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A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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Ariel, a young student, has an appointment with the Director of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, who will decide on her application. More than a century earlier, the Director at the time, Christian Griepenkerl, rejected the application of a certain Adolf Hitler. A thwarted vocation that would indirectly lead to the disastrous consequences we all know.

Can a seemingly trivial decision, by altering an individual’s fate, change the course of history? We may never know… unless one could go back and test the outcome of a different choice.

This tragicomic play, with a touch of humour, explores the fundamental questions that have haunted humanity since the dawn of time.

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A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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6 characters : 1M/5W, 2M/4W, 3M/3W, 4M/2W

In a late-night bar under police surveillance, as they hunt for a dangerous psychopath, a sinister bartender becomes the confidant of lonely patrons who have come to meet mysterious partners from the internet. 

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A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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5 characters (gender-adaptable):
5M, 4M/1W, 3M/2W, 2M/3W, 1M/4W, 5W

That little moment of panic on December 31st, when you have no plans for the evening… You’re ready to accept any invitation just to avoid ringing in the New Year alone. Even at the risk of having the worst New Year’s Eve of your life.

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A play by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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Robin, a seemingly unremarkable employee at a rapidly growing tech company, is retiring tonight. Determined to bid farewell to his young boss, he insists on a final meeting. What begins as a simple courtesy soon escalates into a heated confrontation. But in this virtual game of cat and mouse, who really holds the mouse?

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A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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Fred and Clara are getting married in just a few hours. Max and Zoe, on the verge of divorce, are about to turn this joyous occasion into an all-out brawl. When tying the knot, it’s best to choose your witnesses wisely…

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A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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6 characters : 4M/2F, 3M/3F, 2M/4F

Robert and Caroline Blanc would love to marry their daughter Victoria off to Stanislas de Coursensac, the mayor’s son, who’s on the verge of being re-elected.
But this boulevard comedy seems to have no way out…

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A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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12 or 13 actors or actresses
12 : 3M/9F, 4M/8F, 5M/7F, 6M/6F, 7M/5F, 8M/4F, 9M/3F
13 : 3M/10F, 4M/9F, 5M/8F, 6M/7F, 7M/6F, 8M/5F, 9M/4F

Beaucon-le-Château is about to be declared The Most Beautiful Village in France. At the same time, the second round of local elections might see a Populist Front candidate take over as mayor. At La Part des Anges, the village pub, the town’s key players are debating whether the current mayor or his opponent will win. A series of unexpected events then disrupt the election process, proving Winston Churchill’s famous assertion: Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.

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A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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8 or 9 actors or actresses

8 : 1M/8W, 2M/7W, 3M/6W, 4M/5W, 5M/4W, 6M/3W, 7M/2W, 8M/1W
9 : 1M/7W, 2M/6W, 3M/5W, 4M/4W, 5M/3W, 6M/2W, 7M/1W

The storefront of a grocery shop, which also serves as a bookstore, sets the stage for delightful exchanges between a philosophical grocer and his quirky customers, each in search of answers to their existential questions.
A philosophical farce that blends outrageous situations with reflections on the absurdity of life.

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A sketch comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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One or several couples

A man and a woman in their garden. Are they the first or the last? Are they even a couple? Only God would know if He weren’t already dead…

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A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

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Leaving your apartment keys with a friend during August so they can feed your goldfish – that’s nothing unusual. But when that friend is a bit eccentric, and everyone has secrets to hide, it can quickly lead to a cascade of unexpected twists and turns. Especially when Wallonia decides to declare its independence on that very day…

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