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Staged reading adapted by Laurence Adreini-Allone & Gabrielle Ordas
"I think love is like the hyacinth: it must put down roots in the dark before producing lasting blossoms." — A. Strindberg
Within the confines of a kitchen on Midsummer's Eve, Julie—the daughter of a Swedish count—and Jean, her valet, engage in a most unexpected physical and emotional struggle. Who will gain the upper hand? Torn between dreams of social advancement and the desire to escape, this dangerous game seals a fate with a "cruel, biological outcome"—where "the fittest survives"—yet one that is "exultant in its freedom," as Boris Vian wrote.
