Every summer now, the Summer Festival of La Maison Maria Casarès
celebrates theatre, heritage, nature and conviviality. For four weeks,
we propose a programme based on heritage visits, garden sound trails,
theatre performances and food and meals from the local gastronomy. Our
strines, aperitif-shows and dinner-show punctuate every day, offering
healthy and local food.
The festival runs week-days from Monday 22nd July until Friday 16th August
La Maison de Maria Casarès is located in Alloue: finger posts point the way from the Confolens-Ruffec D741
You can make a reservation by calling 05 45 31 81 20 or by email
The romantic correspondence between Maria Casarès and Albert Camus
Sound walk in the gardens of the estate
From 2.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. continuously
Rate €8
This tour takes visitors on a
contemplative walk in the gardens of the domain, from the orchard to the
island, to discover one of the most beautiful romantic correspondences
between two artists: the actress Maria Casarès and the author Albert
Camus. Equipped with an audio headset, in the middle of nature and at
the water's edge, follow a route to discover these two sacred monsters,
accompanied by the music written especially by Aurélien Dumont. An
intimate and captivating experience.
View the on-going restoration of the House of Maria Casarès
Guided Tour
At 2.45 p.m., 3.45 p.m., 4.45 p.m. and 5.45 p.m.
Rate €8 - Limited number of places - booking required
The restoration works of the Logis de la
Vergne, former mansion of Maria Casarès where its furniture and library
are preserved, arrive at their terms. This guided tour will make it
possible to share with the visitors the various stages and challenges of
this restoration while telling the link maintained by Maria Casarès
with this house: how to preserve and transmit this “additional soul”.
Taste-show - Indoor showAt 4.30 p.m.
Rate €8 - Limited number of places - booking required
Writing and directing Sylvain Levey
Compagnie Veilleur delegated production
This is the story of Pierre and Léa, two
eleven-year-olds who build up a hut and within a few days will get to
know each other, marry and divorce.
Like in a breath, they play a
lifetime. With humor and cruelty, too, they discover each other while
questioning the world of adults that they still apprehend from afar but
against which they buckle themselves.
A teasing and ferocious duo, now a "stube" of youth theatre.
The show is followed by a snack served in the gardens of the domain.
Apero-show - Outdoor show
At 6.30 p.m.
Rate €8 - Limited number of places - booking required
D’Alexandre Badea
Directed by Matthieu Roy
Company Veiller
In this room, we discover a man willing
to do anything to satisfy his personal ambition. He now holds a key
position in European society: lobbyist. Having ensured that a law is
blocked that was not favourable to him, our man will no longer be able
to backtrack, even if it means endangering the lives of others, his or
her mental health and his or her family life. This work depicts with a
coldness but not without a hint of humor the functioning of the lobbies
at the European Commission and in particular those linked to
agricultural issues. More than ever at the heart of the news, this text
questions us about our relationship to food, the land and the
drunkenness of power.
The show is accompanied by an aperitif.
Dinner show - Outdoor show
At 8 p.m.
Rate €30 (dinner included) / €20 (workshop with dinner)
During the show, children
between the ages of 5 and 10 can participate in a theatre workshop and
then join their families for dinner.
Based on the novel by Todd Strasser and the film "Die Welle" by Denis Gansel
Directed by Marion Conejero
The Andalusian Dogs
Benjamin Cortet, a well-loved history
teacher in his high school, began his new course: autocracy and the
Third Reich. To make his students understand the gradual establishment
of a totalitarian regime, he decided to conduct a life-size experience
within the classroom. "The Wave" with its salvation, symbol, uniform and
rules, is born. But what was at the root of a single game will
gradually gain momentum and escape control. The Wave grew. She sweeps,
leaving the question in her way: "And you, what would you have done?" "
The show continues with a dinner in the park.
