Marivaux's "La Double Inconstance" at the Lucernaire

Marivaux explores the fragility of feelings and the power games of love in La Double Inconstance, a disturbing comedy directed by Jean-Paul Tribout at Le Lucernaire, which runs again from March 5 to April 27, 2025.

La Double Inconstance returns to the Lucernaire stage, directed by Jean-Paul Tribout. In Marivaux's classic play, love collides with the manipulations of power, revealing the illusions and disillusions of the heart. A blend of comedy and drama, this staging promises a festive yet subtle reading of this classic French play.

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To satisfy his desire, a Prince has Sylvia, a young woman already in love with Harlequin, kidnapped. By dint of persuasion and insidious strategies, he seeks to break their love and conquer her. But the fickleness of their feelings leads to an unexpected upheaval: the initial love fades into new unions. Behind the apparently happy outcome of these two marriages, Marivaux questions the changing nature of passions and the weight of power on hearts.

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This staging will appeal to lovers of classic theater as well as to spectators curious about the subtleties of Marivaudage. Far from a simple pastoral comedy, La Double Inconstance reveals an implacable social and sentimental mechanism, where the freedom of feelings collides with the constraints of desire and power. Jean-Paul Tribout promises a lively, biting reading of this masterpiece, where lightness masks a deeper critique of the games of seduction and manipulation.

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With its elegant intrigue and fine analysis of human feelings, La Double Inconstance remains a fascinating play. This adaptation at Lucernaire promises a playful, bitingspectacle in which love proves as ephemeral as it is inescapable.

This article is based on information available about the show and is not based on a direct viewing of the piece.

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