ROBERT WILSON | ISABELLE HUPPERT | LUDOVICO EINAUDI
Mary Said What She Said
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Ever inventive, Robert Wilson offers great Isabelle Huppert the throne of Mary, Queen of Scotland, the queen who lost her crown because of her passions. Mary is a woman who fought the forces of history to control her destiny. The day before her execution, she is still fighting. She fights while she seeks the voice to call on Divine justice. She writes history. There was her childhood at the French court. Afterwards, an early widowhood put an end to her dance. She remembers. She was back in Scotland. Braving captivity was her nature. She wanted a strong man. That was the beginning. She married, had a son and murder occurred. Nothing is the same anymore, life follows a new rhythm. Catholics, Protestants, Mary, Elizabeth, Love, Death. Escaping was her destiny and that is how her reign came to an end. She did not try to save her life. She tried to perpetuate herself. On her last morning, Mary, Queen of Scotland, was dressed in red.
(Darryl Pinckney)
DATES
USA / New York
Skirball 27 February – 2 March 2025
SOUTH KOREA / Seongnam
Seognam Center 1 – 2 November 2024
UK / London
Barbican Centre 10 – 12 May 2024
SWEDEN / Stockholm
Dramaten [The Ingmar Bergman International Theatre Festival]
8-10 December 2023
FRANCE / Paris
Théâtre de la Ville – Espace Cardin
13-29 April & 2-14 May 2023
FRANCE / Paris
Théâtre de la Ville – Espace Cardin
4 February – 7 March 2021
FRANCE / Lyon
Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon
30 October – 3 November 2019
ITALY / Florence
Teatro della Pergola
11-13 October 2019
SPAIN / Madrid
Centro Dramatico National
4-6 October 2019
GERMANY / Hamburg
Thalia Theater
27-28 September 2019
NETHERLANDS / Amsterdam
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
19-22 September 2019
SPAIN / Barcelona
Teatre Llure
21-22 July 2019
PORTUGAL / Lisboa
Centro Cultural de Belém
12-13 July 2019
FRANCE / Paris
Théâtre de la Ville – Espace Cardin
5 June – 6 July 2019
AUSTRIA / Vienna
Wiener Festwochen
30 May – 2 June 2019
World premiere
FRANCE / Paris
Théâtre de la Ville – Espace Cardin
22-24 May 2019
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Text by Darryl Pinckney
Direction, set and light design: Robert WilsonWith: Isabelle Huppert
Music: Ludovico Einaudi
Costumes: Jacques Reynaud
Associate director: CharlesChemin
Associate set design: Annick Lavallée-Benny
Associate light design: Xavier Baron
Associate costume design: Pascale Paume
Sound design: Nick Sagar
Make up design: Sylvie Cailler
Translation from English: Fabrice ScottTechnical director: Lucie Patat
Assistant director: Fani Sarantari
Make up: Sylvie CaillerProduction manager: Chloe Pataud
Production delegate: Kristine Grazioli
Production assistants: Morgane Janoir, Bergamote Herpin
Mr. Wilson’s personal assistant: Fernando De TestaSet and props made by Atelier Espace et Compagnie
costumes made by Atelier CaracoProduced by Théâtre de la Ville-Paris
Coproduced by Wiener Festwochen, Teatro della Pergola – Florence, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Thalia Theater – Hamburg
In association with EdM Productions