Hen (which can be pronounced Heune) was born from a period of research during a residency at La Cour, scène vivante and following a presentation of a very short form during La Cour en Chantier in March 2019.

HEN then became a show and it was important for us to play this show in Clermont-Ferrand, where it all began.

HEN is a Swedish pronoun that entered the dictionary in 2015, allowing the use of both male and female pronouns. It is used in particular in school textbooks experimenting with less discriminatory teaching methods.

This creation is the result of research into questions of identity and gender confronted with research into the origins of a subversive puppet theater.

HEN is the name of a hybrid character who transforms and plays with masculine and feminine images with sarcasm and insolence according to his desires.

A puppet figure manipulated by two actors, HEN is full of life, exuberant, a raging and virile diva in heels who expresses himself by singing about love, hope, bodies, sexuality with great freedom.

At a time of searching for identity or a desire to define everything, HEN is an extraordinary character who does not seek to be defined, standardized. He is like that, multiple, transformable.

The show received the National Critics' Union Award.

More information about the show here

Performances from November 25 to 29, 2020: La Comédie, national stage of Clermont-Ferrand