Entre ses mains

A worn-out nursing assistant preparing a patient, the efficient hustle of an emergency room doctor, the meticulous cleaning of a room by a diligent housekeeping staff member… Entre ses mains is a handbook of actions, offering an immersive look into various hospital departments. The text, in the vein of documentary theater bordering on the intimate, adopts the perspective of the staff and bears witness to a profession on the brink of collapse.
The writing moves at a breakneck pace, capturing speech that races, shouts, and wears itself out—from the HR office to the intensive care unit—evoking, in the course of a scene, the personal lives that have been thrown into turmoil and the solidarity that binds them.
With this polyphony of actions centered on the human body, Julie Rossello Rochet offers a unique piece for the stage, a score for a flexible cast, and a powerful testimony.