Hecuba, not Hecuba
Hécube, pas Hécube is a tragedy born between the lines of another tragedy, written on the very skin of the actors of the Comédie-Française. Tiago Rodrigues shows us the life of Nadia, constantly running from the theatre stage to the courtroom.
Nadia is rehearsing Euripides’s Hecuba while fightingfor justice for her autistic son, mistreated by the institution that was supposed to take care of him. As the premiere of the play and the verdict of the trial approach, her world is turned upside-down. Nadia isn’t Hecuba, but her life is deeply impacted by the legend of the ancient queen of Troy who, after becoming a slave, fought against her fate and had to stand up to king Agamemnon on behalf of her son.
Credits:
Text and direction: Tiago Rodrigues
Com excertos de Hécuba de Euripides, tradução de Marie Delcourt-Curvers (publicado por Gallimard)
Com intérpretes da Comédie-Française: Denis Podalydès, Élissa Alloula, Elsa Lepoivre, Éric Génovèse, Gaël Kamilindi, Loïc Corbery, Séphora Pondi
French translation: Thomas Resendes
Scenography: Fernando Ribeiro
Costumes: José António Tenente
Lighting: Rui Monteiro
Music and sound: Pedro Costa
Tradução para legendagem: Panthea
Artistic collaboration: Sophie Bricaire
Production: Comédie-Française
Coproduction: Festival d'Avignon
Apoio: City of Boulbon, Fondation pour la Comédie‑Française, Spedidam for the 78th Festival d’Avignon
Em parceria com: ThéâtredelaCité Centre dramatique national Toulouse Occitanie
Agradecimentos: Natacha Koutchoumov e a sua família, Sofia Milheiro, equipa da Comédie-Française, equipa do ThéâtredelaCité Centre dramatique national Toulouse Occitanie
Gravação vídeo em parceria com: France Télévisions
Tour dates:
30 March – 17 April 2026: Le 13e Art – Théâtre de la place d’Italie, Paris (France)
More information:
Carole Benhamou – Comédie Française
carole.benhamou@comedie-francaise.org
Photograph: © Christophe Raynaud de Lage, coll. Comédie-Française, Festival d’Avignon
