It was the night of August 4, 1789. Gathered at Versailles in the young National Assembly, in a state in deficit where the richest escape taxation, the deputies vote the abolition of privileges (nobility, clergy...), drawing a line on unjust laws inherited from the Middle Ages. This founding event is told by Bertrand Guillot in a funny and erudite book. Passionate about politics, the director Hugues Duchêne returns to those hours when everything changed. In the center of a quadrifrontal space, an actor-narrator plays a dozen characters who have changed the face of the country. At a time when our institutional system is running out, this history lesson helps us to understand the past in order to better consider the future.
After the Abolition of Privileges by Bertrand Guillot - Edition Les Avrils
Adaptation and direction Hugues Duchêne
With Maxime Pambet
Scenography Julie Camus
Sophie Grosjean Costumes
Administration, production, distribution Les singulières - Léa Serror, Mathis Leroux
Production Le Royal Velours
Co-production (in progress) La rose des vents Scène nationale Lille Métropole Villeneuve d'Ascq
Duration: 50 min
From 14 years old
Available on the Culture Pass
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• Bus: Line 14 - "Scrive" stop
• V'Lille: "Abbaye" station
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