The Pleasure of Breaking Up: Three Jules Renard Texts at the Poche-Montparnasse

Jules Renard is on the bill at the Théâtre de Poche-Montparnasse with Le Plaisir de rompre, running from November 10, 2026 to January 7, 2027. Pierre-Olivier Mornas adapts and directs three of the author's texts, in which he performs alongside Alice D’Arceaux.

The production brings together La Maîtresse, Le Plaisir de rompre, and Le Pain de ménage. Through the back-and-forth between women and men, the pieces probe liaison, separation, and the bargains of married life. The characters seek to understand themselves, but their dialogue also reveals their hesitations and the contradictions of their feelings.

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The gathering of these three texts reveals another facet of the author of Poil de Carotte: his theater, which scrutinizes romantic relationships through tight, sharply drawn dialogue. Blanche and Ferdinand, the protagonists of Plaisir de rompre, must part ways after their affair.

This adaptation runs for 1h10. Performances take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 19h, with a break on November 25. The full price is 28 euros; a 10-euro ticket is available for those under 26.

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