La Folle Journée ou Le Mariage de Figaro

La folle journée ou le Mariage de Figaro By Beaumarchais Directed by: Léna Bréban With: Philippe Torreton Léna Bréban adapts and superbly stages the famous Beaumarchais text « Le Mariage de Figaro  », carried by an outstanding cast and a towering Philippe Torreton.

Figaro, the valet, wants to marry Suzanne, the lady's maid, but the Count, who has grown tired of the Countess, would like to exercise the droit de cuissage on Suzanne, a right he has only just abolished. Marceline wants to marry Figaro, who has promised to do so if he does not repay the money he owes her. Basile, for his part, would like to marry Marceline, but she has already lost her heart to the famous Figaro. The very young Fanchette does not yet know whom she wants to marry, but many men crowd around her little room...

Beneath its deceptively light and playful surface, and beneath a vaudeville plot, Beaumarchais here exposes class struggle, the brutal domination of the wealthy, the corruption of the justice system and society's hypocrisy when it comes to morals. This production is funny and contemporary, a great success, performed by a superb company.