24 Heures

What if a woman said out loud what she had always chosen to keep for herself?

What if a woman said out loud what she had always chosen to keep for herself?

24 Hours is an intimate, fun and stimulating moment where the audience is directly involved in the performance, and becomes a confidant with whom the actress plays.
Joanna Khalaf plays a woman with a secret so deeply buried she has to let it out. One night, in a casino, she met a young man on the brink of ending his life. Fascinated by his total and utter state of despair, she decides to follow him, ready to do whatever it takes in order to save him.
The fourth wall explodes instantly, the actress addresses the audience directly and plays with them, looks for their reactions, goads them even, all in service of the story, blurring the line between performance and truth.
Ji Chen, the director, creates a unique athmosphere with the use of lighting, object focus, as well as some live projection, ensuring a visually striking stage, far from the usual dramatic setting. She also focused on making the character's physical intensity and overall light design match the text's intricate balance between shadow and light, laughter and tears.
Enjoy a moment of modern theatre, and discover a colourful adaptation of Stefan Zweig's famous novel, like you've never seen before.