L' Affaire de la rue de Lourcine

A leading figure in the *Kaamelott* series, unforgettable in the role of Karadoc, Jean-Christophe Hembert is also the driving force behind a form of popular theatre driven by acting and the magic of imagery. With *Labiche*, he unearths one of the most sensational ‘cold cases’ in dramatic literature. Straddling the line between thriller and vaudeville, a case that is as hilarious as it is nightmarish! Lenglumé, a man of unremarkable means, wakes up one fine morning with a hangover, with stone pits in his pockets, a lost umbrella, a stranger in his bed… and soon, the conviction that he has just murdered a poor coal-seller’s wife! What a scandalous affair this play by Labiche is. Originally penned by Edgar Allan Poe, and staged by the greatest directors, it never ceases to fascinate with its unique blend of horror and comedy. True to the conventions of vaudeville – a narrow-minded bourgeois, an insolent servant, a sofa, decorative vases and drapes… – Jean-Christophe Hembert sets his troupe of virtuoso performers to tackle this grinding mechanism, propelling it to the heights of dreamlike fantasy, and all set to song, if you please. Justice is done to Labiche!