Show: farces from the Middle Ages

Le Bourg, Gémages, 61130 Val-au-Perche, Orne, Normandie, France
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21 September 2025
Overview

At the foot of the church of Saint-Martin de Gémages, the Compagnie du Théâtre de l'Orage offers a free show at 3 PM and 5 PM. Stories for laughs, the fabliaux offer crispy glimpses of everyday life in the Middle Ages. Le dit des perdrix, anonymous from the 13th century Adapted for stage, is a hilarious text particularly representative of this literary form of the Middle Ages and of Picardy origin. The farce of the vat man, anonymous from the 15th century Jacquinot is very unfortunate, he would like to be the master in his house... But there you go, it’s his wife who is the mistress of the house... Will the breeder put an end to this situation? The farce of the vat or how a tub of water settles marital quarrels! ... These works will be accompanied by other texts proposed by La Compagnie du Théâtre. Genre: Burlesque show/ All audiences from 7 years old/ 3 to 9 artists on stage Informations Duration 1h30, from 7 years old.

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Le Bourg, Gémages, 61130 Val-au-Perche, Orne, Normandie, France

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