In Saint-Étienne, the curfew threatens cultural life, embodied mainly by the Théâtre de la Comédie.
While the play times have been brought forward to 5 or 6 p.m., subscribers regret that they can no longer attend the performances, fearing that the entire cultural landscape of the city will be impoverished.
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La Comédie is an institution in Saint-Étienne.
A theater which, each year, allows to see original creations as well as the best pieces on tour, but also headliners like Jean-Michel Ribes and Jacques Weber this year.
But the advance of the schedules of the parts to 5 pm or 6 pm because of the curfew announces a real disaster.
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The whole cultural landscape of Saint-Étienne risks being impoverished
"5 pm is too early, we leave work at 5:30 pm, it is not possible, it will be no, it will be compromised", reacts Louisa, subscribed for years.
Same disappointment on Hayet's side: "There we say to ourselves that for a month and a half, nothing. Stand by."
The risk is that the two rooms of the Comédie are very little stocked for weekdays shows.
According to Michel, a subscriber, the entire cultural landscape of Saint-Étienne will be considerably impoverished.
"Now we will meet at 9 pm at home in front of our TV," he regrets.
"It's a bit sad because culture is also about exchanging, meeting other people ... And that will be missing. Culturally, it will be very hard."
Despite everything, as a true theater enthusiast, Michel plans to take RTT to be sure of being able to attend the shows he has checked on his agenda.
But how many will they be able to do like him?