After the success of the “Apiculture of the Faith” in 2021, the entire troupe (and even more) returns at the end of the summer for a brand new writing that will retrace the overflowing life of the illustrious Abbot Hughes.
«When the popes thunder, the abbot reaps», it is fifty years (1049-1099) of reign of Hugues de Semur, sixth abbot of Cluny. It is fifty years of development of the Abbey of Cluny. An abbey that makes popes, amasses goods and monasteries, multiplies its number of monks, (the order will count up to twenty thousand) extends all over Europe, plays a crucial role in the Reconquista, is at the forefront of the Church’s struggles against sin, and begins the construction of the Maïor Ecclesia, the largest church in the Christian world.
This itinerant show in Cluny and its abbey, which brings together six professionals and fifteen amateurs, claims the permanence of a strong intimacy between the absurd and the historical truth.
Please note: DEPARTURE FROM THE TOURIST OFFICE (6 rue Mercière)
Rendezvous from 19h30 for a departure at 20h - Duration of the show: 2h
Organization: Tourist Office of Cluny South Burgundy in partnership with the city of Cluny and the Center of National Monuments.
Distribution, Writing and direction: Patrick GREGOIRE. Coordination/ scenography: Jean-Michel DEBARBAT.
Game: Pascal CARRE, Fred GUITTET, Marie-Juliane MARQUES, Jean-Michel DEBARBAT, Patrick GREGOIRE and about fifteen amateur comedians.