2023-08-01 23:15:00
Whether the end of the world takes place in 1666, 2012 or 2060, the calculations and beliefs predicting it will never cease to fascinate humans. The musical piece Newton and the celestial bodies, presented at the Théâtre la Marjolaine until mid-August, features a wacky, endearing, brilliant and daring character by Isaac Newton, who is expressed “by the 7 demons of hell” and who transports us to the world of his scientific discoveries.
Newton and the celestial bodies, cleverly crafted, recounts the passionate struggle of Edmond Halley and his wife, Mary (unfortunately less recognized by history than her husband and his comet), to publish Isaac Newton’s great science book, in a 1684 London se barely recovering from plague and famine. It is regarding gravity, colors, light, emptiness, comets, stars and dust, but all presented and sung in such a way that Mr. and Mrs. Everybody can understand it. .
Treason, plagiarism, hope and fight between God and science, the play by Stéphane Brulotte has something to please young and old alike. Interviewed on site, Samuel and Laurence, young spectators on Saturday followingnoon, laughed, learned, and affirmed that the show was “worth it”. This piece is therefore suitable for children (not too young) and adults, who can appreciate the different levels of understanding.
We fell in love with the narration and the decor, which is ingenious, flexible and touching, all splashed with stars…
Beige clothes, but colorful characters
Although dressed in a little bland colors, no doubt wanting to recall the working-class London of 1684, the characters are very well felt, relevant and memorable.
Newton (Frédéric Desager) makes people laugh, moves, frightens. Halley gets hated, then pitied. Mary (Marie-Eve Pelletier) embodies the resistance and too often forgotten contribution of women to history. Without forgetting the ugly Hooke (Jean Maheu), reminiscent of a fairy tale antihero… All the ingredients are there: facial expressions, language expressions, character.
When the British Invasion meet french
Yves Morin’s music is somewhat reminiscent Across the Universe and is inspired by British Invasion with rock accents. The words signed Stéphane Brulotte are understandable through the song, and accompanied by thoughtful choreographies, molded to the narration. Brulotte’s writing serves the story well, with plausible dialogues, delivered in very well-articulated French.
In short, the room Newton and the celestial bodies is easy to follow, a little summer candy, suitable for culture lovers and young novices alike, and which fits perfectly between the beams of the oldest summer theater in Quebec.
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The musical piece Newton and the celestial bodies is presented from Wednesday to Saturday at 8 p.m., then on August 5 and 12 at 3 p.m., at the Théâtre la Marjolaine, in Eastman.
Country-style dinners offered by reservation.
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