Autoroute du sud
Theatre
in La Tranche-sur-Mer
Free
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Cie Le Menteur Volontaire
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The Motorway of the South is a short story by Julio Cortázar published in 1966 in the collection Tous les feux le feu. "Magic realism is a literary trend that blends realistic and fantastic elements in a fluid way, without the supernatural being perceived as abnormal. It is particularly associated with the literature of South America, where it took off in the XXᵉ century."
L'Autoroute du Sud tells of a gigantic traffic jam on the motorway leading to Paris, which lasts for several days, or...The Motorway of the South is a short story by Julio Cortázar published in 1966 in the collection Tous les feux le feu. "Magic realism is a literary trend that blends realistic and fantastic elements in a fluid way, without the supernatural being perceived as abnormal. It is particularly associated with the literature of South America, where it took off in the XXᵉ century."
L'Autoroute du Sud tells of a gigantic traffic jam on the motorway leading to Paris, which lasts for several days, or even weeks. This short story blends realism and surrealism in a banal situation pushed to the extreme.
CREATION JUNE 2025
By Julio Cortazar
Directed by - Laurent Brethome & Clémence Labatut
With - Réjane Bajard and Farid Bentaïeb
Costume design - Nathalie Nomary
Production
Le menteur volontaire - Laurent Brethome as part of the Nuits Menteuses 2025 festival - Le menteur volontaire
Laurent Brethome is in agreement with the Ministère de la Culture - Drac Pays de la Loire, the City of La Roche-sur-Yon, and the Département de la Vendée.
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Free—
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Schedules
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- On July 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
