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In love, Suzanne and Figaro want to get married. But obstacles multiply: Suzanne pleases Count Almaviva so much that he wants to reinstate the droit de cuissage; the Countess seeks to win back her husband; Cherubino is in love with the Countess; and Marceline hopes to marry Figaro in the name of an old promise.<br> During this "mad day," secret notes, hidden rendezvous, schemes, and misunderstandings unfold in a chaotic flurry. Will Figaro be able to marry the woman he loves?<br><br> One of the most complex plays in the French repertoire, La Folle Journée, or The Marriage of Figaro, is a five-act comedy written by Beaumarchais in 1778. A continuation of The Barber of Seville, it depicts the end of the Ancien Régime and the birth of a new world.<br><br> Beneath the guise of a fast-paced comedy, rich in twists and turns, the author disguises his message as "criticizing a host of abuses that plague society".<br><br> Adaptation by Léna Bréban<br> Assistant Director Ambre Reynaud<br> Set design by Emmanuelle Roy<br> Costumes by Alice Touvet<br> Lighting by Denis Koransky<br> Composer Victor Belin, virtuoso Philippe Torreton, is Figaro in this new adaptation of Beaumarchais' masterpiece, directed by Léna Bréban