Show: Three tales and a few

A resolutely contemporary author, Emmanuel Adely has rewritten Charles Perrault's fairy tales, restoring the mischievous youthfulness that is their due. Thus, ‘Peau d'huile’ (The Skin of a Goose), ‘Lou’ and ‘Serial Lover’ remind us of stories that were skilfully sugar-coated by Walt Disney and are now being reimagined in their brutal reality by the emergence of #MeToo. Little Red Riding Hood and Bluebeard are back among our contemporaries, raising the eternally repressed questions of violence, incest, domination and ancestral fears. Once upon a time, but only once or several times or all the time, it repeats itself, all the time it repeats itself. Thus the prologue to Trois contes et quelques sets the scene for our tales to come, as the repetition of our human failings continues. This rewriting by Emmanuel Adely is, for the Merci group, the subject of a tragicomic moment performed by two strange actor-storytellers in an equally strange installation. It is above all the pleasure of playing with incisive, sonorous, ironically political language, as well as the joy of sharing this cruel and mischievous moment. The Merci group would like to warmly thank Charles Perrault for making the exceptional journey from his century to attend the performances of his beloved tales, some four centuries after writing them. Will he recognise them? Three tales and a few more - Merci group Text: Emmanuel Adely. A creation by the Merci objet nocturne n°30 group With and by: Georges Campagnac, Pierre-Jean Etienne and Raphaël Sevet Direction and set design: Joël Fesel Construction: Alexander Bügel Dramaturgy support: Bastien Passeron Outside perspective: Pierre Déaux Stage manager: Raphaël Sevet Support and production: Céline Maufra Administration: Julie Devès Collaboration: Tom Chertier Photo credits: Luc Jennepin