Plot
Le Petit-Maître corrigé is a three-act romantic comedy by French playwright Marivaux. It was first performed on November 6, 1734, by the Comédie-Française in Paris. In this production Clément Hervieu-Léger makes the eighteenth century resonate with our era, all the more so given that the language is “simpler than in other Marivaux plays, while still as refined, precise and full of humour”. The story is that of a young Parisian whose parents have found a good match for him, a count’s daughter. But when he goes to visit her in her country home, the handsome boy – whose Parisian manners are far removed from the rules of decorum that reign in the provinces – cannot open his heart to his lovely intended. Stung, the latter decides to punish his arrogance while a former lover arrives to prevent the marriage. Between the alliance of master and manservant, and the complicity of mistress and maid, a romantic intrigue ensues full of light-hearted conspiracies and feverish emotions.
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Cast
Florence Viala
Dorimène
Loïc Corbery
Rosimond, fils de la Marquise
Adeline D'Hermy
Marton, suivante d'Hortense
Clément Hervieu-Léger
Dorante, ami de Rosimond
Claire de la Rüe du Can
Hortense, fille du Comte
Didier Sandre
Le Comte, père d'Hortense
Christophe Montenez
Frontin, valet de Rosimond
Dominique Blanc
La Marquise
Aude Rouanet
la suivante de Dorimène