They talk. They talk a lot. They talk about everything, about nothing, about what reassures them, what keeps them busy. They talk to fill the silence. They talk so they won’t be afraid. They talk to exist. Almost a Conversation stages ordinary, fragile, awkward, sincere, funny, and deeply moving people. They are searching for connection, for the other, for a way to make contact. Here, conversation is a minefield. Dialogue is an attempt. Encounter is a gentle struggle. Between humor and vertigo, the play portrays a society saturated with words but starved for exchanges. We recognize our own silences and pointless conversations in it, our failed and magnificent attempts to reach one another. They talk. They talk a lot. They talk about everything, about nothing, about what reassures them, what keeps them busy. They talk to fill the silence. They talk so they won’t be afraid. They talk to exist. Almost a Conversation stages ordinary, fragile, awkward, sincere, funny, and deeply moving people. They are searching for connection, for the other, for a way to make contact. Here, conversation is a minefield. Dialogue is an attempt. Encounter is a gentle struggle. Between humor and vertigo, the play portrays a society saturated with words but starved for exchanges. We recognize our own silences and pointless conversations in it, our failed and magnificent attempts to reach one another.
Source: Nantes Métropole