The curtain falls earlier than expected for Second part ", the room in which Patrick Bruel The show was being performed at the Théâtre Édouard VII in Paris. The theater management announced this Thursday the cancellation of the last five performances, scheduled until Sunday, June 7. The decision was made in agreement with the actors. No rescheduled dates have been announced.
The show ends before its final weekend.
The remaining performances scheduled for Thursday and Friday evenings, Saturday afternoon and evening, and Sunday afternoon have all been cancelled. The play had been running at the Théâtre Édouard VII since January 27th. Written by Samuel Benchetrit and directed by Ladislas Chollat, it starred Patrick Bruel, Stéphane Freiss, and Marine Delterme. The plot followed a couple married for thirty years whose lives were turned upside down by the arrival of a man who seemed to know their secrets. In its message to the audience, the theater management did not specify the reasons for the cancellation of the remaining performances.
A performance already cancelled on Wednesday evening
This decision follows the cancellation of the performance on Wednesday, June 3rdBefore the show, about ten activists from the feminist collective NousToutes demonstrated in front of the theater as the audience was arriving. The activists held up signs and chanted slogans targeting Patrick Bruel. Tense exchanges also took place with some audience members outside the venue. The performance was ultimately cancelled.
The play had already been interrupted a week earlier.
A previous action The incident had taken place inside the Théâtre Édouard VII on Wednesday, May 27. Three activists stood up at the beginning of the performance and shouted slogans accusing Patrick Bruel. The lights were turned back on, the actors briefly left the stage, and the activists were escorted offstage by security. The play resumed after an interruption of approximately ten minutes.
Tickets will be refunded
Ticket holders who purchased their tickets directly from the Théâtre Édouard VII will be automatically refunded. They do not need to take any further action. Those who booked their tickets through a reseller, such as Fnac, Ticketac, BilletRéduc, or Ticketmaster, will be contacted by the relevant department to discuss refund procedures. The theater advises that response times may be longer than usual due to the high volume of requests.
