Octopus

Immersive theatre: Louis Mors welcomes you to his living room...

May 1907 “The impossible takes shape.”

Louis Mors shivered with impatience as he rehearsed his text. The industrialist is hosting an audience of influential journalists in his music room. The atmosphere was electric as he made a sensational announcement: the creation of the Cape Town-Paris trans-Saharan motor race. A daring challenge initiated by the firms Mors and Granville.

Louis has orchestrated his reception to perfection, with a host of surprises in store. Victor Lazare, a charismatic international star, will perform an exceptional act. The seductive Firmin Popinot, exceptional pilot and five-time world speed record holder, will give his first impressions, before crossing the desert at the wheel of the Mors. Finally, the splendid singer Aliénor de Rastignac will lend her voice to a world-first experience, thanks to Phonomors, an invention by Eugénie Toscano.

But a shadow hangs in the air. There are insistent whispers of a certain Octopus, an elusive presence whose presence we do not know if it is a malicious rumour, a hoax... or a deadly threat. Octopus snakes his way through this honourable gathering, distilling a strange tension in the atmosphere. The veneer of this prestigious evening could well be cracking, foreshadowing a dramatic incident. Fortunately, no one has yet been murdered.

The special features of immersive shows :
«Octopus» is a 3-dimensional play with a multiple narrative that stages, in real time, the adventures of eight characters through the various spaces of the Théâtre Le Ranelagh.

The spectator plunges into the plot by accompanying a character or a specific action, discovering the different storylines on offer. The plots unfold and intertwine in real time, blending thriller, melodrama, comedy and psychological drama. The show becomes an adventure in which the spectator chooses the point of view according to his or her own curiosity and the uncertainties of the story.
You'll have complete freedom of choice as you chart your own course, following the characters and storylines that interest you most.

Single price: €30

Genre: immersive theatre from age 11

Running time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Special performances: Friday 24 April 2pm; Sunday 3 May 11am