Qui arrosera les plantes quand je ne serai plus là ?

Who will water the plants when I’m no longer here?

The JALMALV Sarthe association presents “Who will water the plants when I’m no longer here?”
written and performed by Anne de Peufeilhoux.

Yes, put like that, you might fear it’ll be a bit of a drag. Not at all. It’s… absolutely side-splitting. Subtle, ironic, absurd, yet warm and deeply insightful. Beneath her ‘Madame Odette’ persona in high white heels, the writer-performer examines our modern, disembodied world through a narrow lens. Not only does she possess scientific knowledge – do you know the difference between humus and rot? – but she also demonstrates, backed up by figures, that coming to terms with one’s own death means exploring the
A deadly comedy that makes us want to live life to the full! Odette Lafleur, a specialist in the sciences of life (and death), loves life and doesn’t want to lose it. Yet the more she loves life, the more she fears dying and the less she lives. In short, the more she lives, the less she lives. So, to come to terms with this death she fears so much and to try to live happily whilst awaiting death, Odette sets out to immerse herself in behavioural therapy. A programme for a lifetime and beyond… And what’s more, it’s funny!Anne de Peufeilhoux, originally a doctor and researcher, blends her scientific and artistic perspectives here, with a touch of biology, philosophy and ecology, a hint of subversion, plenty of poetry, a great deal of humour and so much tenderness…