Dom Juan - Molière

Macha Makeïeff's Dom Juan is a true depiction of 18th-century France, permeated with the influence of the Marquis de Sade.

The writer believes these two iconic libertines both relish in debauchery, a desire to exhibit their unholiness and partake in all manner of depravity.

Then there’s Dom Juan’s valet Sganarelle, the mirror image of his master's sacrilegious antics, engaged in a love-hate relationship, a perverse game of domination. Dom Juan's wife Elvire is a powerful, ambivalent woman, sublime beyond her grief, her voice rebelling against a woman's destiny assigned to humiliation and degradation by the formidable desire of a man.

Yet despite the tragic nature of this play, Dom Juan still offers the joys of a great comedy, a burst of laughter!

Approximate running time: 2.5 hours with no intermission

Director, sets, costume designer

Macha Makeïeff

Featuring

Xavier Gallais, Vincent Winterhalter, Irina Solano, Pascal Ternisien, Jeanne-Marie Lévy, Xaverine Lefebvre, Khadija Kouyaté, Joaquim Fossi, and Anthony Moudir

Technicians

Lighting design: Jean Bellorini assisted by Olivier Tisseyre
Sound: Sébastien Trouvé assisted by Jérémie Tison
Wigs and make-up: Cécile Kretschmar
Movement: Guillaume Siard
Painted canvas (harpsichord): Félix Deschamps Mak
Assistant director: Lucile Lacaze
Assistant Set Designer: Nina Coulais
Assistant Costume Designer: Laura Garnier
Props Assistant: Marine Martin
Production Manager: André Neri
Stage Manager: Marine Helmlinger
Props Machinist: Jeanne Doireau
Dresser: Mathilde Boffard
Hair and Make-up Artist: Françoise Chaumayrac

Production

Compagnie MadeMoiselle - Macha Makeïeff

Co-production

Théâtre National Populaire - Villeurbanne
La Criée - The National Theatre of Marseille
Châteauvallon-Liberté, Scène Nationale de Toulon
The National Theatre of Nice
Le Quai-CDN Angers Pays de la Loire
Grand Théâtre de Provence