Pinocchio has many faults. But he also lots up his sleeve to enchant us. Born in one fell swoop and with no time to grow up, he cares little for the dictums of patience and hard work. He has not come to this world to get bored, but rather to make the most of life. He is poor, with few means. In short, what he has is a head made of wood - and his manners are not always highly polished. Sincerity is not always his speciality either... But sometimes, in order to grow up, you have to start with the nose. And after all, “this extraordinary but true story” helps us realize that “nothing is more important in life than the truth”... How can we grow up whilst remaining free? Do we sometimes have to turn our back on our promises in order to keep our word? First produced at the Odéon in March 2008, this bewitching Pinocchio by Joël Pommerat will satisfy all audiences.
Cast
artistical collaboration Philippe Carbonneaux
set design and lighting Éric Soyer
made in association with Renaud Fouquet
costumes Marie-Hélène Bouvet
made in association with Élisabeth Cerqueira
& Jean-Michel Angays
musical compositions Antonin Leymarie
sound François Leymarie, Grégoire Leymarie
& Yann Priest
production Compagnie Louis Brouillard
coproduction Espace Malraux – Scène nationale de Chambéry et de la Savoie, Centre Dramatique Régional de Tours, Théâtre de Villefranche – Scène conventionnée Rhône Alpes, La Ferme
de Bel Ébat – Guyancourt, Théâtre Brétigny – Scène conventionnée du Val d’Orge, Gallia Théâtre – Scène conventionnée de Saintes, Théâtre National de Bordeaux Aquitaine, Les Salins – Scène nationale de Martigues, Théâtre du Gymnase – Marseille, CNCDC – Châteauvallon, MC2 : Maison de la Culture de Grenoble, Cavaillon – Scène nationale, Automne en Normandie, CDN de Normandie – Comédie de Caen
la Compagnie Louis Brouillard est conventionnée et reçoit le soutien du Ministère de la Culture / DRAC Île-de-France et de la Région Île-de-France
Joël Pommerat est associé au Théâtre National – Bruxelles et à l’Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe. Il fait partie de l’association d’artistes de Nanterre-Amandiers
les textes de Joël Pommerat sont édités chez Actes Sud-Papiers
créé le 8 mars 2008 aux Ateliers Berthier de l’Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe
