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Le Tartuffe

A master of deceit, Tartuffe cloaks himself in piety to infiltrate and exploit Orgon’s wealthy household. Like a chameleon, he senses weakness and slithers right in. From the comfort of his patron’s embrace, his rise is swift – fuelled by cunning and a keen sense of hypocrisy. Blinded by Tartuffe’s obscurantist rhetoric, Orgon refuses to see the venom seeping into his family’s heart. And so the poison takes hold, and the house begins to collapse from within.
« In Molière’s plays, the women are the compass. They fight for freedom, and through them, hope fuels resistance », notes director Jean Liermier.
First performed in 1664, Tartuffe uses the musicality of verse to deliver a fable still thunderously relevant today – in an era racked with egotism, extremism, sectarism and conspiracies of every shade.
Set against a minimalist backdrop, where the rigid lines of a family gripped by Orgon’s obsession stand starkly revealed – played here by the incomparable Gilles Privat! – Molière seems to whisper in our ear: fear, fascination, the urge to rewrite history and the survival of the fittest have always driven societies into suffering. Will we fall for Tartuffe once more?

By Molière
Directed by Jean Liermier

From 3 March
To 2 April 2026

Main Room
Duration 2h (in creation)
From 12 years old

Showtimes
Tuesday – Friday at 7.30 pm
Saturday – Sunday at 5 pm

Subtitles available in English and French on 28 & 31 March

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Distribution and credits

By Molière
Directed by Jean Liermier
With Bénédicte Amsler Denogent (Mariane, daughter of Orgon’s first marriage and Valère’s lover), Raphaël Archinard (Valère, Mariane’s lover, Mister Loyal, bailiff, Laurent, acolyte of Tartuffe), Gaspard Boesch (Cléante, Elmire’s brother), Philippe Gouin (Madame Pernelle, Orgon’s mother, Tartuffe, hypocrite), Muriel Mayette-Holtz (Dorine, Mariane’s maid), Gilles Privat (Orgon, Elmire’s husband), Raphaël Vachoux (Damis, son from Orgon’s first marriage), Christine Vouilloz (Elmire, Orgon’s second wife) Voix The Exempt, a police officer sent by the Prince
Director assistance Katia Akselrod
Assistant director for the transmission project Luca Monteiro
Scenography and costumes Rudy Sabounghi
Costumes assistance Trina Lobo
Hairdressing, make-up and prosthetics assistant Emmanuelle Olivet Pellegrin
Lights Jean-Philippe Roy
Sound design Jean Faravel
Props Cam Ha Ly Chardonnens
Costumes design Trina Lobo, Marion Schmid assisted by Zoé Piccand and Alicia Roch
Making corsets François Tamarin
Hairstyles Fadila Adli
Set construction Chingo Bensong, Laura Bottani, Baptiste Novello, Grégoire de Saint Sauveur, Christophe Reichel
Decorative painting Eric Vuille
3D model Julien Soulier
Digital production Alexandre Girardet, Solutionpixel

Technique team from Théâtre de Carouge
Stage management Manu Rutka
Set and stage management in rehearsals William Fournier
Set management Grégoire de Saint Sauveur
Set management in rehearsals Mitch Croptier
Lights management Eusébio Paduret
Lights management in rehearsals Etienne Morel
Sound management Gautier Janin
Sound management in rehearsals Sébastien Graz
Dressing Marion Lévite
Rehearsal dressing and costume maintenance Cécile Vercaemer-Ingles
Technical stage manager internship Peline Montmayeur, Louis Turbet
Installation William Ballerio, Janju Bonzon, Ian Durrer, Olivier Savet, Noé Stehlé
And all the team from Théâtre de Carouge

Acknowledgements Bénédicte Amsler Denogent for lending her voice to Flipote, Optique Lamon Carouge, Régis Golay de Federal Studio
Production Théâtre de Carouge
Coproduction Théâtre National de Nice – CDN Nice Côte d’Azur

Created on 3 March 2026 at the Théâtre de Carouge

Subtitles

On 28 and 31 March 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

By Molière
Directed by Jean Liermier

From 3 March
To 2 April 2026

Main Room
Duration 2h (in creation)
From 12 years old

Showtimes
Tuesday – Friday at 7.30 pm
Saturday – Sunday at 5 pm

Subtitles available in English and French on 28 & 31 March

Malentendant Personne à mobilité réduite

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