{"id":7074,"date":"2025-07-01T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robinormond.com\/?p=7074"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:44:43","slug":"peu-importe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robinormond.com\/en\/peu-importe\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whatever<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

by Marius von Mayenburg \u2013 La Scala Provence (Avignon, Summer 2025) \/ La Scala Paris (Autumn 2025)<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Erik and Simone are an almost ordinary couple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a translator, she works in the automotive industry; she travels often, he stays home to look after the children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she returns from a trip with a small gift, a perfectly constructed argument begins to unfold. By constantly reversing roles and perspectives, Whatever<\/em> dissects power, dependence, and desire within a contemporary relationship \u2014 between guilt, need, and the struggle to reclaim oneself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Text: Marius von Mayenburg
Direction and translation: Robin Ormond
Set and lighting design: Manon Vergotte
Music: Arthur Frick
Costumes: Louise Digard
Dramaturgy: Laurent Muhleisen
Production: La Scala Provence \/ La Scala Paris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a9\ufe0f Photo credit: Vahid Amanpour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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France Inter \u2013 Fabienne Pascaud (Le Masque et la Plume, 2025)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cA real favourite! Darkly fierce and superbly performed by Marilyne Fontaine and Assane Timbo.
An absolute must-see.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Le Monde \u2013 Jo\u00eblle Gayot (juillet 2025)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMission accomplished in style!
Mayenburg\u2019s biting fable is played like a knife fight.
The actors are flawless, surfing through the rapid-fire dialogue with agility.
Robin Ormond displays an astonishing mastery of language.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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T\u00e9l\u00e9rama \u2013 Fabienne Pascaud (TTT, 2025)<\/em><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cA striking production by Robin Ormond.
Few French directors have dared to take on Mayenburg\u2019s disruptive theatre.\n Ormond has found the perfect tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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L\u2019Humanit\u00e9 (2025)<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cA firework of humour and domestic disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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L\u2019Affiche (2025)<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cYou\u2019re left speechless by this performance.
Actors of remarkable subtlety, precision and commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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