Un air de famille

The celebrated comedy Un air de famille takes the stage at the Carré Rondelet Théâtre for a performance placed under the sign of family tensions.

This biting comedy plunges audiences into the heart of a family get-together that seems harmless at first but quickly spirals out of control. Around an ordinary Friday evening in a café, the accumulated grudges, unspoken words and frustrations of each member resurface after an unexpected event. With a keen sense of the well-turned phrase, the text dissects the dynamics of an ordinary clan, between bad faith, petty meannesses and bursts of saving laughter.

On stage, the actors breathe life into these familiar figures that everyone can recognise in their own circle. The register skilfully alternates between situational comedy and a more bitter observation of sibling and marital relationships. Lovers of boulevard theatre and sharp comedies will find here the efficiency of a finely crafted choral writing, which spares none of its characters while retaining a certain tenderness for their failings.