Les Nuits de la Mayenne present the play Bel-Ami by the Compagnie Les Joues Rouges
A travelling festival combining theatre, dance, circus and street arts, Les nuits de la Mayenne has been touring the department
since 1973. From mid-July to mid-August, the festival goes out to meet the locals, seeking to
heritage through live entertainment.
The show :
Paris in the 1880s. A penniless young provincial, Georges Duroy arrives in the capital with the ambition of making a name for himself. Working his way up through the ranks of the newspaper La Vie Française, the opportunist becomes a pen who makes and breaks reputations. But behind this façade lies a man with limitless ambitions, ready to do anything to succeed. As he climbs the social ladder, five heroines take it in turns to initiate and help him in his career, working behind the scenes. Successively seducing these influential women, they all give him the nickname of "Bel-Ami" and allow him to rise above his condition.
In this race-against-the-clock adaptation of Maupassant's work, Les Joues Rouges paints a portrait of 19th-century Parisian society whose vices still resonate today.
In retrospect: L'écume des jours in 2023.
Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Age: From 12 years
Alternate venues: 01/08: Espace Roger Janvier in Genest-Saint- Isle
02/08: Salle des Bruants in Soulgé-sur-Ouette
Performers: Sara Belviso, Adrien Grassard, Aymeric Haumont, Aurélien Raynal, Clémence Roche, Hanna Rosenblum, Lou Tilly.
Adapted and directed by Claudie Russo-Pelosi
Set design: Fabrice Puissant
Sound design: Claudie Russo-Pelosi
since 1973. From mid-July to mid-August, the festival goes out to meet the locals, seeking to
heritage through live entertainment.
The show :
Paris in the 1880s. A penniless young provincial, Georges Duroy arrives in the capital with the ambition of making a name for himself. Working his way up through the ranks of the newspaper La Vie Française, the opportunist becomes a pen who makes and breaks reputations. But behind this façade lies a man with limitless ambitions, ready to do anything to succeed. As he climbs the social ladder, five heroines take it in turns to initiate and help him in his career, working behind the scenes. Successively seducing these influential women, they all give him the nickname of "Bel-Ami" and allow him to rise above his condition.
In this race-against-the-clock adaptation of Maupassant's work, Les Joues Rouges paints a portrait of 19th-century Parisian society whose vices still resonate today.
In retrospect: L'écume des jours in 2023.
Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Age: From 12 years
Alternate venues: 01/08: Espace Roger Janvier in Genest-Saint- Isle
02/08: Salle des Bruants in Soulgé-sur-Ouette
Performers: Sara Belviso, Adrien Grassard, Aymeric Haumont, Aurélien Raynal, Clémence Roche, Hanna Rosenblum, Lou Tilly.
Adapted and directed by Claudie Russo-Pelosi
Set design: Fabrice Puissant
Sound design: Claudie Russo-Pelosi
Rates
Rates
Free
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Opening times
Opening times
On 1 August 2025
- 21:30 at 23:00
