENA, French National Centre for Street, Circus and Theatre Arts

 

See also

19.00 – Contemporary French Theatre  – Talk

Marking the 10th anniversary of the Cross Channel Theatre programme, this event is organised in partnership with Bold Theatre and supported by the Institut français Paris, Artcena, and the Banque Transatlantique

   

 

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