This famous play by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, presented by Compagnie du Scarabée, is a pitiless mirror of the greatness and misery of our beloved families.
Summary:
Every week, the Mesnard family gathers at Henri's bistro before going to the Dukes of Brittany for dinner. It's a wonderful family evening where everyone "meets up". The mother, of course, and her favorite son, Philippe. He's a successful executive in a company that also employs his sister Betty, a fierce spinster.
Philippe is married to Yolande, whose birthday is today. But things aren't going quite as they should. And when Fred, the waitress, gets involved in the family business, the festivities turn into a settling of scores...
Every week, the Mesnard family gathers at Henri's bistro before going to the Dukes of Brittany for dinner. It's a wonderful family evening where everyone "meets up". The mother, of course, and her favorite son, Philippe. He's a successful executive in a company that also employs his sister Betty, a fierce spinster.
Philippe is married to Yolande, whose birthday is today. But things aren't going quite as they should. And when Fred, the waitress, gets involved in the family business, the festivities turn into a settling of scores...
