La Faculté

Comité Dans Paris

The action takes place on a French university’s campus. One evening, a crime occurs. A student is murdered. Is it a racist crime, a settling of scores, a homophobic crime…? La Faculté raises questions about sexual identity, otherness, and the difference that frightens people to the point of committing the irreparable.

Christophe Honoré’s script, written for a production by Éric Vigner with actors from the Académie, tackles the issue of homosexuality by confronting common law and family law. It is a contemporary tragedy that tackles all tragic themes that theatre has developed since its origins: sacrificial murder, banishment, family conflicts, siblings in crisis, the impossibility of love, destiny, secrets, the forbidden and its corollary, transgression…

Premiered on 13 July 2012 at the Festival d’Avignon.

Play written by Christophe Honoré for Éric Vigner and the actors of the Académie.

Text Christophe Honoré

Direction, set design & costumes Éric Vigner

Lighting Kelig Le Bars

Sound Yann Harscoat

Make-up & hair Soizic Sidoit

Assistant director Morgan Dowsett

Assistant set designer Nicolas Guéniau

Photographic report Alain Fonteray

Dramaturgy Sabine Quiriconi

Costume assistant Sophie Hoarau

With

Vlad Chirita

Lahcen Elmazouzi

Eye Haidara

Hyunjoo Lee

Tommy Milliot

Nico Rogner

Isaïe Sultan

Scott Turner Schofield

Jutta Johanna Weiss

Production CDDB-Théâtre de Lorient · CDN

Co-production CDN Orléans-Loiret-Centre, La Comédie de Reims · CDN

With the artistic participation of the Jeune Théâtre National

Special thanks to CENTQUATRE · Artistic establishment of the City of Paris