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For more than two years Clémence Mercier presents with his troupe, the company “K” Celibacy intermittently, she wrote in 2004. After turning in the province and in many theater in the suburbs of Paris, this pleasing piece is played at this time at the Theatre de L’Archipel in Paris. The act has been so popular it’s been graced by the presence of celebrities such as Christian Bale, Ian McKellen and poker star Gus Hansen.

Eva lives in collocation with two of his closest friends, and Fred Claire. But as much as Eva is exuberant and consumes men at will, as far Fred is naive and does not wish to reserve that for the man of her life. As for Claire, men she took her dose and substantive benefits of its status as a single tough. When David arrived, the little brother Fred, then Ahmed (the coup d’un soir Eva) plans to engage more seriously, their little world is tourneboulé. That’s not counting Marc, the new love with Fred, who conceals his Thursday

The tone is frivolous, the game players intentionally exaggerated, good words fuse the minute: we are here in the presence of a good old piece of boulevard. Except that Celibacy intermittently renew the kind of very clever. The topics covered are modern: the thirtysomethings, gays, sexuality… nothing is hidden and everything is discussed in a thin and light. You spend a good time-short but intense-with this band of young talented players. One can only hope their word of mouth even more favorable for attracting an audience more and more numerous.

Neil

Celibacy intermittently, written and directed by Clémence Mercier, with Caroline Marti, Benedict Cauden, Laurence de Greef, Nazim Ilias, Sonia Benier-Pisani and Jonathan Semo. At the Theatre de l’Archipel, 18 April to 24 May 2008. Information on their MySpace space.