Les Planches Fêlées Festival

10th Anniversary Edition — May 14, 15 and 16, 2026

The Les Planches Fêlées festival celebrated its 10th anniversary from Thursday, May 14 to Saturday, May 16, 2026, in the courtyard of the Rivotte farm in Briare. Three days in the « ZUT » (Zone of Temporary Utopias), with about ten shows distributed between the Grande Salle (Main Hall), the Petite Salle (Small Hall), the Espace Accueil (Reception Area), and the Extérieur (Outdoor), as well as an inaugural cabaret and a concert night.

The Jeune Compagnie du Théâtre de l'Escabeau, organizer of the festival, invited eight companies for this anniversary edition: the Jeune Cie de l'Escabeau (Inaugural Cabaret), l'École Actéon (« Le Dernier Jour du Jeûne »), Iris Bonnant & Élisa Amenel (« Zora »), the Collectif Gobe-Lune (« Le Passage »), the Cie À l'Orée (« La Kahina »), Kosmik Schmoutz (« Mon Prof est un Troll »), the Cie Magari (« Les Chats se Cachent pour Mourir »), Grand Gaillard (« Belle pour Mourir ») and the Cie Sous la Mousse (DJ set « Pulse Auguste »). Singers Justine Chasles and Moera June performed during the Friday evening concert.

Three-tier solidarity pricing

True to its values of accessibility and fair artist remuneration, the festival offers three optional prices per show: Colibri Féerique at 5 € (solidarity price, the association loses a little money), Milan Noir at 7 € (the association does not lose money and compensates the companies), Élanion Blanc at 9 € (the association does not lose money and pays the companies). The inaugural Cabaret on Thursday evening is offered at 12 € with meal included.

On-site camping and catering

As with each edition, free-price camping is available on site with dry toilets and solar showers. A bar and homemade meals are offered throughout the festival, as well as a flea market, a free-price bookstore, and pétanque and mölkky courts.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

• 6:00 PM — Inaugural Cabaret · Jeune Cie de l'Escabeau · Outdoor · 12 € with meal · 2h
• 8:30 PM — Le Dernier Jour du Jeûne · École Actéon · Grande Salle · 2h30

Friday, May 15, 2026

• 3:30 PM — Zora · Iris Bonnant & Élisa Amenel · Petite Salle · free · 1h15 · from 14 years old · Zora is a self-produced and activist three-episode documentary series, focusing on three young women in Greece, France, and Germany, and the dramatic consequences of climate change on their lives.
• 6:00 PM — Mol'hier d'aujourd'hui · Outdoor · free · 1h15 · The students of Francine Leca de Sancerre college come to (re)discover Molière through their contemporary gaze, in comedies-laughs in a horde, and either appropriated scenes from the repertoire of the most famous French playwright to prove one thing to you: they are timeless!
• 8:00 PM — Le Passage · Collectif Gobe-Lune · Grande Salle · 1h · « Sometimes things are so possible that it's as if they've already happened. » On a whim, just because the weather is nice, a teenager runs away into the immense city. A day and a night of wandering and encounters lead him to the juvenile criminal court. To prevent the judges from declaring this story true, with disjointed things that have nothing to do with anything, Zach decides to tell his own slip-up.
• 9:30 PM — Concert Night · Outdoor
  • Justine Chasles released her first EP titled La Cabane aux Merveilles. In it, she offers intimate songs in which she recounts her obsession with tenderness and the need for consolation.
  • Moera June delicately sings soft and crystalline songs. As a skilled guitarist, with her smooth voice and accompanied by a cellist, she offers a timeless musical moment.

Saturday, May 16, 2026

• 2:00 PM — La Kahina · Cie À l'Orée · Accueil · free · 35 min · La Kahina, Berber queen and warrior of the 7th century, has never ceased to fascinate through the ages: resistant, national heroine, sorceress, lover… In this theatrical reading in progress, come meet this icon with a thousand faces.
• 4:00 PM — Mon Prof est un Troll · Kosmik Schmoutz · Grande Salle · 50 min · Alice and Max, the terrible twins, send their school principal to the asylum. The replacement is a… Troll! He establishes an authoritarian regime with the obsequious complicity of the teachers. Alice and Max no longer know who to trust. No one — not even the President of the Republic — seems willing to help them. Left to their own devices, they learn the Troll language and lead the students in a joyful rebellion against injustice.
• 5:30 PM — Les Chats se Cachent pour Mourir · Cie Magari · Petite Salle · 1h · Anouk loves Chou, Chou loves Anouk; they live a perfectly ordinary life. Chou loves to say rude words, Anouk loves music as a way to explore the world. Above all, they love to be and make each other laugh. When Anouk gets tired, a change begins: illness will enter their lives. Ill-equipped, they face it, alone and together. Is their laughter enough to conjure a solid armor? In the intimacy of their living room, they invite us to follow them, for a while.
• 8:00 PM — Belle pour Mourir · Grand Gaillard · Grande Salle · 2h · from 14 years old · What if we met to celebrate before dying? Tender and insolent, this testamentary cabaret offers a last dance to let the swan sing. Here, dying becomes an act of beauty — and shining, a way to never disappear…
• 10:15 PM — Pulse Auguste · Cie Sous la Mousse · Outdoor · 1h15 · A DJ set like no other: a vinyl DJ set, nothing abnormal so far — except that the turntables are taken over by three clowns, determined to make your spine tingle. From progressive house electro to trance and techno, passing through some sweet bangers like Peter and the Wolf, they like to stamp clean and clear because « it has to pulse ».

• 10th anniversary edition — May 14, 15 and 16, 2026 at Rivotte farm (Briare)
• About ten shows: theatre, circus, dance, clown, cabaret, concerts and DJ set
• Inaugural cabaret with meal on Thursday evening, concert night on Friday (Justine Chasles + Moera June), « Belle pour Mourir » cabaret + « Pulse Auguste » DJ set on Saturday evening
• Three-tier solidarity pricing (5 €, 7 € or 9 € per show, chosen by the spectator)
• Free-price camping on site, homemade meals, flea market, free-price bookstore, pétanque and mölkky

Practical Information

Access

By car: The Théâtre de l'Escabeau is located at the place called Rivotte, about 2 km east of the center of Briare. From the A77, take the Briare exit.

By train: Briare station is served by TER Centre-Val de Loire (Paris-Nevers line). The theater is accessible from the station by car or bicycle.

Camping

Camping is available on-site at a free price. Dry toilets and solar showers are provided. Please bring your camping gear.

Food and Drink

A bar and homemade meals are offered on the site throughout the festival.

Prices

Shows: 5 to 9 € depending on the chosen rate (5 € solidarity rate, 7 € balance rate, 9 € support rate). Apéro Cabaret: 12 € (aperitif and drink included).

Ticketing

Reservations are possible on the HelloAsso platform or on-site on the day of the event.

Contact

• Website: theatre-escabeau.com
• Phone: 06 69 99 02 14
• Email: [email protected]