Théâtre : L'abolition des privilèges

Adapted from Bertrand Guillot’s historical and thoroughly researched novel, this masterful production blends a gripping narrative with politics and history to show us how, in just a few hours, centuries of inequality can be brought to the brink of collapse.

The Abolition of Privileges plunges us into the heart of the night of August 4, 1789. A state in chronic deficit where the wealthiest evade taxes. A people at the end of their rope, demanding justice and seeing no results. A regime running out of steam. Such was France in the summer of 1789. Yet, in a single night in Versailles, everything would change.

On stage: one actor, ten characters brought to life, and a pivotal episode of the French Revolution.