Madame Lefort is a retired woman. To supplement her meager pension, she rents one of the rooms in her very pleasant apartment for short periods. This is the case with Mr. Robin. But after his few days of business, he wants to extend his stay. Widowed and childless, although a bit old maid in her habits, Madame Lefort accepts; his presence and his company being appreciated. They sit around the dining room table. They’re meeting. Their exchanges bring them together although they are diametrically opposed. From generalities to current affairs, everyone begins to talk about themselves, to tell their story. Confidences are unraveled. A game of seduction innocently interferes between them. They look for each other and turn around, evoking their love life, their suffering, their regrets, their nostalgia for this passing time, their loneliness. From a cup of tea to a glass of wine, Mr. Robin manages, however, and ingeniously, that Madame Lefort indulges more than he does. Why is he so eager for his tongue to come loose and reveal its secrets? Everyone has a past. So what does Monsieur Robin want to know? What are his real intentions? Is any truth, even painful, good to discover? Do years heal wounds, or on the contrary, do they ooze more? By words, will the ailments finally be able to find their antiseptic solution? In a game of twists and turns, you will have 1h15 to discover it against a backdrop of sarcastic humor …
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« You really are in such a hurry », an original, endearing, moving piece, filled with sincerity and emotion. A plea to the passing of time, a stop on the past which opens the reflection, by and with Chantal Péninon and Denis Tison, staged with sobriety, subtlety and simplicity by Chantal Péninon and Denis Tison assisted by Claudine Guittet – At the theater of the Croisée des Chemins (Paris XIXth) in the Paris-Belleville room every Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. until October 29, 2020.
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