Silvia and Dorante swap roles with their servants to test each other’s feelings, unaware that they are using the very same ploy. A sparkling comedy by Marivaux, in which disguises and misunderstandings turn love into a game of deception.
Promised to Dorante without ever having met him, Silvia exchanges clothes with her maid Lisette to test her future husband’s sincerity. What she does not know is that Dorante has devised the same scheme, presenting himself as his servant Arlequin. In a game orchestrated by Silvia’s father and brother Mario, masters and servants become entangled in a romantic labyrinth whose rules nobody truly controls.
Amid fairy lights, a disco ball and a jukebox, six performers bring Marivaux’s finely crafted dialogue to life in a lively and joyful production. Misunderstandings, dilemmas and romantic entanglements unfold in this comedy, which playfully examines both social conventions and matters of the heart.
