Emmanuel Macron’s Therapy: Performances Suspended at the Pépinière Theatre

Performances of Emmanuel Macron’s Therapy scheduled at Théâtre La Pépinière in Paris have been canceled for technical reasons. The show, directed by Léo Cohen-Paperman, is part of the Eight Kings (Our Presidents) cycle, whose other installments continue to be presented.

The story unfolds in 2058. Emmanuel Macron weighs another run for the presidency and agrees to sit down with therapist Francesca Corrini. During the session, personal memories and political milestones mingle. The character confronts the forces driving his ambition and the obsessions that have threaded through his career.

Audiences follow this fiction with a headset. The sound design guides the shifts between the consultation, memories, and the character’s projections. This approach puts power dynamics at the heart of an intimate encounter, rather than a reconstruction of an electoral campaign.

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Émilien Diard-Detoeuf and Julien Campani headline the production, with Miléna Csergo slated to alternate in. The project sits within Huit Rois (Nos Présidents), the Animaux en Paradis company’s cycle devoted to the presidents of the Fifth Republic.

This cancellation concerns the performances announced at La Pépinière. It does not bring the show’s run to an end; it will continue on tour.

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