Dramatic comedy is a theatrical genre that combines elements of both comedy and drama. It is often used to tackle serious subjects while adding a touch of humor to lighten the atmosphere. In a dramatic comedy, characters are often faced with everyday life problems, such as romantic relationships, family conflicts, financial issues, and more. Dramatic comedy can also incorporate elements of social satire, highlighting the absurdities or inconsistencies of contemporary society. The characters may be social archetypes portrayed in a satirical and humorous manner.
At the counter, at the time for taking stock, a woman claiming to be an author shares significant moments of her life with the bar owner. These fanciful tales come to life on stage in the bar's room.
Since his first novel was published and won the Goncourt Prize, Alexander has enjoyed a reputation as a successful author, and is reaping the benefits. He is expected at the Ministry of Culture to be awarded with the insignia of Knight of Arts and Letters. Then, he receives a visit from a stranger who could jeopardize his success...
They gather at a crash site to pay tribute to their missing brother. But what truly occurred? And who exactly are they?
How to Get Rid of Your Best Friends by Jean-Pierre Martinez Sometimes, it’s easier to make friends than to get rid of …
In a café across the street from a hospital, a decidedly odd landlord serves and observes the fate of his customers looking for hearts to steal… for a transplant or even a relationship.
In a mysterious, enclosed setting—perhaps a madhouse, or maybe the theatre of the world—a few outcasts who have lost their Faith are being held. Not just Faith in God, but also belief in the principles upon which our society is built. What if the creator himself no longer believed in his creation? These skeptics must be re-motivated before their contagious scepticism triggers the collapse of the entire system.
In adulthood, our lives are not always as we had dreamed them to be at twenty. Conversely, the idealised memory of our twenties is often quite distant from the reality of our youth. Nestled between our dreamt lives and our actual life is the nostalgia for all the possibilities. The eternal question remains: could we really have lived a different life, or was it all written in advance? This bittersweet comedy sketches, in delicate strokes, the tragicomic portrait of a few characters with thwarted destinies.
In a country under the grip of a tyrant, as dissent simmers and repression rages, a doctor and a priest clash over whether the sacred duty of their respective roles outweighs that of the citizens they both are. The stakes are nothing short of the life or death of the dictator and consequently the survival of the regime or hastening its downfall...
At Chance's Café, Thelma and Louise—stranded due to car trouble—encounter Richard and the ghost of Virginia. An odd place for an even odder meeting, feeling like both a reunion and a showdown. After all, chance doesn’t always work in our favour…