Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure
Very freely inspired by Proust.
For this show, we would like to focus on Combray, the first part of In Search of Lost Time – Swann's Way, in which the narrator recalls a precise moment of his early childhood, a moment that filled him with dread: bedtime. We believe this very specific situation will let us touch on the themes that run through the rest of his work: memory, the search for oneself, emancipation. Proust for children doesn't go without saying, and yet…
Cast and credits
- Concept
- Flavien Bellec, Étienne Blanc
- Performers
- Flavien Bellec, Étienne Blanc, Solal Forte
- Production
- Frenhofer
- Development / Touring
- Romain Courault, le Bureau des écritures contemporaines
- Delegated production
- Comédie de Caen – CDN, Le Volcan, scène nationale du Havre
- Co-productions
- In progress
- Partners and support
- Tanit Théâtre (Lisieux), Maison des Métallos (Paris), Les Tréteaux de France – CDN (Aubervilliers)
Dates
Upcoming
24 — 27 November 2026
Premiere — Comédie de Caen
30 November — 2 December 2026
Premiere — Le Volcan, scène nationale (Festival Ad Hoc), Le Havre
29 January 2027
Premiere — Théâtre de Lisieux Normandie, Lisieux
Past
2026
19 — 23 October 2026
Rehearsals — Bains-douches, Le Havre
5 — 10 October 2026
Rehearsals — Bains-douches, Le Havre
14 — 19 September 2026
Rehearsals — Théâtre de Lisieux Normandie
7 — 11 September 2026
Rehearsals — Bains-douches, Le Havre
15 — 19 June 2026
Rehearsals — Comédie de Caen – CDN
20 — 24 April 2026
Rehearsals — Le Volcan, Le Havre
2 — 6 March 2026
Rehearsals — Maison des Métallos, Paris
9 — 14 February 2026
Rehearsals — Tanit Théâtre, Lisieux


