Such a Lovely Village is a contemporary comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez for 8 characters.
Tomorrow, the village of Casteljarnac will disappear beneath the waters of a reservoir. All its residents have been evacuated. The living… and the dead. But then a macabre discovery revives suspicions about a mysterious affair everyone believed had been buried for ever. On the eve of its disappearance, the village has clearly not yet revealed all its secrets…
Translation by the author
Original title in French : Un si joli village
Cast : 8 characters (3H/5F, 4H/4F, 5H/3F, 6H/2F, 7H/1F, 8H)
A play written in August 2026
Spanish translation by the author: Un pueblo tan bonito
Portuguese translation by the author : Uma aldeia tão bonita
Such a Lovely Village , the song
English version
French version
Spanish 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.
Number of lines per character:
Louis(e), village mayor: 97 lines
Dominique, first deputy mayor: 93 lines
Claude, pub owner: 109 lines
François, village priest: 64 lines
Maxime, farmer: 92 lines
Alex, funeral director: 69 lines
Sacha, dam project manager: 74 lines
Fred, journalist: 102 lines
With the exception of the project manager and the priest, who are men, all the characters may be either male or female. In this version, all the gender-flexible characters are women.