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Lights, Lights, Lights
Carrefour International de Théâtre
Tickets on sale August 17, 2026. Sign up for a reminder by newsletter! Freely inspired by Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse, the intimate play Lumières, lumières, lumières is presented here as a public reading in the exceptional setting of Domaine Cataraqui (Quebec), in front of a bay window overlooking the river. The text explores the passage of time and the persistence of desire through the memory of a constantly postponed journey. In her sensitive rewriting, author Evelyne de la Chenelière immerses the audience in the stream of consciousness of two key figures from the original novel: Mrs. Ramsay, a devoted mother, and Lily Briscoe, a resolutely independent artist. Through these women, the performance resonates with still-current tensions between creation, intimate emancipation, and social norms. Performed by two actresses from the Comédie-Française troupe, this project, created at the Studio-Théâtre du Louvre in May 2026, highlights a rare artistic encounter between the Parisian institution and Quebec, through the company Les songes turbulents. Two theatrical traditions meet here around a shared desire: to circulate works, voices, and imaginations between territories. Faithful collaborators, director Florent Siaud and Evelyne de la Chenelière are embarking on their eighth collaboration. A co-presentation of the CNA French Theatre and the Denise-Pelletier Theatre, made possible by the support of the Commission de la Capitale Nationale? Credits & Additional Information Artistic and Technical Team • • Text Evelyne de la Chenelière Freely inspired by Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse Reading Direction Florent Siaud Coproduction Comédie-Française, Les songes turbulents Public Reading Performance With the Comédie-Française troupe, Florence Viala, Aymeline Alix The text is published by Théâtrales editions Coproduction Partner Les Théâtres de Compiègne Support: Conseil des arts de Montréal, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts du Canada, Institut-Français, Délégation générale du Québec à Paris, Ambassade de France au Canada, Région Hauts-de-France, DRAC des Hauts-de-France, Conseil départemental de l’Oise. © Stéphane Lavoue Florence Viala • • Trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d’art dramatique de Paris, in the classes of Catherine Hiegel and Daniel Mesguich, Florence Viala joined the Comédie-Française in 1994, and became its 503rd member in 2000. She made her debut under the direction of Roger Planchon in the title role of Feydeau's Occupe-toi d’Amélie, an author she revisited in Le Dindon, Un fil à la patte, and L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange. In Molière, after Zerbinette in Les Fourberies de Scapin by Jean-Louis Benoit, she played Elmire in Le Tartuffe by Marcel Bozonnet, Élise in L’Avare by Andrei Serban, Arsinoé in Le Misanthrope by Lukas Hemleb, a role she reprised under the direction of Clément Hervieu-Léger. This d
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