For me, the purpose of theater is to let the spectator believe that he is witnessing a slice of life between a few people confronted with the same problem, when in reality, the sets, the costumes, the dialogues, the events, everything is manipulated by the author to send him back his image.

Unlike the novel, what characterizes the writing of the theater is speed. Starting from the idea, a play is written very quickly. Once the plot is constructed and the characters defined, the lines follow on their own.

It’s very pleasant, but it does not exonerate from having to respect rules such as the famous units of place, time and action, or from appropriating Jean Racine’s definition of a good plot. “A simple action, laden with little substance, such as an action that takes place in a single day, and which advances by degrees towards the end, only supported by interests, feelings and passions of the characters. “.

Following these academic guidelines allows (and forces, even) to focus on the intention.