Même si tout le monde meurt, the end of the world in theater at Théâtre de la Tempête

Laëtitia Guédon directs Même si tout le monde meurt by Laurent Gaudé at the Théâtre de la Tempête, from March 6 to April 6, 2025. A breathless dystopia where every second counts.

What would we do if we only had a few hours left to live? Même si tout le monde meurt, by Laurent Gaudé, takes up this dizzying question, transposing it to a dystopia where the end of the world is a certainty. Directed by Laëtitia Guédon, the show brings together the young troupe from Toulouse's AtelierCité in a whirlwind of bodies and voices, between urgency and poetry.

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Scientists have decided: the apocalypse is set for August 17 at 5.58pm. The countdown is on, and everyone is reacting in their own way to the inevitable. One woman is carrying a child that will never see the light of day, another wants to taste all the flavors of life before the fateful moment. Between the impulses of life and extinction, Même si tout le monde meurt follows a gallery of characters trying to make sense of the final hours they have left.

Même si tout le monde meurt (Even if Everyone Dies ) is aimed at fans of committed contemporary theater, powerful texts and immersive staging. With his expressionist writing style, Laurent Gaudé constructs a theatrical fresco where the urgency of his message resonates in every line. The show follows in the footsteps of Laëtitia Guédon's Penthésilé.e.s, between pagan ceremony and the explosion of bodies on stage. Audiences fond of theatrical dystopias and stories in which the individual faces up to the inescapable will find it a vibrant experience.

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Laëtitia Guédon, a director renowned for her physical and poetic approach to theater, continues to explore the figures of myth and collapse. With Même si tout le monde meurt, she spotlights a new generation of actors from Toulouse's AtelierCité, offering raw vitality and total commitment in this incandescent score.

Part dystopian thriller, part theatrical ceremony, Même si tout le monde meurt promises to be an intense plunge into an end-of-the-world where words become incantations. An opportunity to discover the world of Laurent Gaudé, supported by a vibrant staging and a committed cast.

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