Musical tale staged for voices, instruments, masks, and puppets.

For all audiences, ages 7 and over. Duration: 55 minutes.

The aim of this show is to introduce young audiences to the medieval repertoire, combining high artistic standards with easy, immediate access.

“Mahaut, fille de bois” (Mahaut, Daughter of Wood) is a show set in the imaginary Middle Ages. Legend has it that a very long time ago, fairies would steal babies from their cradles and replace them with a simple piece of wood. With a lot of love, the stick would come to life… and so begins the story of Mahaut, our heroine. It’s a quest for initiation studded with exciting adventures and colourful characters, where laughter, irreverence and magic mingle with music. It explores notions of identity, legitimacy, filiation and love.

Co-produced by: Cie du Carrosse d’or (93), Théâtre du château d’Eu (76), Quai des Arts (61), le DOC (14), l’Arsenal (27), Théâtre municipal de Domfront (61)

With : 

• Laurence Brisset – musical direction, singing, organetto, puppetry
• Caroline Tarrit – singing and puppetry
• Eugénie de Mey – singing and puppetry
• Jean-Lou Descamps – medieval fiddles, guiterne, flutes
• Francesca Congiu – singing, puppetry, stage management
• Vincent Lemonnier – general stage manager
• Laurence Brisset – musical conception
• Xavier Legasa & Véronique Samakh – stage direction
• Anouch Paré – text
• Laurence Brisset & Jean-Lou Descamps – musical arrangements and compositions
• Stéphane Deschamps – lighting designer
• Pierre Gautheron (based on a proposal by Ludovic Meunier) – set designer, props master
• Neville Tranter, Stuffed Puppet Theater – puppet creation
• Maxence Rapetti-Mauss – costume designer