Yvonne, ugly and apathetic, is criticized all day, everyday by her aunt that such a hopeless creature will never find a husband. Extraordinarily and inexplicably, one candidate appears and is none other than the son of the King and Queen, Prince Philippe. The union creates great consternation in the royal household but fortunately a solution to the problem is found when the Royal Court assassinates her with a fish.

Yvonne is the final chapter of a quartet of contemporary operas, the fruit of the long term collaboration between Belgian composer Philippe Boesmans and Swiss dramaturg and director Luc Bondy. Having based the preceding chapters on the theatre of Shakespeare for Wintermärchen, Schnitzler for Reigen and Strindberg for Julie, this final chapter leans on the brilliant anti-conformist theatre of Gombrowicz, whose work - perhaps better than any other - marries with the vital and varigated nature of Boesmans’ inspiration.

Cast:
- Mireille Delunsch: The Queen
- Paul Gay: The King
- Victor von Halem: Chamberlain
- Yann Beuron: The Prince
- Dörte Lyssewski: Yvonne
- Hannah Esther Minutillo: Isabelle
- Jason Bridges: Cyrille
- Jean-Luc Ballestra: Cyprien
- Guillaume Antoine: Innocent
- Marc Cossu-Leonian: Valentin

Total time: 116'56