Le Souffle d'Avignon 2025

  • Cycle de lectures

With les Scènes d’Avignon

Once again this summer, just before the trumpets sound in the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes, Le Souffle d’Avignon will take place in the gardens of the Palais. This cycle of readings highlights voices in contemporary theatre, providing authors a special space to present their texts, often before their publication. These readings in the presence of the authors invite audiences to discover current writings in a historic and symbolic setting, the birthplace of the Festival d’Avignon. 

Jardins Benoît-XII, Palais des papes © Karine Music

Presentation

Wednesday, July 9 // La Religion de ma mère

Karim Akouche
Presented by Théâtre des Halles
Text and adaptation Karim Akouche, Alain Timár

Thursday, July 10 // La Décalcomanie / Nuit sans fard

Magali Mougel, Laure Roldàn
Presented by Le Gueuloir
Staged reading by Sophie Langevin

Friday, July 11 // Artak est en route / Les gosses / Nathan

Franck Lemaire, Janice Szczypawka, Malika El Maïzi
Presented by Le Gueuloir
Staged reading by Julia Vidit

Saturday, July 12 // Le Grand Jeu

Jean-François Matignon
Presented by Théâtre Transversal

Monday, July 14 // TERROR

Liwaa Yazji
Presented by Festival d’Avignon

Tuesday, July 15 // Le Grand Meaulnes

Alain-Fournier
Presented by Théâtre du Chêne Noir
Adaptation and staged reading by Emmanuel Besnault

Wednesday, July 16 // La Fortuna

Françoise Gallo
Presented by Théâtre du Chien qui Fume
Performed by Catherine Ringer

Thursday, July 17 // Le Syndrome d’Ulysse

Ali Babar Kenjah, Serge Barbuscia
With Charlotte Adrien, Serge Barbuscia, Lamine Diagne, Aïni Iften, Kristof Lorion
Presented by Théâtre du Balcon

Friday, July 18 // Galène

Patrick Ponce
Presented by Théâtre des Carmes
Based on La Maladie blanche by Karel Čapek
Adaptation Patrick Ponce
Translation Alain Van Crugten

Saturday, July 19 // Un bruissement de fourmilières

Adeline Flaun
Presented by ETC CARAÏBE

Distribution

Proposed by les Scènes d’Avignon – Théâtre du Balcon, Théâtre des Carmes André Benedetto, Théâtre du Chêne Noir, Théâtre du Chien Qui Fume, Théâtre des Halles, Théâtre Transversal et le Festival d’Avignon
In partnership with ETC Caraïbe, Le Gueuloir, la SACD

Practical infos

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TERROR

  • Le Souffle d'Avignon
Liwaa Yazji

Free entrance