Rencontre théâtrale : L’invention de la joie

Meeting around the theme of joy in contemporary youth theatre.

With Gwendoline Soublin (Fiesta, Éditions Espaces 34) and Philippe Gauthier (Poet Pirates, Éditions Théâtrales Jeunesse).

In partnership with Les Écrivaines and Écrivains Associés du Théâtre (E.A.T.) and Association Nationale de Recherche and Action Théâtrale (ANRAT)

A meeting moderated by Dominique Paquet, Secretary General of the E.A.T.

Born in 1987 and trained at the E.N.S.A.T.T., Gwendoline Soublin writes theatrical texts for adults (Pig Boy 1986-2358, From my warm body, Alone in the Night, Specimen), Youth (all of this), Fiesta, The Head elsewhere) and puppets (Coca Life Martin 33 cl, 2h32).

His hybrid texts, often graphic, borrow as much from the fields of fantasy and documented reality as from poetry. Mainly published by Espaces 34, they have received various awards and been the subject of numerous stagings, in France and abroad.

Her first novel, Tout l'or des nuits, was published in the spring of 2025 at Actes Sud.

Born in 1977 near Lyon, Philippe Gauthier quickly abandons the "classic" school system to learn a trade: forestry for a year, then hairdressing. His encounter with the theatre was only late, first as an actor.

The desire to tell stories pushes him towards writing. In 2008, he published A Girl and a Hanged Man. Other pieces will follow.

In 2023, a desire to return to the set. He creates the company On both sides and stages Petit Zèbre, one of his texts.