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ABOUT
Founded in Nantes, Compagnie les Maladroits is a visual theatre company created in 2008 by a collective of four actor-directors: Benjamin Ducasse, Valentin Pasgrimaud, Hugo Vercelletto and Arno Wögerbauer.
Compagnie les Maladroits is a theatre collective known for its poetic and inventive productions. We create our work collaboratively, drawing inspiration from history, memory, and contemporary social issues, often approaching these themes with playfulness and creativity. Operating as a collective, Compagnie les Maladroits functions as a creative community in which all artistic directors contribute to the writing, scenography, and direction of each production. Our distinctive theatrical language combines experimentation with everyday objects, visual storytelling, and collective dramaturgy to create original and engaging performances.
Subjectif Lune / 2024 / Capacity: ~ 600
This stage production features object theatre and live video feed manipulation and has been designed for large-scale stages. It is a re-enactment of the first lunar landing which attempts to downplay conspiracy theories circulating around the following question: Did the Moon walk actually occur?
Available on tour
Une Histoire autrichienne / 2026 / Capacity: 200
It all begins when the troubled past of Lukas’s Austrian great-uncle, Leopold, suddenly resurfaces in his life. Until then, to him, his great-uncle had been all about skiing, cheese sausages and football matches. Then, one day, without warning, swastikas come crashing down on his head — literally.
Available on tour
Frères / 2016 / Capacity: 150
Spain, 1936: Angel, Antonio and Dolores leave their village behind to move to Barcelona in the hopes of finding a better world. That summer, the trio encounters the effervescence of the beginnings of a civil war, leading them down an entirely unexpected path.
Available on tour, surtitled version: English, Spanish, Catalan
À vous les studios ! / 2023
Two DIY fanatics with a penchant for objects and images revive a cycling race where absurdity mingles with imagination. Everything from the first seconds of the race to prize distribution, defeat and road accidents. The audience will witness the exhaltation of the commentator and the efforts of the competitor.
Available on tour
Who pays the bill ? – Till vilket pris ? / 2026 / Comissioned by Regionteater Väst / In cooperation with Compagnie les Maladroits / Premiere on 28 August 2026 at Regionteater Väst and on 29 August 2026 as part of the Dance and Theatre Festival, Gothenburg
Who pays the bill? is an object theatre performance with dancers that examines the production and consumption of clothes with a fine-tooth comb.
For any request, contact Elsa Posnic, head producer and tour booking (+337 70 10 06 90 ; elsa.posnic@lesmaladroits.com)