Two boulevard comedies: the revival of one of Jean Poiret’s greatest successes, “Happy Easter”, and “Le jour du kiwi” which brings together Jugnot father and son on the same stage. More a monologue where, once is not custom, Romane Bohringer disappoints.
Wednesday: Poiret without Poiret
Established in 1980, ” Happy Easter “Jean Poiret’s greatest theatrical success after “The Fool’s Cage”, has been the subject of several occasions. One of which, twenty years later, with Pierre Arditi. Why doesn’t the play make people laugh as much as it used to? First, the subject is more banal than that of “The Fool’s Cage”. Surprised by his wife Sophie when he was about to cheat on her at the marital home with the young Julie, Stéphane swears to his great gods that this is his daughter. As Sophie does not buy the hook, Julie comes to the rescue by declaring that she is expecting a child. After which lies fall in series like dominoes. But a host of vaudevilles follow this process.
In reality, it is above all the number of Jean Poiret getting bogged down in increasingly big lies that made people laugh. The choice of the main actor is therefore essential. On this point, Nicolas Briançon, the director, trusts Nicolas Briançon, the actor, too much. After “Orange Duck”, this is the second time that he has won a role in which Poiret has distinguished himself. He has talent, Briançon, we do not deny it, we also applauded him a lot last season in
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