Être ou ne pas être un douchebag

She has been sober for 10 years and gets high on personal growth. He is barely 30; she is nearing 40.

Stuck together in a 1.5-square-metre elevator, Karine and Malik can no longer ignore each other. Or pretend they have never seen each other naked. Because these two opposites share a past, experiences they will revisit, to discover that they have very different versions of the story. Trying to pass the time and dispel the unease, the ex-lovers will attempt to reconcile the irreconcilable, as they patiently wait to be sprung.

A downright funny, touching play set in close quarters, "Être ou ne pas être un douchebag" (To be or not to be a douchebag) looks at interpersonal relationships and the broad continuum between love and one night stand, with irony and a generous splash of bad faith! Playwright and actor Mary-Lee Picknell takes a fresh look at relationships between women and men, subtly turning the traditional power balance on its head. Witnessing this unlikely reunion, the audience are voyeurs onto this forced, isolated tête-à-tête, which is both funny and revealing. Presented in the early evening as a 5 à 7 performance, "Être ou ne pas être un douchebag" is the second play from the young playwright, a member of the Les Hébertistes collective.