Mar 20Apr 16, 2026
Bovary Madame Based on the work of Gustave Flaubert
Christophe Honoré • Original
WILD DREAMS OF IMPOSSIBLE FREEDOM. THE SEARCH FOR EMMA BOVARY.
What do we really know about Emma Bovary? Since 1857, she has been analysed from all angles. To some, she’s just wayward wife from the provincial bourgeoisie, to others, she’s a feminist icon. The mysterious and fascinating Emma Bovary has lived on through the centuries, her passionate love for freedom never ceasing to clash with the taboos of prudish, hypocritical, patriarchal society. Christophe Honoré blends circus, pantomime and cinema to paint the portrait of a heroine filled with renewed desire and hope. A work to finally shatter our judgments about a woman’s life and choices. Amongst a cast of the director’s longtime collaborators, Ludivine Sagnier will play Emma, a woman who never gave up on her destiny.
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Texte, mise en scène Christophe Honoré
Based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert
Consulting Director Christèle Ortu
Scenography Thibaut Fack
Lumières Dominique Bruguière
Costumes Pascaline Chavanne
Sound Janyves Coïc
Video production Jad Makki
Cast Harrison Arévalo, Jean-Charles Clichet, Julien Honoré, Davide Rao, Stéphane Roger, Ludivine Sagnier, Marlène Saldana
Production Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne – Comité dans Paris (Compagnie de Christophe Honoré). Coproduction Théâtre de la Ville-Paris – TANDEM scène nationale Arras-Douai – Le Quartz, scène nationale de Brest – Bonlieu, scène nationale Annecy – Théâtre national de Bretagne, Rennes – Les Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon – Mixt, Terrain d’arts en Loire-Atlantique – La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, Scène nationale – Théâtre national de Nice, CDN Nice Côte d’Azur – Scène nationale du Sud-Aquitain – Scène nationale de l’Essonne – Le Quai CDN Angers Pays de la Loire – La Coursive, scène nationale La Rochelle.
