Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée: Alfred Musset's text at the Théâtre Montansier

Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée, is an adaptation of the one-act proverb by French poet and playwright Alfred de Musset. Repeatedly performed in theaters, the play is now guided by Éric Vigner, and is on view from October 3 to 5 at the Théâtre Montansier in Versailles .

One hurricane-force evening, a marquise and a count find themselves unexpectedly face to face and unable to leave the premises. Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée features a light-hearted, witty dialogue between a count and a marquise, with the ambiguity of their feelings at the heart of the plot. The Count tries to seduce the Marquise, but she plays on his hesitation and unwillingness to give in. The play explores, with humor and finesse, the theme of love, frankness and clear intentions, in the splendid Théâtre Montansier .

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With an impressive cast, including actors Christèle Tual and Thibault de Montalembert, Éric Vignier returns to the world ofAlfred de Musset. The author published this one-act comedy in 1845, which was performed 3 years later in 1848. In the text, Musset explores the question of love and the sincerity of its expression through literature.

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Éric Vigner is a French director, actor and playwright renowned for his innovative work and contemporary approach to the classics. Artistic director of the Théâtre de Lorient in Brittany for several years, he has made a name for himself with his uncluttered, visually meticulous stagings, in which he places the emphasis on the actors' interpretation and the spotlight on the texts. The author has worked on a wide range of works, from Molière to Marguerite Duras, via Racine and Shakespeare, and now Alfred de Musset with Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée at Théâtre Montansier .

Alfred de Musset, the 19th-century Romantic poet and novelist, is best known for his plays such as On ne badine pas avec l'amour and Confessions d'un enfant du siècle. A major literary figure of his time, Musset sensitively explored the themes of love, disenchantment and the torments of the soul.