"L'Intruse & Les Aveugles, Maeterlinck's symbolist theater at the Comédie-Française

Maurice Maeterlinck's symbolist plays L'Intruse and Les Aveugles, directed by Tommy Milliot, can be seen at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier until March 2.

With L'Intruse and Les Aveugles, Maurice Maeterlinck revolutionized theater in 1890, moving away from realism to create a universe where mystery and the invisible take shape. These two one-act plays, steeped in symbolism, now find new life under the direction of Tommy Milliot. The director, passionate about contemporary writing and the new director of the Centre dramatique national de Besançon, tackles these atmospheric dramas with a refined, immersive scenographic approach.

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In L'Intruse, a family watches over a sick young mother. Only the blind grandfather perceives a presence lurking in the garden: that of death about to strike. In Les Aveugles, a group of blind people are abandoned in the middle of a forest, left to their own devices after the sudden disappearance of their guide. In both works, Maeterlinck explores anguish in the face of the unknown, perception beyond the visible, and the fragile boundary between life and death.

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Tommy Milliot emphasizes the musicality of the text and the power of sound sensations: the sound of footsteps in a garden, the breath of wind in the trees, the eerie silence of a nightingale that stops singing... This work amplifies the tension and immerses the spectator in an immersive experience, where every sound detail becomes a source of emotion.

This production is aimed at fans of Symbolist theater, immersive universe enthusiasts and spectators curious to rediscover Maeterlinck in a new light. With its subtle interplay of light and shadow, visible and invisible, L'Intruse et Les Aveugles promises a spellbinding and intriguing theatrical experience, with a moving set that accompanies the characters' anxiety and uncertainty.

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Tommy Milliot, after staging Lluïsa Cunillé's Massacre at the Comédie-Française in 2020, continues his exploration of a theater that plays on the invisible and the sensory. This new production is in line with his work on the theatricality of text and the power of scenic atmospheres.

With L'Intruse & Les Aveugles, Tommy Milliot plunges into Maeterlinck 's spellbinding universe to reveal all its symbolic and sensory power. A bold, immersive proposal to be discovered at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier until March 2, 2025.

This article is based on information available online; we have not yet seen the show or the staging mentioned.

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