Kessel

KESSEL, LA LIBERTÉ À TOUT PRIX By Mathieu Rannou Directed by Mathieu Rannou With Franck Desmedt Running time: 1h10A flamboyant portrait of Kessel, the adventurer writer, played by the irresistible Franck Desmedt (Molière Best Actor 2018)

This one-man show tells the extraordinary life of the writer, reporter and academician Joseph Kessel.

Exhilarated by life and by the beauty of the world, he lived through the twentieth century, of which he was the tireless observer.

He saw both world wars at close quarters, witnessed Ireland's liberation from English rule, raised a glass with Russian soldiers in Siberia during the revolution of 1917, witnessed the rise and then the fall of Nazism, the birth of Israel, tracked slave traders in the Horn of Africa, raised a glass with Edith Piaf and Humphrey Bogart, explored countries as remote as Afghanistan was in the middle of the century, and discovered and introduced Alcoholics Anonymous to France…

The show seeks to convey the vital breath of this extraordinary man, the whirlwind that his life was. MOLIÈRE NOMINATIONS 2024: BEST ONE-MAN SHOW Suitable for all audiences PRESS REVIEWS: "A delightful one-man show led by the inspired Franck Desmedt" L'Officiel des Spectacles "Franck Desmedt, a fine raconteur and an excellent actor." L'Obs Franck Desmedt, a virtuoso of the one-man show. " France 24 What talent! Absolutely captivating. "Coup de Théâtre!"

" An art of storytelling and embodiment combined, which produces a fascinating explosion [on stage]. Flamboyant. There is a magic to Franck Desmedt. TTT " Télérama" A show written with a sparkling pen and staged with maestria. Franck Desmedt triumphs in Paris! " Le Figaro " Franck Desmedt brings this exhilarating destiny back to life with passion and talent. Bravo! A firm favourite. " Le Parisien The auditorium is air-conditioned and accessible to people with reduced mobility.

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