At the Molieres, Shakespeare wins the lion’s part: A version of “As You Like It,” which was based on Shakespeare’s comedy, won four statuettes. The ceremony called for the public to come back to the theaters after two years of pandemic. The 33rd edition was also dominated by the MeToo movement at the theatre. A rally was attended by Alice Coffin, a feminist activist, and Adele Haenel, an actress, during the ceremony. This rally was held at the request of a group that decries sexual violence and sexists in the environment.
The lines were moved in the room after several calls were made. Nathalie Mann, who was representing Actrices et acteurs du France Associes on stage, said that “you still don’t understand what’s happening inside your theaters.” She called for the “appointment of a referent, or a referent,” for sexual and gender-based violence within theatrical institutions, just as it is on film sets.
Pauline Bureau won the Moliere award for living French-speaking writer for her play about a women’s soccer team. She also recalled that 18% of public money is given to women-run companies. Rima Abdul Malak was present in the room to give it her hobbyhorse. This ceremony was held to commemorate the 400th anniversary since Moliere’s birth. However, it also saw a decline in theater attendance.
“It’s not by waiting for food delivery that we can overcome our fears. At the beginning of the evening, Isabelle Carre, president of this edition, pleaded that it was by laughing or crying and by sharing our emotions at a theater. The newspaper Les Echos cites figures from the Association for support of private theatre that show a 44% drop in attendance for the first quarter 2022 compared to 2019.
This ceremony was without big-name stars like Pierre Arditi and Vanessa Paradis, Isabelle Adjani, Laetitia casta, Laetitia Casta, and Vanessa Paradis. It was “As You Like It” by Shakespearian comedian, in a version of Lena Breban’s, that won this evening with four statuettes: best private theatre show, best staging, best actress in private theater (Barbara Schulz), and best supporting actress (Ariane Mourier).
Another comedy, “Berlin Berlin”, won both the Moliere for comedy (Maxime d’Aboville) and the Moliere as the best private theatre actor (Maxime d’Aboville). The musical “Les Producteurs” won two Molieres for best musical show and male revelation. Valerie Lesort and Christian Hecq won two statuettes for visual creation and staging of a public theatre show for “Le Voyage de Gulliver”.
