Nicole TURPIN

ACTRESS, DIRECTOR.

An actress for 30 years, she has worked with Alain Sabaud for Théâtre du Galion, Guy Blanchard and Christophe Sauvion for Grizzli Philibert Tambour, Philippe Mirassou for Théâtre du Jusant in Nantes, Éric Sanjou for L’Arène Théâtre, Dominique de Lavigne for Les Chimères, Jean-Claude Gauthier for Le Chêne Vert, Michel Liard for Théâtre du Fol Ordinaire in Nantes, and Philippe Mathé for Le Bibliothéâtre de Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou.

For the past 10 years, she has alternated between acting and directing: she directed an adaptation of “The Old Man and the Sea” for the company L’Oiseau Naïf; adapted and directed Éric Pessan’s novel “Chambre avec Gisant” for Grizzli Philibert Tambour; directed “36 000 lettres de Gaston Chaissac” for Gérard Potier and his Bazar Mythique; “Chagrins d’école” by Daniel Pennac for Le Bibliothéâtre; “Tu marches trop vite pour moi” by Dominique Mériau; and “Être le loup” by Bettina Wegenast for Compagnie Croche.

“L’autre Guerre,” a show about violence against women which she directed, was in 2017 the first production by the Collectif Mordicus. She has since led several related actions (le Chemin des Dames, outreach in neighborhoods, la Balade des Femmes). She also co-directed “Tout ce que vous n’avez jamais voulu savoir sur Éric Le Blanche,” a show bringing together 7 actors on stage…