<p>In Igor’s bar in Iceland, Erik le Rouge observes a curious whale that seems to be waiting for something. He relates his unhappy childhood and his life as a sailor to the barman, Benêt (the simpleton) and Vieux (the old man). He realises that the stranger, who took shelter from the rain in the bar, is his old captain. However, the stranger does not recognise him and leaves the bar. Then, Erik remembers the captain’s name – Igor – just before he (Erik) is swallowed by the whale.</p>

Not specified

France

Metz

Switzerland

Neuchâtel

Printed

Iceland

Whale

Navy

Tempest

Childhood

Father

Nostalgia

Tragic

Dramatic

Black comedy

French

Sailor

barman

Old man

Captain

Dialogue between actor and puppet

Monologue

Object coming to life

Fight with an animal

Avista

Slaps

Off-stage noise

Song

Igor Hagard

<p>Pinocchio has grown old; he is 124 years old, and his nose has become as long as a mammoth's trunk. He spends his life watching television, until the blue-haired Fairy turns him into a piece of wood, as he was at the beginning of his story. Pinocchio has to start again and relive his journey: first he has to find his father Geppetto, to become a puppet again. Pinocchio sets out to find him in the ocean (Geppetto was last seen in the belly of a whale...), but in his quest, he meets only some very strange people: Lamereocéan, a man who waters a forest of noses, Captain Nocchio and Captain Pino, and others (Bout d’alu [Piece-of-aluminum], Bout de plastique [Piece-of-plastic],Cassette vidéo [Video-Cassette]...) who also claim to be called Pinocchio and who, unlike Bout de bois [Piece-of-wood], all manage to find their father. He keeps searching, but nobody can tell him where his father is. Moreover, every time he asks someone for help (each time unsuccessfully), he is forced to give a piece of his body: Bout de bois [Piece-of-wood] becomes smaller and smaller. In the end, Pinocchio doesn’t find his father, but he gets married to blue-haired Petite Télé [Little-Television].And together, they will continue searching...</p>

Bare hand

Object theatre

All audiences

Cagnard Jean

Cannes

Burattini

Quest

Television

Old age

Symbolism

Absurd

Fantastic

Based on the tireless, timeless Pinocchio. Text for puppets.

Blue Fairy

Pinocchio

Banker

Donkey

Active stage directions

Deus ex machina

Accumulation of events

Change of age

Change of size on sight

Double characters

Splitting of the body

Animated natural element

Iteration

Comedy of language

Disappearance

Fight

Wedding

Plot twist

Bout de bois

Bit of wood