AN ORIGINAL ADAPTATION IN A FEW FIGURES
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from September 2022 to the end of April 2023, Le Bon Marché would transform and transport you back to the 19th century to experience Paris under the Second Empire in the presence of emblematic characters from Emile Zola's famous novel The Ladies’ Delight.
64 SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES
Over 16,000 SPECTATORS won over
30 ACTORS AND PERFORMERS
30 STAGE TECHNICIANS every evening on site
3000 m2 of sets and decor
BREAK "THE FOURTH WALL"
Here, no stage or seated places (remember to put on comfortable shoes) : the plot extends over an entire floor of the Bon Marché, lit and decorated for the occasion.
Incognito behind your mask, let yourself be guided by the actors and apprehend your own experience. You are completely free. Free to follow any character, free to linger on the set of a scene, free to soak up the incredible scenery. Unlike your traditional play, «Au Bonheur des Dames» offers a narrative that is not linear but 360°. An extraordinary artistic feat, since the thirty actors involved play continuously for nearly three hours. Although it is impossible to witness every single scene, there lies the magic and beauty of the experience.
'This unprecedented experience revolutionises the codes of traditional stage practices by placing the spectator at the heart of the story'
Le Parisien
'This utterly unsettling performance, during which the spectator is part of the show, is an exhilarating experience.'
France TV Info
'Both playful and joyful, this performance promises to be magical and beyond that, unforgettable'
VOGUE
© Photographies de Julie Boriès
'The incredible architecture of the Bon Marché
and its history make for the perfect setting, allowing us
to create a play of this kind.'
Juliette Colin, Director
© Photography by Julie Boriès
MAIN CHARACTERS
ALPHONSE
HENRIETTE
CAROLINE
LOUISE
DENISE
OCTAVE
GASPARD
THÉODORE
CRUMBLE PRODUCTION TEAM
STAGING AND DIRECTING
Juliette Colin
TEXT
Toni Avenard
VISUAL AND TECHNICAL CREATION
Gwendolyn Boudon
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR
Leslie Baurens
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Lou Monnet
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Louis-Marie Rohr
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Valentine Thomas
PRODUCTION AND COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT
Inès Levieux
VISUAL COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT
Julie Boriès
ACTORS
Cécilia Anseeuw (Caroline)
Toni Avenard (Gaspard)
Esther Barbe Quesnel (Henriette)
Mathias Bord (The Bon Marché Director)
Ariane Carmin (Mrs Rockfeller)
Benjamin Castera (Newsboy/ Ragman / M. Eiffel / Martin / Offenbach)
Priscille Dargnies (Madame De Boves)
Léa Dauvergne (Clara)
Garance Giachino (Madame Aurélie)
Axel Giudicelli (Émile Zola)
Maxime Gleizes (Scout / Understudy)
Epona Guillaume (Miss Fox / Singer)
Grégoire Isvarine (Antoine)
Pascal Lacoste (Alphonse)
Jade Legrand (Scout / Understudy)
Raphaël Magnabosco (M. Lhomme)
Franck Micque (Théodore)
Camille Nicolas (Pauline Legray)
Rémi Palazy (Scout/ Understudy)
Béatrice Paquet (Scout / Understudy)
Pauline Prévost (Denise)
Hugo Randrianatoavina (Campion)
Antonia Raoux. (Scout/ Understudy)
Margaux Revollet (Scout / Understudy)
Valentine Riedinger (Marguerite)
Alma Siegler (Louise)
Vincent Vilain (Inspector Jouve)
Jean-Charles Zambo (Octave)
DANCERS
Charlotte Bossu, Solène Bossu, Solène Beillard, Jimmy Vairon
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Charlotte Bossu et Laure Colmard
COSTUMES
Salomé Brussieux, Nolwenn Cauda, Céleste Abergel, Margaux Desire, Amélie Waille, Cléo Palau, Faustine Redero, Léa Deligne, Camille Mougeolle, Marine Boucid, Morgane Bellefet, Inès Forgues, Julie Mielle, Julie-Anne Guyou, Héloise
Aupetitgendre, Aella Thobie, Margaux Degrement
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ET CO-LIGHTING DESIGNER
Pierre-François Vandamme
LIGHT PRODUCTION
Pierre-François Vandamme, Gaëtan Donnars, Quentin Lamarque
SOUND DIRECTION
Nicolas Camus, Robin Sellier
SOUND DESIGN
William Pourtalès, Mazarine Haarscher
PRODUCTION DESIGN TEAM
Thomas Verhaag, Megane Atie, Juliette Desproges, Marianne Joffre, Justine Gratton, Margot Adolphe, Robert Ortiz, Rudy Gardet, Julie Talar, Blandine Granier, Adeline Millet, Axel Ducret, Marc Pubreuil, Jade LeFort, Alexis Chomdart, La Main Collectif
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLE
Sylvie Goncalves