7 histoires drôles sur la connerie de la guerre au Théâtre des Barriques

The Théâtre des Barriques in Avignon presents "7 histoires drôles sur la connerie de la guerre", a comedic play by Julien Masdoua and the Compagnie du Capitaine. The show runs until July 25 at 20:25, with no performances on Wednesdays. Masdoua explains that he chose to laugh at the stupidity of armed conflicts rather than cry, collaborating with organizations like Maison des Tiers Monde, the collective "Non à la guerre", Amnesty International, and UNICEF, as well as researchers, humanitarians, military personnel, and survivors. The play features seven absurd scenes exploring themes such as two heads of state falling in love during war, a battalion of conscientious objectors, the legality of murder on a battlefield, a sniper who loves Shakespeare, a psychologist locked with a torturer, a baby as a weapon of mass destruction, and the last man on earth being a woman. The cast includes Marion Trintignant and Julien Masdoua, with music by David Rigal and Gilles Serna, lighting by Fabien Montagné, costumes by Thomas Laporte, and choreography by Valérie Quesnel. The production is supported by Théâtre Gérard Philipe in Montpellier. Masdoua emphasizes that the most absurd and caricatural scenes are paradoxically the most realistic.