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LE THÉÂTRE DE L'ATELIER (LIC. L-R-22-7617)

Text and staging: Céline Fuhrer and Jean-Luc Vincent

With: Céline Fuhrer, Robert Hatisi, Nabila Mekkid, Cédric Moreau, Alexandre Steiger, Jean-Luc Vincent

Duration: 1h30

After their hilarious foray into the history of feminism with La femme n’existe plus, the dynamic duo of Céline Fuhrer and Jean-Luc Vincent deliver a masterful exploration here – both thrilling and cathartic – of the mechanisms of the detective genre. With biting humour and obvious enjoyment in their performance, they brilliantly deploy all the genre's codes to better question the absolute concept of truth. A gripping comedy, from the wings of the theatre to the corridors of the courthouse.

The young actor Hocine Kadiri, seventeen, has disappeared. The last person he was seen with is the successful director Antoine Morceux, who is soon considered the number one suspect. As the investigation unfolds with many twists and turns, masks fall away. The mysteries and deceptions of the small world of culture are brought to light…