Anna's struggle in the café
Anna is waiting for a storm to pass in a café, but her body is shaking with fever and she is battling the absence of alcohol. Her senses are disordered, and she is caught in a state of inner conflict and physical discomfort.A hallucinatory world
As the café becomes a surreal space, Anna is surrounded by distorted figures and shifting realities. She stands on the edge of a breakdown but refuses to surrender to the visions that reflect her personal failures and disappointments.Exploring themes of addiction and isolation
Café Gloria delves into the intense experience of withdrawal and the emotional emptiness of lacking love, direction, and recognition. It merges theatre, magic, and puppetry to transform reality into a nightmarish landscape filled with illusions and strange transformations.Creative team and production details
The show features Natalie Royer, Ashille Constantin, Estelle Delville, and Gabriel Allée. Caroline Dubuisson is responsible for creating the puppets and creatures, while Jérôme Léger and Gabriel Drouet design the visual hallucinations. Sound effects are by Nourel Boucherk, and the set design is a collaboration between Estelle Delville, Jérôme Léger, Gabriel Allée, and Antonin Dufeutrelle. Costumes are by Estelle Delville, and the text is written by Antonin Dufeutrelle with contributions from Estelle Delville and Gabriel Allée, including excerpts from L’alcool dans La Vie Matérielle de Marguerite Duras.Production and performance schedule
The production is by Les Chevaliers de l'Industrie, with co-productions from several theatre companies and institutions including Théâtre Jean Lurçat and CDN de Normandie- Rouen. The show runs for 1 hour and 25 minutes and was originally scheduled for December 15 and 16 at CDN de Rouen.Source and additional information
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