Funny, wry and terribly topical, this masterpiece of intelligence turns hatred of the Other and the tyranny of Virtue on their head.
In a small provincial town, a group of friends from good society get together for a "dinner of heads".
Each of them has to make the head of a major figure from the French Revolution. André Bitos, son of the people turned incorruptible and virtuous magistrate, is the guest of honour: he will play Robespierre. But it seems that the aim of the evening is not just to rewrite French history... This gang of notables in dinner jackets and wigs are about to embark on a game of massacre that is as cruel as it is jubilant.
"In my theatre, there's only one play where I've really enjoyed myself, and that's a play that caused a scandal at the time: Pauvre Bitos. That made me very happy! Jean Anouilh, television interview, 1973
Text: Jean Anouilh in collaboration with Nicole Anouilh
With : Maxime d'Aboville, Adel Djemai, Francis Lombrail, Adrien Melin, Etienne Ménard, Adina Cartianu, Clara Huet and Sybille Montagne
Sets by Jean-Michel Adam
Lighting: Laurent Béal
Costumes: David Belugou
Music: Tazio Caputo
Assistant director: Clara Huet
Numbered seating.
Running time: 1 hour 20 minutes.
Programmed by the town of Les Sables d'Olonne.
With the financial participation of the Casino des Atlantes.
Bookings at Les Sables d'Olonne Tourist Offices, on the Les Sables en Poche application, and on the web:
29€, 20€/reduced (students, under-26s, jobseekers, recipients of RSA, subsidised contracts, minimum old-age pension, disabled adult allowance, Atout card holders, with proof), 2€/16 years.
23.20/full member, €16/reduced member.
Status - Complete
