Theater alumni: Maëlys Certenais and Antoine Chicaud star in “Papy Quichotte”

Papy quichotte

Stuck in his chair, Grandpa thinks he's Don Quixote! In the morning, he wants us to bring him his horse and armor. Sometimes, Grandpa Quixote wants to hold a tournament. So Dad Lancelot takes up his weapons and challenges the old man. Mom invents attacks by bandits so that Grandpa can defend her. This way, Grandpa won't have to go to a nursing home; his family will take care of him by bringing to life the heroic story he dreams of. But for his granddaughter, how can she reconcile this benevolent madness with her need for reality?

Papy Quichotte explores the role of fiction in our lives, which is sometimes necessary to soften reality.

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February 19 to March 8, 2026

Théâtre Paris-Villette - 211 avenue Jean Jaurès 75019 Paris

Prices: starting at €9 - reservations required

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1 hour 10 minutes - ages 7 and up

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written and directed by: Elsa Granat

dramaturgy collaboration: Laure Grisinger

assistant director: Zelda Bourquin

cast: Maëlys Certenais, Antoine Chicaud, Esther Lefranc, Dominique Parent

puppets, stage management: Geraldine Zanlonghi

choir director: Erwan Piquet

set design: James Brandily

lighting design: Vera Martins

costume design: Marion Moinet

sound design: Mathieu Barché

stage manager, lighting: Manon Poirier

puppet on loan from the Louis Brouillard company