Father Christmas is a Bastard is a darkly humorous and timeless comedy.
It's Christmas Eve in Paris.
In the offices of a charity called SOS Détresse-Amitié, two volunteers, Pierre and Thérèse, are manning the helpline, listening to people in distress.
But the evening, which was supposed to be calm and charitable, quickly turns into a nightmare.
Between Félix, a depressed and violent Santa Claus who has come to seek refuge after an argument with his pregnant and naive partner Josette, and Katia, a melancholic and talkative transvestite, things quickly get out of hand.
As absurd situations and misunderstandings pile up, the dialogue becomes increasingly biting.
What was supposed to be an evening of mutual aid and kindness turns into a series of comical disasters where the characters' hypocrisy, pettiness and clumsiness are laid bare.
Under the guise of absurd comedy, Le Père Noël est une ordure denounces a selfish and moralising society, where charity becomes an alibi and the distress of others a spectacle.
Laughter serves as a mirror here: we laugh at others... but we end up laughing at ourselves.
Behind its absurd humour and colourful characters, it holds up a cruel and hilarious mirror to human stupidity and hypocrisy.
It is a landmark work of contemporary French comedy theatre, combining social satire and black humour.
Registration is open on 09.67.44.67.73.
In the offices of a charity called SOS Détresse-Amitié, two volunteers, Pierre and Thérèse, are manning the helpline, listening to people in distress.
But the evening, which was supposed to be calm and charitable, quickly turns into a nightmare.
Between Félix, a depressed and violent Santa Claus who has come to seek refuge after an argument with his pregnant and naive partner Josette, and Katia, a melancholic and talkative transvestite, things quickly get out of hand.
As absurd situations and misunderstandings pile up, the dialogue becomes increasingly biting.
What was supposed to be an evening of mutual aid and kindness turns into a series of comical disasters where the characters' hypocrisy, pettiness and clumsiness are laid bare.
Under the guise of absurd comedy, Le Père Noël est une ordure denounces a selfish and moralising society, where charity becomes an alibi and the distress of others a spectacle.
Laughter serves as a mirror here: we laugh at others... but we end up laughing at ourselves.
Behind its absurd humour and colourful characters, it holds up a cruel and hilarious mirror to human stupidity and hypocrisy.
It is a landmark work of contemporary French comedy theatre, combining social satire and black humour.
Registration is open on 09.67.44.67.73.
