La période d'exploitation au Théâtre est terminée.
Opening night
From John Cassavetes' scenario
Stage direction Cyril Teste
With
Isabelle Adjani, Morgan Lloyd Sicard, Frédéric Pierrot and the participation of Zoé Adjani
Opening Night: that is what the evening of the first performance of a piece is called. This « night » where everything will « open » is the one when the actors and the audience meet for the first time.
In the half-real, half-mental space of the stage, an actress and a director meet to work together. Their dialogue follows the story of a journey towards a project in the course of creation, entitled - Opening Night.
Opening Night was first a piece by John Cromwell about an actress’ last thirty minutes in her dressing room before she goes on stage for her grand come-back as Arkadina in Chekov’s The Seagull. The heroine remembers, slips from her life to her career, mixes the two… By taking over the title of the piece and its motif, John Cassavetes creates an explosion and writes for Gena Rowlands her most beautiful film role.
Cyril Teste offers Isabelle Adjani the occasion to outline a self-portrait of an imaginary actress facing the ghosts of the role that awaits her, exploring in front of the audience’s eyes a sort of a labyrinth of herself. From childhood memories to the present moment on stage, Opening Night is a poem-portrait that conjugates with all times.
From John Cassavetes' scenario
Stage direction Cyril Teste
Traduction Daniel Loayza
Artistic collaborator Valérie Six
Dramaturgical advisor Daniel Loayza and Marion Pellissier
Scenography Ramy Fischler
Light designer and stage management Julien Boizard
Original soundtrack Nihil Bordures
Video Nicolas Doremus, Mehdi Toutain-Lopez
Camera operator Nicolas Doremus or Christophe Gaultier
Sound engineer Thibault Lamy
Costumes
Costumes collaboration Katia Ferreira
Make up and hair Laurence Azouvy [Kelly]
Olfactory illustrator Francis Kurkdjian
Flower creation Fabien Joly
Stage director assistant Céline Gaudier
Scenography assistant Nina Chalot
Stage manager Guillaume Allory [Leo] or Simon André
Sound manager Nihil Bordures, Thibault Lamy or Jérôme Castel
Light and smell manager Julien Boizard or Laurent Bénard
Executive producer Nicolas Roux
Production manager Julie Salles
International touring Julie Le Gall - Bureau Cokot
National press service Rémy Fort / Myra
Press relations Collectif MxM Olivier Saksik
Production Le Quai Centre Dramatique National Angers Pays de la Loire
With
Isabelle Adjani, Morgan Lloyd Sicard, Frédéric Pierrot and the participation of Zoé Adjani
Production Le Quai Centre Dramatique National Angers Pays de la Loire
Coproduction Collectif MxM ; Les Célestins - Théâtre de Lyon ; Bonlieu Scène nationale Annecy ; Théâtre du Gymnase - Bernardines, Marseille ; Théâtre de St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Scène nationale ; Théâtre- Sénart, Scène nationale ; Théâtre de Namur, La Coop and Shelter Prod with the support of Taxshelter. be, ING and of Tax-shelter of the Belgian federal government
Corealisation C.I.C.T. Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, with the support of Agnès b, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Salon Messieurs-Dames.
Thanks to Al Ruban, who was the director of photography for John Cassavetes (including Opening Night). The version of the play will be based on the original text of the script before filming, which remains unpublished until now.
Thanks to Anaïs Cartier, Coline Dervieux, Francine Jacob, Joël Jouanneau, Chloé Regenwetter
The first readings took place at Villa Cavrois, as part of Monuments en mouvement, in partnership with Théâtre du Nord.
Construction of the decor by the Entrepool - Vincent Rutten direction
Duration : approximatly 1h15
Prices
Full price Cat. 1 = 35€ Cat. 2 = 28€ Cat. 3 = 20€ |
Reduced price* Cat. 1 = 30€ Cat. 2 = 24€ Cat. 3 = 17€ |
Youth price** Cat. 1 = 28€ Cat. 2 = 23€ Cat. 3 = 16€ |
Season ticket prices
Full price Cat. 1 = 28€ Cat. 2 = 22€ Cat. 3 = 16€ |
Reduced price* Cat. 1 = 24€ Cat. 2 = 19€ Cat. 3 = 14€ |
Youth price** Cat. 1 = 22€ Cat. 2 = 18€ Cat. 3 = 13€ |
(*) Reduced price: over 65yrs or unemployed (proof required). Group discounts (10+ people)
(**) Youth price: under 26yrs (proof required)
Press contact
MYRA / Rémi Fort and Valentine Arnaud
01 40 33 79 13 / myra@myra.fr / www.myra.fr