The Molières 2020 will take place, but in an upset format. The ceremony, which was to be held on May 11 before being postponed due to the pandemic, will take place on June 23, without audience, at the Théâtre du Chatelet, in Paris. In order to comply with sanitary measures, the Molières, broadcast in prime time on France 2, completely revised the course of the evening. Europe 1, partner of the event, reveals the details of this necessarily special ceremony, but much awaited by the theater world.
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No master of ceremonies, multi-day recording
To comply with health regulations, the ceremony was recorded over several days under live conditions. It will take place behind closed doors, without an audience, but also without a master of ceremonies. Journalist Marie-Sophie Lacarrau from France 2 will host the evening in common thread. "I am not Zaboui Breitman nor Alex Vizorek (who have presented the ceremony in recent years), I will not be the master of ceremonies of this evening. I will be there to support this renaissance of the theater", assures the one who usually presents the 1 p.m. newspaper on the public channel.
There will of course be the ritual of opening the envelopes, but without the usual thanks. An evening that will also be marked by music and dance performances, and testimonies from actors on their work. Many actors will be present, such as Isabelle Caré, Alex Lutz or Charles Berling, to celebrate this "renaissance" of the theater.
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Celebrating the "renaissance" of the theater
The president of Molières, producer Jean-Marc Dumontet, who did everything to save the ceremony, does not hide his joy. A renaissance of the theater celebrated by the president of Molières Jean-Marc Dumontet who did everything to save the ceremony. "We told ourselves that we are not going to ride the tiger but ride the unreal, and we are going to do a Molières ceremony. This year will be special. We are going to talk about the theater, we need to talk about it", he exclaims.
"Certainly the conditions are not met for us to open in an optimal way, but we have a first stone. I am very happy to have this great moment of momentum that are the Molières so that the whole of France will rediscover the pleasure of 'go to the theater', continues Jean-Marc Dumontet, who hopes that the winning pieces can be replayed in September. The evening also promises to be rich in emotions with a tribute to Guy Bedos, who died last week at the age of 85.