Art

There’s a whiteboard with white borders. A completely white board. A canvas as white as an empty page. Then there are three friends: Marc, Serge, and Yvan, one of whom hates the painting that the other has just bought at great expense, while the third is groping and hesitating, not really knowing what to make of it, and has other preoccupations, such as getting married soon. The whole question of art and the viewer unfolds around this white painting, a pretext for questioning the very meaning of Life. Yasmina Reza’s writing is both funny and cruel, alternately a dialogue and an address to the audience. The playwright superbly mocks morality and tackles the very essence of friendship as much as she questions the love of beauty. Her play, which has been translated into thirty-five languages and won two Molières and a Tony Award, is brought to the stage by the illustrious and wonderful François Morel, Olivier Broche, and Olivier Saladin, and promises an arty, colourful experience.

By Yasmina Reza
Directed by François Morel

From 21 May
To 8 June 2025

Duration 1h30 (in creation)
Main stage
From 12 years old

Schedules
Tuesday – Friday 7.30 pm
Saturday – Sunday 5 pm

Exceptional releases from 30 May to 2 June 2025

Subtitles in english and french on 24 and 27 May 2025
Audiodescription on 6 and 7 June 2025

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Distribution and Credits

With Olivier Broche, François Morel, Olivier Saladin

By Yasmina Reza
Directed by François Morel
Assistant director Valentin Morel
Scenography Edouard Laug
Lights Laurent Béal
Lights assistant Emmanuelle Phelippeau-Viallard
Video Guillaume Ledun
Sound design Antoine Sahler
Costumes Edouard Laug and Valérie Lévy

Productions Les Productions de l’Explorateur, Maison de la Culture de Bourges, Théâtre de Caen, Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar, Théâtre Madeleine-Renaud Taverny, Espace Carpeaux Courbevoie, La Coopérative de Résidences pour les Écritures et les Auteur·trice·s Mont-Saint-Michel Normandie
Creation on 6 November 2024 at Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar

Subtitles

On 24 and 27 May 2025, the Theatre offers a performance with subtitles in French and English.

Subtitles are available on tablets on loan free of charge.

They’re very easy to use, and you can read the surtitles from any seat in the theater.

How to reserve a tablet:

> Reserve your seat for a performance with surtitles.
> When you make your reservation, tell the box office that you need a tablet.
By e-mail: billetterie@theatredecarouge.ch
By phone: +41 22 343 43 43
On site: Rue Ancienne 37 A, Carouge
Tuesday to Friday 12h-18h
Saturday 10h14h
> 30 minutes before the show, ask for the tablet at the reception desk, in exchange for your ID.
> After the show, return the tablet to reception and collect your ID

Audiodescription

The theatre offer two performances with audiodescriptions and touch tours on June 6 and 7.

This proposal is made in partnership with the association So Close.

To reserve your place, contact the So Close association directly:
associationsoclose@gmail.com or +41 78 672 44 98