PRESENTATION OF THEATRE DU PHARE

The company Théâtre du Phare carries the artistic projects of Olivier Letellier, crossing the art of storytelling with different disciplines (theater, object theater, photography, video, sound creation, dance, circus...), for all audiences. Openness, sharing and awareness are the pillars of his artistic approach. The story is an extremely important foundation: it is about stories that survive and enrich social prisms, and thus promote meeting and exchange. Each of Olivier Letellier's projects seeks to highlight the heart of what the story tells, with simplicity and clarity, so that the "young" audiences in their experience as a spectator can receive the show and feed themselves in their own way.

CURRENT CREATIONS

LA MECANIQUE DU HASARD 

(show premiere October 2018)

Adapted from the novel HOLES by Louis Sachar, adapted by Catherine Verlaguet. Directed by Olivier Letellier. With Fiona Chauvin and Guillaume Fafiotte.

This incredible story of inter-generational transmission, driven at a frantic pace, takes us into the middle of the Texan desert to follow Stanley Yelnats, a teenager sent to a recovery camp to dig holes in the bottom of a dry lake. "If you take a bad boy and have him dig a hole in the sun every day, he will eventually become a nice boy."

But it is the family legacies he will dig up: the story of his horrible-abominable-rascal-great-great-grandfather who stole a pig from a one-legged gypsy who had taken revenge by casting him a bad spell. But also, the one of his father, inventor of genius, who strives to recycle old sneakers. Or even the one of his great-grandfather whose diligence was robbed by the dreaded "Embrasseuse".

A powerful story of friendship between teens against a background of hereditary legend. Parallel stories, a century apart, which are discovered strangely linked by indices cleverly distilled throughout the story.

The show will be on tour in 2018-2019.

RECIT-DANSE

(provisional title)

The first residency of our next creation took place in January 2018, at Chaillot –Théâtre National de la Danse, for a project mixing storytelling and dance planned for 2019. We will tell you more soon!

The show will be on tour in 2019-2020.

CURRENT SHOWS ON TOUR

OH BOY! in English (created in 2017)

Adapted from the novel by Marie-Aude Murail, adapted by Catherine Verlaguet. Translated by Nicholas Elliott. Directed by Olivier Letellier. With Matthew Brown.

For all ages, from 9 years old.

Available for touring in the USA, Canada or any other English-speaking country. Personnel on tour based in New York City (USA).

LA NUIT OU LE JOUR S’EST LEVE (created in 2016)

Written by Sylvain Levey, Magali Mougel and Catherine Verlaguet. Directed by Olivier Letellier. With Clément Bertani, Jérôme Fauvel and Théo Touvet.

For all ages, from 9 years old.

Available for touring worldwide. Personnel on tour based in Paris (France).

ME TAIRE (created in 2016)

Written by Sylvain Levey. Directed by Olivier Letellier. With Olivia Dalric.

For all ages, from 9 years old.

MAINTENANT QUE JE SAIS (created in 2015)

Written by Catherine Verlaguet. Directed by Olivier Letellier. With Jeanne Favre.

For all ages, from 15 years old.

Available for touring worldwide. Personnel on tour based in Paris (France).

JE NE VEUX PLUS (created in 2015)

Written by Magali Mougel. Directed by Olivier Letellier. With Maïa Le Fourn.

For all ages, from 12 years old.

Available for touring worldwide. Personnel on tour based in Paris (France).

VENAVI (created in 2011)

Directing order from the Théâtre de Sartrouville et des Yvelines –Centre Dramatique National, on the occasion of Odyssée en Yvelines 2011. Written by Rodrigue Norman. Directed by Olivier Letellier. With Joris Avodo.

For all ages, from 7 years old.

Available for touring worldwide. Personnel on tour based in Paris (France).

OH BOY! (created in 2009 - Molière Award for Young Audiences Theater in 2010)

Adapted from the novel by Marie-Aude Murail, adapted by Catherine Verlaguet. Directed by Olivier Letellier. With alternately Lionel Erdogan, and Guillaume Fafiotte.

For all ages, from 9 years old.

Available for touring worldwide. Personnel on tour based in Paris (France).

L’HOMME DE FER (created in 2004)

Adapted from a tale of the Brothers Grimm. With Olivier Letellier.

For all ages, from 8 years old.

Available for touring worldwide. Personnel on tour based in Paris (France).