Quarantine de Jean-Pierre Martinez
Quarantine is a contemporary comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez for 4 characters (male ou female)
Four strangers find themselves forcefully quarantined in what turns out to be an abandoned theater. Seated behind an imaginary two-way mirror, they are observed by another group of people (the audience). The allegedly contaminated strangers consider the situation. What virus are they contaminated with? What will happen to them? How and when will all this end? Little by little, we learn that this huis-clos takes place in a near future where Big Brother reigns supreme, and that the reason for this quarantine may not be entirely medically motivated.
Original title in French : Quarantaine
English translation: Anne-Christine Gasc
Cast: 4 characters (male or female)
Any performance requires prior authorization and the payment of performance rights.
A play written in February 2020
A play created at Plan de la Tour, Foyer des campagnes, the 16th of July 2021
Spanish translation: Cuarantena (translation by the author)
Portuguese translation: Quarentena (translation by the author)
Czech translation : Karenténa (Traduction de Jaromír Janeček)
Quarantine, the song
English version
Spanish version
French version
Lyrics and music: Jean-Pierre Martinez
These songs may be used, without obligation, as part of a stage production, upon simple request to the author and without any additional fees.
The audio file is available upon request, subject to prior authorization from the author for the use of the play’s text.
Book published by La Comédiathèque
ISBN 9782377055814/ August 2021
48 pages ; 18 x 12 cm ; paperback.
Price: 13 €
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Shows
Representations in France from 2021, in Funchal (Portugal) in 2022, in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2023, at the University of Ibadan (Nigeria) in 2023, and at the Gostivar Theater (North Macedonia) in 2023.
