Isabelle Huppert reads Sade, Southbank Centre
The award-winning French actress Isabelle Huppert plays sisters from two of Marquis de Sade's most notorious novels
Isabelle Huppert reads Sade, Southbank Centre
‘Isabelle Huppert reads Sade: Juliette and Justine, the Vice
and the Virtue’ will have its UK premier at the Southbank Centre this June: for
one night only.
In this one-woman show, award-winning French actress Huppert will play two diametrically opposed sisters from the Marquis de Sade’s scandalous novels. Sade was a notorious nobleman, novelist, libertine and philosopher who rose to infamy in 18th-century France. He had a taste for the shocking, erotic and obscene: the word sadism is derived from his name.
Huppert will play both Juliette and Justine, title characters of two of Sade’s post-revolutionary novels. In ‘Nouvelle Justine’ the virtuous young protagonist’s moral life results in misery. Yet in ‘Juliette’, her amoral sister revels in a disreputable and passionate lifestyle. These works, bursting with philosophical debate on topics such as religion, morality and sex, have been combined for the stage by Raphaël Enthoven.
Isabelle Huppert is one of the most famous French actresses working today, and is famed for her courageous and engaging performances. She has won numerous international film awards, including those at Cannes and the Cesars. Most recently, she won a Golden Globe in 2017 for her stunning performance in Paul Verhoeven's controversial film Elle.
Tickets go on sale to Southbank Centre members on Tuesday 27 February and to the public on Wednesday 28 February
In this one-woman show, award-winning French actress Huppert will play two diametrically opposed sisters from the Marquis de Sade’s scandalous novels. Sade was a notorious nobleman, novelist, libertine and philosopher who rose to infamy in 18th-century France. He had a taste for the shocking, erotic and obscene: the word sadism is derived from his name.
Huppert will play both Juliette and Justine, title characters of two of Sade’s post-revolutionary novels. In ‘Nouvelle Justine’ the virtuous young protagonist’s moral life results in misery. Yet in ‘Juliette’, her amoral sister revels in a disreputable and passionate lifestyle. These works, bursting with philosophical debate on topics such as religion, morality and sex, have been combined for the stage by Raphaël Enthoven.
Isabelle Huppert is one of the most famous French actresses working today, and is famed for her courageous and engaging performances. She has won numerous international film awards, including those at Cannes and the Cesars. Most recently, she won a Golden Globe in 2017 for her stunning performance in Paul Verhoeven's controversial film Elle.
Tickets go on sale to Southbank Centre members on Tuesday 27 February and to the public on Wednesday 28 February
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| What | Isabelle Huppert reads Sade, Southbank Centre |
| Where | Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Waterloo (underground) |
| When |
On 09 Jun 18, 7:30 PM – 9:10 PM |
| Price | £48 - £88 |
| Website | Click here for more information and to book |