Richard Ⅲ – Loyalty binds me
© Tristan JEANNE-VALÈS
Program Information
| Genre / City | Theatre / Limoges |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 April at 13:00, 29 April at 13:00, 30 April at 11:00 |
| Venue | At BOX Theatre, Shizuoka Performing Arts Park |
| Duration | 130 minutes |
| Language | In French with Japanese subtitles |
| seat | Non-reserved seat |
| Directed by | Jean LAMBERT-WILD, Lorenzo MALAGUERRA and Gérald GARUTTI |
| Production | Théâtre de l’Union-Centre Dramatique National du Limousin |
Introduction
Welcome to mystery in Grand Guignol style
Based on SHAKESPEARE’s great work, and created by the renowned enfant terrible of French theatre, Jean LAMBERT-WILD, this piece for two actors finds the playwright himself dressed as a clown in the role of Richard, desperate for the crown of England, while his compatriot Laure WOLF brilliantly acts various other characters.
In addition, the contemporary artist Stéphane BLANQUET — whose warped style of drawing has many fans around the world — is in charge of the jack-in-a-box style of sets. As these gradually transform into the gorgeously colored small stage of a sleazy Grand Guignol-style theatre reveling in gore and horror — psychological games played out like childish tricks come to reveal a deep isolation behind the king’s mad behavior. Surely, however, it will be a hard-hearted audience member who’s not won over (even a bit) by one of the Bard’s most charming monsters.
Director’s Profile
Jean LAMBERT-WILD
Jean LAMBERT-WILD is an author, actor and director who was born in 1972 on the island of Réunion, a department of France in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. Upon moving to mainland France in 1990, he settled in Lyon and studied philosophy there at the Jean Moulin University Lyon III. After graduation he started his theatre career as assistant to numerous directors, including Michel DUBOIS, Jean-Yves LAZENNEC, Matthias LANGHOFF and Philippe GOYARD. Over the years, he has continued to create an imaginative autobiographical work titled “Calentures,” in which he acts a clown character and draws on his native Réunion Creole language as well as his extensive worldwide travels — both of which also influence many of his other creations. In 1997 he founded the Coopérative 326 company with composer Jean-Luc THERMINARIAS, working together with him until 2006, after which he directed several works between 2007–14 at the Comédie de Caen. He then shifted his focus in 2014 to the Centre dramatique National du Limousin and the École Nationale Supérieure de Théâtre du Limousin, where he has been busy since.
At SPAC, LAMBERT-WILD performed The Goat of Monsieur Seguin in 2011 and The Splendour and Lassitude of Captaine Iwatani Izumi in 2014, with both drawing great responses from audiences and critics alike. His next work will be coming in 2019.
In 2014 he was made a Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et lettres by the French minister of culture.
Talks
◎Pre-performance talk: Starting 25 minutes before each performance
Cast / Staff
Directed by Jean LAMBERT-WILD and Lorenzo MALAGUERRA
Based on “Richard III” by William SHAKESPEARE
Performed by Jean LAMBERT-WILD and Laure WOLF
Translation and adaptation: Jean LAMBERT-WILD, Gérald GARUTTI
Live electronics,synthesizers and spatialization: Jean-Luc THERMINARIAS
Scenography: Jean LAMBERT-WILD, Stéphane BLANQUET
Stage manager: Claire SEGUIN
Lighting: Renaud LAGIER
Video: Frédéric MAIRE
Costume: Annick SERRET AMIRAT
Transation: Akihito HIRANO
Executive Producer: Catherine Lefeuvre
Production: Théâtre de l’union-Centre Dramatique National du Limousin
Coproduction:
Comédie de Caen-Centre Dramatique National de Normandie
Futureperfect Productions
Le Volcan-Scène National du Havre
L’espace Jean Legendre-Théâtre de Compiégne
Le Théâtre du Crochetan à Monthey
Les Halles de Schaerbeek-accélérateur culturel européen, Bruxelles
La Compagnie C(h)aracteres
Support:
Fusebox Festival
University of Texas, Austin ( Department of Theatre and Dance )
Consulate General of France in Houston
SPAC staff
Stage manager: SATO Daisuke
Stage: MORIYAMA Marie
Lighting: FUJITA Takahiro, HISAMATSU Yuka, SATO Karin
Sound: MAKI Daisuke
Wardrobe: KOMAI Yumiko
Subtitle: HIRANO Akihito, NAGASHIMA Namiko ( Translation by MATSUOKA Kazuko )
Subtitle operation: HIRANO Akihito
Production: HAYASHI Yuka, OTAGAKI Yu
Volunteers: SAWAGUCHI Sayaka, FUJITA Yasushi, MATSUMOTO Mayu
Technical director: MURAMATSU Atsushi
Lighting manager: HIGUCHI Masayuki
Sound manager: KATO Hisanao
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan in the fiscal 2018
Production: Théâtre de l’Union-Centre Dramatique National du Limousin
