Une jeune fille qui habite sous un pont,
                   un cochon qui cherche des truffes,
                                    un garçon qui voudrait faire construire une usine chez elle….
                                                    lequel d’entr’eux va réaliser son désir?

Inspired by Agnès Varda’s documentary Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse, the mysteries of the truffle industry and “Babe, pig in the city”, Theatre LOTE tells a story about an unusual friendship amidst a total clash of interests ….

Le secret de Poubelle by Louise Hall, Music by Louise Hall & Pierre van Sint Jan.

SYNOPSIS:
Matthew, (an English boy learning French) travels to Provence to help negotiate the purchase of land for his father’s new factory. Upon arrival at the site, he is surprised to find an inhabitant on the very place they are to build – a French girl named Mireille - une glaneuse moderne, and her pet pig, Poubelle, who turns out to have some hidden talents….


LANGUAGE THEMES:

Les présentations La vie quotidienne
Les fruits et les légumes de la campagne Les fermes différents
Les magasins divers types d’habitat
Vocabulary related to the documentary Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse
 

 

 

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Last updated 22 April 2008