Viper in fist

The first stage adaptation of this literary classic.

About

One of the greatest novels in French literature brought to the stage for the first time: a violent and funny one-man show with a sharp writing style.
Jean, known as Brasse-Bouillon, and his brothers are waging a merciless war against their mother, a ruthless and cruel woman whom they have nicknamed Folcoche.

A vital and incendiary account that blasts the traditional conventions of the parent-child relationship. Somewhere between fiction and autobiography, Hervé Bazin paints a portrait of a detestable yet endearing family, defied by a child's cry of revolt.

«Hate, even more than love, keeps you busy.»

Information

At the Théâtre le Lucernaire Paris

until 25 May 2025

Tuesday to Saturday at 7pm

and Sunday at 3.30pm

Genre: One-man show

Running time: 1h15

Reviews

2 May 2025

Fantastic performance! Great energy throughout, well done for the direction!

Delineau

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Press coverage

FIGAROSCOPE ♥♥♥♥ «Excellent Aurélien Houver. This young actor with a strong presence interprets in a fluid narrative the adaptation he made with Victoria Ribeiro who directs it (...) we are impressed by the quality of their work, as probing as it is sober.»

FRANCE INTER - LE MASQUE ET LA PLUME «Amazing! A lot of probity and emotion.»

LE FIGARO MAGAZINE «A breathtaking show, a poetic and fascinating plunge into a family hell, but also into spiritual warfare.»

HER «(...) It's funny, moving and terribly violent too.»

LE PARISIEN ★★★★ «Lively, intense, feverish (...) the actor captures the ferocity of the story with talent».»

THEATRAL MAGAZINE «Aurélien Houver delivers a powerful one-man show that takes the stage in all its dimensions. (...) We smile, we are moved, we empathise, even pity him. Never maudlin, this speech, directed by Victoria Ribeiro with a certain cheerfulness, deserves our applause.»