LA! Saison culturelle : L’abolition des privilèges (théâtre)

A virtuoso solo performance that transports the audience right to the heart of the Estates General of 1789.

Performed in a four-sided theatre by a single actor playing around ten characters, *The Abolition of Privileges* is a fast-paced piece that gives the impression that history has suddenly accelerated.

‘It is a state in chronic deficit, where the wealthiest evade tax. A regime on its last legs. A people at the end of their tether, demanding justice and seeing no change on the horizon. A rich but paralysed country, at the mercy of the vagaries of a climate in turmoil. Such was France in the summer of 1789. Until, in the space of a single night in Versailles, everything changed. It was the Night of 4 August.”
Following *Je m’en vais mais l’État demeure*, Hugues Duchêne adapts Bertrand Guillot’s historical novel: *L’abolition des privilèges*.

“A jubilant production” – Le Monde

Molière Awards 2026: Maxime Pambert is nominated for the Molière Award for Best New Male Actor.

Suitable for ages 14 and over. Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes.

Prices:
_ Mini €5 (under 18s and those on minimum social benefits)
_ Season ticket holder €8 (reserved for season ticket holders)
_ Concession €10 (18–25 years old, season ticket holders for theatres in the Ancenis region – Ligné, Vallons de l’Erdre, Ancenis), jobseekers, groups of more than 10 people)
_ Full price €12
_ Proof of eligibility must be presented on the day of the performance during ticket inspection.

How to book?
_ Online ticket offices (available on the pages for each performance)
_ At the Varades local council office during opening hours (payment by cheque or cash only)
_ At the local council offices in Belligné, La Chapelle Saint-Sauveur and La Rouxière, during opening hours (payment by cheque only)
_ At the venue: doors open 30 minutes before the start of the performance, subject to availability (payment by cheque, cash or credit card)