Moliére's "The Miser"

Why water?

In our adaptation, the characters are no longer coveting money, but water.  As such, all the objects have something to do with this valuable liquid: they are taps, PVC pipes, bottles, etc.

With this shift of focus we place ourselves in a purely allegorical realm.  Everything which has something to do with water acquires a new significance and gives rise to numerous jokes and word games. This is against the backdrop of an extremely serious subject with worryingly contemporary relevance: the lack of water.

By lack of water we mean, of course, lack of drinking water.  In fact, fresh water only represents 3% of the water on the Earth.  Intensive irrigation, fertilizers, industrial and chemical pollution further reduce the amount of water which can be consumed to a third of this 3%.  Systematic deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions disturb the water cycle, change the climate and encourage extreme phenomena (such as drought, floods and storms) which makes the storage and supply of this resource even more difficult.

This is why water, at the beginning of the 21st century, has become a coveted and valuable commodity, as well as being essential for any life form, be it animal or vegetable.

• Molière's "The Miser"
  
  
• Object Theatre
  
  
• Greed