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22 – 25 JAN

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LACRIMA

Caroline Guiela Nguyen
France
One dress. Four countries. An audience of billions.

$49 Early Bird

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Australian Premiere Théâtre national de Strasbourg
The Princess of England is getting married: across the globe, designers and artisans race against time to create a wedding gown fit for history. Under a shroud of secrecy, a Parisian fashion house designs the gown; in Normandy, lacemakers of Alençon craft its delicate flourishes; in Mumbai, embroiderers weave shimmering motifs.    
 
Through intertwining stories, LACRIMA reveals the hidden human cost stitched into every seam. Director and playwright Caroline Guiela Nguyen combines meticulous research, theatrical intimacy and cinematic scale in this ambitious production. Split-screen staging, shifting sets and close-up video capture conjure the feel of a live film, drawing audiences deep into the urgency and emotional stakes of the story.   

Performed in French, Tamil, English and sign language, with surtitles, LACRIMA weaves themes of globalisation, labour and beauty into a gripping and deeply human narrative.   

Experience a global theatre event: over three absorbing hours, LACRIMA reveals the invisible threads connecting us all – and offers you a seat inside a landmark of contemporary theatre.   


“A monumental, magnetic production.”

THE GUARDIAN UK


"A contemporary fable as powerful as powerful as a classical tragedy"

LA PRESSE


“Caroline Guiela Nguyen's great talent is to point out dilemmas that escape binary reasoning. Without judgment, without moralizing, she leaves the audience free to think.”

LA PRESSE

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Caroline Guiela Nguyen

Caroline Guiela Nguyen

France

Author, director, and producer Caroline Guiela Nguyen, founder of the Les Hommes Approximatifs theater company, creates fiction that captures the issues of our time. Director of the TnS since September 2023, she sees it as a place of life, hospitality, and constant reflection on the relationship between works of art and the community. She combines international influence with local creativity, opening the theater and its school to cinema and audiovisual media.

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