Caroline Guiela Nguyen & Théâtre national de Strasbourg
Lacrima
'Breathtaking.'
Theatre / France
Dates & Times
6 – 10 Feb
Fri & Sat 7pm
Sun 5pm
Mon & Tue 7pm
Duration 2hrs 55mins including a short pause, no intermission
Access
- Mon 9 Feb 7pm | Auslan performance
- Tue 10 Feb 6pm | Tactile tour
- Tue 10 Feb 7pm | Audio described performance
Tickets
Location
Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA, 174/176 William St, Perth WA 6000
More infoNotes
- Performed in French, Tamil and English with English surtitles
- Contains depictions of psychological and physical violence as well as suicide. Suitable for ages 14+
Paris, 2025. A prestigious fashion house receives an important commission – to create the wedding dress for a British royal princess. Beauty, secrecy and power collide in this cinematic thriller – the story of the creation of a dress and the secret that ties it together.
‘A thrilling show ... like a TV series.'
Les Echos (France)
More info
Writer & Director Caroline Guiela Nguyen
FSL, English & Tamil translation Nadia Bourgeois, Carl Holland, Rajarajeswari Parisot
Cast Dan Artus, Dinah Bellity, Natasha Cashman, Charles Vinoth Irudhayaraj, Anaele Jan Kerguistel, Maud Le Grevellec, Liliane Lipau, Nanii, Rajarajeswari Parisot, Vasanth Selvam
On video Nadia Bourgeois, Charles Schera, Fleur Sulmont
With the voices of Louise Marcia Blévins, Béatrice Dedieu, David Geselson, Kathy Packianathan, Jessica Savage-Hanfordad
Artistic Collaborator Paola Secret
Set Designer Alice Duchange
Costume & high fashion pieces Designer Benjamin Moreau
Lighting Mathilde Chamoux & Jérémie Papin
Sound Antoine Richard in collaboration with Thibaut Farineau
Music Jean-Baptiste Cognet, Teddy Gauliat-Pitois, Antoine Richard
Video Jérémie Scheidler
Motion Designer Marina Masquelier
Hairstyles, hairpieces & makeup Émilie Vuez
Casting Lola Diane
Stage Manager Stéphane Descombes & Xavier Lazarini
Dramaturgy Trainees Louison Ryser, Tristan Schinz (TnS drama school students, dramaturgy section, Groupe 48)
Directing trainee Iris Baldoureaux-Fredon
Sound Trainee Ella Bellone
Dramaturgy Assistant Hugo Soubise
Artistic Consultants Juliette Alexandre & Noémie de Lapparent
Recorded music Quadar Adastra-quatuor à cordes
Surtitling Panthéa
Set, costumes and embroideries have been made in-house by the TnS workshops.
Produced by Théâtre national de Strasbourg
Co-produced by Festival TransAmériques de Montréal (Canada) ; La Comédie - Centre dramatique national de Reims ; Points communs — Nouvelle scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise ; Théâtres de la Ville du Luxembourg ; Centro Dramático Nacional de Madrid (Espagne) ; Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa (Italie) ; Wiener Festwochen | Freie Republik Wien (Autriche) ; Théâtre de Liège (Belgique) ; Théâtre national de Bretagne - Centre dramatique national, Festival d’Avignon, Les Hommes Approximatifs
With the support of the Odéon - Théâtre de l’Europe, du Centre national des dramaturgies contemporaines (CNDC) - Théâtre Ouvert, la Maison Jacques Copeau, le Musée des Beaux-arts et de la Dentelle d'Alençon, l’Institut Français de New Dehli et l’Alliance française de Mumbaï
Images Jean-Louis Fernandez
Join us after the show on Mon 9 Feb for a Q&A session. Hear directly from the artists and creators of the work.