Fantasio

Fantasio, Musset's melancholy and disillusioned hero, embodies a lucid but disillusioned youth. Drowning his spleen in the bars, he finds meaning in his revolt when, on a whim, he takes on the role of the king's jester. Behind the clown's mask, he denounces the compromises of power, thwarts an arranged marriage and offers Princess Elsbeth the freedom to choose love. A funny, acidic tale, in which rebellion becomes an act, and commitment a form of wisdom. A classic text meets young actors fresh from Swiss theater schools, directed by Laurent Natrella, a former member of the Comédie-Française. Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.