January promises to be a richly theatrical month at the Théâtre Princesse Grace, with a programme that blends contemporary voices, major literary figures and philosophical reflection…
At the heart of the month is Il ne m’est jamais rien arrivé, presented on Tuesday 20 January at 8pm. In this powerful solo performance, Vincent Dedienne delves into the journals of Jean-Luc Lagarce, one of the most significant playwrights of the late 20th century. Guided by Johanny Bert’s direction, Dedienne brings to life the intimate thoughts of a young man navigating theatre, love and solitude between Paris and Besançon in the 1980s, against the backdrop of a society marked by the emergence of AIDS and the deaths of cultural icons such as Coluche and Simone Signoret. Both humorous and unsettling, the piece paints the portrait of a life that is at once modest and immense.
Elsewhere in January, the Théâtre Princesse Grace offers a varied and ambitious programme. David Lescot opens the month with Je suis trop vert (6 January), followed by Personne n’est ensemble sauf moi by Clea Petrolesi on 13 January. Philosophy takes centre stage on 15 January with the Monaco Philosophical Encounters, before cinema arrives in partnership with the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco on 28 January. The month concludes with Beaumarchais’ Le Mariage de Figaro on 30 January, staged by Léna Breban.
Together, these productions underline the theatre’s role as a vibrant cultural cornerstone in the Principality.
Image: Christophe Raynaud De Lage
