Le menteur

Imagine...

Your spirit is full of wit and charm...

Your knack for weaving illusions is both your greatest strength and your greatest flaw.

You are in the backdrop of Parisian life.

In this labyrinth,

Each lie is...

Your doorway to a larger-than-life comedy!

Your world where reality is as flexible as a play!

Come discover Le Menteur by Corneille performed by cie Michel B at Théâtre Espace Marais in Paris, in a whirlwind, contemporary staging that makes the seventeenth-century text accessible and thrilling for everyone.

Ideal to prepare for the French Baccalaureate 2026, this show is recommended for high school students, their parents, and school field trips.

Relive an unforgettable comic masterpiece in one of the capital's most charming venues.

Dorante, a young provincial just arriving in Paris; he wants to experience romantic adventure... He is willing to do anything to seduce... And

Lying is his favorite weapon to bring the whole of Paris to his feet...

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== The staging treatment ==

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The cie Michel B has set its scene in the years of Paris 1900 !!

Dorante, a young provincial arriving in Paris with the intention of seducing charming young Parisian women!

And... He takes pleasure in using his favorite weapon: lies!!

A total show with acting, dancing and singing!

— And what if lying were more precious than the truth?

A whole fantastical parallel world of little characters resembling Pinocchios (king of lies) inspires Dorante...

... In his creative and whimsical daydreams!