La Fausse Suivante
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From 31 January to 02 February 2024
Ten years after staging Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard when he took over as director of the Théâtre de Carouge, Jean Liermier returns to Marivaux with La Fausse Suivante, a jewel of Machiavellianism.
Love is undermined by interest, profit and manipulation.
The young opportunist Lélio is to marry the Countess, who has lent him a tidy sum so that he can buy land. Together, they have signed a deed promising to pay a substantial penalty if they break their promise of marriage. But in the meantime, Lélio has been told of a beautiful rich young woman he could marry, whose dowry would be much more advantageous...