In this reimagining of the Hercules myth by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt, the hero is burdened by significant debts and must accept an offer from Augias, a wealthy farmer from Elis. Hercules is tasked with cleaning up the country, which bears a striking resemblance to Switzerland, and removing the overwhelming filth that covers it. Giulia Rumasuglia adapts both the myth and Dürrenmatt’s sharply caustic writing, focusing on a specific episode where Hercules, in need of extra income, stops at a circus and reveals his theatrical nature. The performance reintroduces Hercules as a weary anti-hero, struggling to meet the demands of his heroic role.
In French.
