Cartable - Théâtre des Beaux Arts, Bordeaux

Written and performed by Gloria Da Queija. Co-written and directed by Vincent Toujas. Compagnie Toujours Là.

The smell of a brand-new schoolbag on the first day back, the shouts and laughter in the playground, the bits of rubber flying across the classroom, the pens that always leak at the worst moment, the imagination of children, their chatter, their outbursts, the nerves before the end-of-year show… This solo show, at once funny and moving, plunges us into the daily life of a teacher full of goodwill and of her pupils, all so different and endearing. Like a chameleon, the actress plays every character: the teacher, the children, the colleagues, the inspector…

Cartable is a tribute to the profession of primary school teacher, complex and fascinating. A plunge into the world of the school, a universe full of energy and emotion, a little condensed version of our society, where all kinds of personalities and individual stories meet, where new collective adventures are lived, and where everyone, child or adult, keeps learning thanks to one another…