#Theatre

Tuesday 18 March 2025, at 8 pm, Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Can't Pay? Won't Pay! is one of the great contemporary comedies. A thought-provoking, satirical play, anchored in the social and political realities of the time by its writers Dario Fo and Franca Rame. This is a veritable dramatic "war machine", with a humorous style almost unique in contemporary theatre. The comedic mechanics of the play push into the territory of the absurd, all the better to showcase the human behaviours and dysfunctions of our western societies. This is the French language version.

Thursday 27 March 2025, at 8 pm, Théâtre Princesse Grace
In this brilliant detective story, a woman has disappeared. Her husband, Daniel Corban reports his wife Elisabeth missing. When the village priest tells him he has found her, Daniel is dumbstruck. The woman claiming to be his wife... is not. More shocking still is the fact that, since they were only recently married, nobody else seems to know what Mme Corban looks like. This Mme Corban says her husband is suffering from amnesia. Has he gone mad, or is he the victim of some diabolical scheme? A debonair police commissioner takes charge of the investigation...

Tuesday 1 April 2025, at 8 pm, Théâtre Princesse Grace
Théophile is a successful author who's hit a slump. He regains his mojo with a short, poetic tale on an aquatic theme. But disaster strikes when his aghast loved ones read it, as they see themselves in the characters, findings hidden messages in the depictions of sea urchins, octopuses, and other denizens of the deep. Tonight, they come together for what promises to be an eventful dinner, where scores will be settled.

Tuesday 8 April 2025, at 8 pm, Théâtre Princesse Grace
Issa, a young Eritrean left for dead in the Calais "jungle", has lost his memory. The only tangible trace of his past is his passport. He embarks on a long and pitfall-ridden quest to secure a residence permit, surrounded by others who have found themselves in equally desperate circumstances.

Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 April 2025, Théâtre Princesse Grace
With its themes of rebelling against conformity, self-discovery, and finding ones hidden depths, Dead Poets Society remains strikingly topical even three decades after its successful cinema release. Keating, a charismatic teacher with unorthodox methods, teaches his students about freedom, confidence, and faith in a future shaped by our own choices. Starring a superb Stéphane Freiss in the role of the free-spirited teacher and a fine cast of young actors, Dead Poets Society leaves us with a universal lesson that remains as precious as it ever was: carpe diem!

Thursday 8 May 2025, Théâtre Princesse Grace
Starring the comedian, actor, and professional stage Marie Fortuit accompanied by pianist Lucie Sansen, this musical recounts the story of how Anne Sylvestre's poetic and political legacy resonates with the careers of two thirtysomething artists in the 2020s. Through the memorable or more intimate songs of Anne Sylvestre, the autofictional writings of Marie Fortuit and the musical arrangements of Lucie Sansen, a powerful, hard-hitting heritage emerges, a feminist constellation is born, chanelling priceless echoes and natural pathways.