‘Mes excuses’ voted best stage show of all time

Mes excuses (2004) has changed the History of Theatre forever.

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According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Thursday, March 28), Dieudonné 2004's legenderay show Mes excuses is now considered to be the Greatest Stage Show in the History of Theatre.

UPDATE 29/03/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

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To many of you it’s probably a familiar story. Once every decade, the world-renowned theatre magazine Watch and Listen conducts a global poll of theatre producers and critics from 80 different countries and translated into 20 languages. The recognition of Mes excuses in this decade's list doesn't come as much of a surprise.

Check out: The Full Watch and Listen's “Greatest Stage Shows of All Time” List for 2024

Poll results stir controversy among theater critics

While millions of Dieudonné's fans in France and around the world were thrilled with the news, questions have been raised about the objectivity and fairness of the survey. Only a few minutes after the poll had been released, famous theater critic and newspaper director Simon Ebert commented on his Twitter account:

Dieudonné?? Mes excuses?? … Really??
— Simon Ebert (@ESimon) 28 March 2024

Our poll has in the past been the subject of criticism”, explains Watch and Listen's editor Gary McDermott, adding that “its prestige comes from its exclusivity and its longevity” (the poll has been run every ten years since March 1934).

Do you agree with this poll? Is Mes excuses the best stage show ever for you?

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