Histoires post-it

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Histoires post-it

ou On est bien peu de chose quand même !

| 2005 | France
Characters
Docteur, Elle, C, L'Homme, Le Père, La Mère, Le Fils, La Fille, L'Homme rien, L'Homme politique, Franz, André, Martha, Didier, Sylvie, Le Postier, L'Instituteur, Le Congolais, Sabrina, L'Homme à la fleur, Enfant, Les Parents, Infirmière 1, La Police, Le Quidam, Le Vieil homme, Le Jeune soldat, L'Homme en colère, La Femme qui veille, La Femme au foyer, Le Jeune homme, L'Homme de ménage, Manipulateur 1, Manipulateur 2, Le Juge, Le Procureur, Canard, L'Homme au couteau, La Fleur, Gilbert, William, Ludo, Géraldine, Petite fille, Amie, Le Petit garçon, Dame, Grand-mère, Éboueur, Infirmière 2, Infirmière 3
Number of acts
5
Note

The text originates from a commission by theater producer Johanny Bert (Théâtre de Rosette) to multiple authors such as Emmanuel Darley, Perrine Griselin, Sophie Lannefranque, Fabienne Mounier, and Chantal Péninon. He requested them to write "short and insolent stories on the little troubles of life," to speak about “consumption; disposable objects and people." The staging uses, as the title suggests, post-it notes that stand for the different characters. Our modes of functioning and thinking are presented in an hyperbolic way, through the landscape of a dystopian-looking society, which anonymizes particularities, tramples on feelings, and throws identities in the trash.

Plot summary

Humans are as expandable as paper

The collection brings together small stories or short heterogeneous dialogues, everyday or absurd scenes on various themes: family, school, work, social conflicts, justice, war, mendicancy, etc. The human turns out to be disposable, just like crumpled paper is.

Composition date
2005

First performance

Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2005 -

Scène Nationale of Clermont-Ferrand, directed by Johanny Bert (Théâtre de Romette).

Publications and translations

Publication

Emmanuel Darley, Perrine Griselin, Sophie Lannefranque, Fabienne Mounier, Chantal Péninon, Histoires post-it. Givors : Color Gang Edition, 2005.

Language
French
Literary tones
Absurd, Dramatic, Fantasy, Satirical, Humorous
Animations techniques
Drawn character
Audience
Not specified

Key-words

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Elane Ouamrane