A wedding where everything explodes—silently. Mathilda May's chaos is pure theatrical gasoline.
Praised at the Théâtre du Rond-Point, dedicated to Molières 2019 by Molière for directing for Mathilda May, and for female revelation with Ariane Mourier, Le Banquet is a singular, strong, surprising and universal show. A wedding where everything goes wrong, a banquet where everything suddenly shatters. Without words but in a universal language, the characters love each other, confront each other, meet again, and get lost in a funny and hectic whirlwind. After the immense success of Open Space and when Mr. X was created with Pierre Richard, Mathilda May continues to make us dream and presents us here with a unique fresco. An exceptional spectacle.
Direction
Mathilda May orchestrates pure visual anarchy with surgical precision.
Acting
Ariane Mourier's wordless revelation—every eyebrow tells a story.
Production
The banquet set becomes a battlefield of escalating absurdity.
Director
Mathilda May
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mathilda May won the 2019 Molière for directing this—her second major collaboration with Pierre Richard after 'Mr. X.'
The 'universal language' gimmick isn't new—it's May's direct nod to Jacques Tati, but with wedding-cake violence instead of pipe-smoking charm.
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