Comme il vous plaira – Festival International de Commedia dell’Arte
Theatre
04 July 2025
Six young lovers wander through the Ardennes forest, each searching for their soulmate. Banished nobles yearn for the future, consumed by the desire to reclaim their vanished kingdom.
Cross-dressing, duels, pantomimes, songs, and dances punctuate their journey, punctuated by a thousand adventures, until love and justice finally prevail.
This untitled comedy, which everyone is free to name as they wish, is intended to be a faithful reflection of a society where the thirst for power often clashes with the strength of emotion. On ancient stages, the young performers of the ESIAD of Versailles will lend their energy and talent to the noble cause of love and fairness.
For, in truth, "the whole world is a stage, and all, men and women, are merely actors. They have their entrances and exits, and each, in their life, plays many roles, with the secret hope of one day seizing happiness." Thus, As You Like It is offered to the eyes and ears in the joy of sharing: a living, timeless theater, open to all, without distinction of age, gender or condition. A true Art Theater for All.