Grand' Fear and Misery of the Third Reich

Chapelle de la Congrégation, 37 Grande Rue

Theatre - suitable for ages 10 and up - 1h40 Company Les Coloquintes Through 13 tableaux inspired by Grand’ Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, the director Christophe Vincent brings forth a society that, little by little, grows accustomed to fear, mistrust and authoritarianism. Workers, bourgeois, children: everyone tries to keep living as the Nazi regime infiltrates the intimate as much as the public space. Written in exile by Bertolt Brecht, based on testimonies, the play resonates today with our troubling current events: rise of extremisms, disinformation, stigmatization of minorities, a…