Written at the end of the 70s, this monumental piece of work tells a story of our time: the failure of utopias in a world compared to a waste land. Just like Merlin, son of the Devil and master of ceremonies, Dorst, playing with time and form, reshapes the myth of the Round Table at human dimension. Heroes make mistakes, doubt, love and betray each other. And when it is time to stop war and go on the quest for the Holy Grail, some of them leave their heroic dreams aside and seize power for money, glamour and women.

by Tankred Dorst
artistic collaboration Ursula Ehler
french translation from German Hélène Mauler
and René Zahnd
creation collectif Les Possédés
director Rodolphe Dana
set design, lighting, costumes Katrijn Baeten
and Saskia Louwaard
director assistant Pauline Ringeade
with Simon Bakhouche, Laurent Bellambe, Julien Chavrial, David Clavel, Rodolphe Dana, Françoise Gazio, Katja Hunsinger, Antoine Kahan, Nadir Legrand, Gilles Ostrowsky, Christophe Paou, Marie-Hélène Roig

Les Possédés Company / Paris,
La Colline – théâtre national / Paris,
La Ferme du Buisson / Marne-la-Vallée