Sur la terre moins qu'au ciel
Characters
Papa, Maman, Mam's, Pap's, Bébé
Number of acts
1
Note
The play was written in 2008 for a puppet play writing contest.
Plot summary
Dead grandparents attend their grandson’s birthday
Papa (Dad) and Maman (Mum) celebrate Bébé’s (Baby) birthday. They eat cake, drink champagne, play music and are happy. Pap’s and Mam’s, Bébé’s grandparents, comment on the scene without partaking in it, for they died in a bombing.
Composition date
2008
Publications and translations
Publication
Joseph Danan, Sur la terre moins qu'au ciel, in Patchwork, n° 8, 2016.
Language
French
Literary tones
Dramatic
Audience
All audiences
Key-words
Theatrical techniques
Identifiers
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Written by
Marie Duveau