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MOLIERE (Oratorical Medley Freely Inspired by Wanderings in the Repertoire of the Eponym): a journey through his life straddling his work.<p> Méli-Mélo Oratoire Librement Inspiré d'Errances dans le Répertoire de l'Eponyme (A Freely Inspired Oratory Medley of Wanderings in the Repertoire of the Eponym) has the clever acronym MOLIERE. And it is precisely through cleverness that this show traverses his life astride his work.</p><p> It shows how Jean-Baptiste Poquelin refused his destiny as an upholsterer to become an actor, how he failed to convince as a tragedian, how he went on tour on the roads of France, how he returned to Paris to find success, how this success was also a scandal; it features his father, the great tragedian Montfleury, his first patron the Prince of Conti (as well as his horse), Louis XIV, Lully, a devotee of the Company of the Holy Sacrament of the Altar, the young Jean Racine, his fellow actors, journalists, courtiers, doctors...</p><p> And to trace in a very subjective (albeit informed) way the journey of Jean-Baptiste, these figures draw on the words of Molière's characters; and the stories of a man's life take on colorful reflections in the brilliance of the scenes from his plays.</p><p> Three actors and a musician throw themselves with joy, passion, madness and strength into the life and work of the man who was undoubtedly the most joyful, the most passionate, the craziest and the strongest of all stage people.<br><br></p><p> "Clever and successful" - Télérama TTT<br> "Funny, sparkling and intelligent" - Olivier's review<br> "A delightful impertinence, worthy of Molière" - RegArts<br> "Remarkably written" - Snes<br> "An ingenious and engaging biographical journey" - L'Humanité<br> "The actors are simply irresistible" - La Croix</p>