A novel “about freedom and these ways of inhabiting the world”: these are the terms in which the Compagnie de l’Inutile describes the work of Jean-Paul Dubois, for which he won the Goncourt Prize in 2019 The 74-year-old Toulouse writer is known for his disillusioned and distanced vision of human relationships and the world, “radically without illusion”. Not all people live in the world in the same way. is no exception to the rule, and presents itself as a touching book, marked by the “tenderness and melancholic humor” characteristic of the author.
As part of their “Jean-Paul Dubois cycle”, the Compagnie de l’Inutile interprets several texts or books by the author, in order to “contribute to promoting his work in the city, department and region that he lives” and who “regularly nourish his novels”. © Guillaume Pique
Beautiful characters and tragic destinies
The story told by the actors of the Compagnie de l’Inutile is that of Paul Hansen, son of a Danish pastor and a Toulouse cinema manager, locked up for two years in a Montreal prison. The protagonist, who shares his cell with Horton, a Hells Angels guilty of murder, looks back on the steps that led to his captivity, and ultimately on the plot of his life. The vitality of the theater and the tragedy of Jean-Paul Dubois ring true, transporting the spectator on a delicious journey towards the absurd and humor.
>> Practical information:
The performances will take place at the Moulin de Roques-sur-Garonne on December 19, 20 and 21 at 8:30 p.m.
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