Chekhov shows great love and cruelty to his tragic characters plunged into extremely vivid existential crises. This undoubtedly allows them to be profoundly alive. And, contrary to all expectations, we also laugh a lot! Gilles Guérin's challenge in "Les méfaits du cygne" is to weave the story of "Méfaits du tabac" and "Le Chant des Cygnes" into a single story, weaving together the career of an aging actor.




