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Halfway between a courtroom drama and a political thriller, a show that explores our relationship to power and institutions.<div> While the time period isn't specified, it feels strangely familiar. Jeanne Bloch was France's prime minister for ten months during a period of acute political crisis. Five years later, an authoritarian regime has seized power and accuses her of betraying the people she was meant to protect. Summoned to appear in court, she is defended by a fiery young lawyer, perhaps a little too vehement in her eyes.</div><div><br></div><div> How can we talk about the present and unravel what seems so complex, even volatile, in this election year? Returning to the Tempest after Fear, François Hien once again sharpens our thinking through the friction of viewpoints, blending historical references with contemporary considerations in a subtle interplay of flashbacks. This is all set against a backdrop of the portrait of a mysterious and complex figure, Jeanne Bloch.</div><div><br></div><div> Halfway between a courtroom drama and a political thriller, the show places us at the heart of the arena, through high-stakes hearings, making us collectively examine our relationship to power and institutions. Five actors, some forty characters, will bring this "imaginary" national narrative to the stage, a powerful lesson in civic education. And when the rule of law holds firm, it is a reason for hope.</div><div><br></div>