Pour en finir avec le football
Overview
Intro
Clément Bresson of the Comédie-Française
The protagonist of this one-man show is named Paul-Émile Clément. The message is straightforward: an invitation to join him in the world of soccer—and, at the same time, in the story of his life, divided between the stadium, the arena of his long-held and still-burning passions, and the stage, the setting for his new passion. Very early in his childhood, Paul-Émile discovered his great love: soccer. He spent his nights dreaming of it, his days playing it… Through hard work, his dream of entering the professional ranks was within reach. But that destiny was shattered by an injury that forced him to change course. It was almost by chance that he found his way to the theater, to which he now devotes himself—with rigor, and certainly with the same intensity. The beauty of language and poetry captivated him, as did the human relationships that unfold on stage. Yet, deep within his soul, his love for the field and the team remains, along with the exhilarating feeling of scoring a goal or bringing life and beauty to the ball—along with the bitter realization that theater will never be more than a substitute for that first love. Paul-Émile reveals himself. He thinks he’s done with soccer, but we quickly realize he hasn’t yet reached his goal.In this play, Clément Bresson draws on his own story. He drew from his experiences as a young soccer player at the Reims stadium, particularly in the National Under-17 Championship, where he faced the future stars of the French national team. The character he creates—this “child who dreams of proving to the world that soccer is an art”—brings these two worlds together through humor and conviction. Humor allows the personal to take center stage, with satire serving to express deep convictions. He speaks of the loneliness of his relentless training to achieve perfection, and of his admiration for the instinctive intelligence with which great artists elevate their acquired technique to a higher art form.Clément Bresson plays various characters: Paul-Émile at different stages of his life, also taking on the voice of his father, that of his own mother, and the roles of coaches…And so, at the midpoint of his life, this actor’s farewell to soccer unfolds.
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Event dates
- 24 September 2026
- 25 September 2026
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