Buster, my love

Armed with curiosity and a dash of madness, they embark on an intrepid journey into their inner selves. Accompanying them on this literary journey are Carmen Maria Machado, with her reflections on the blurring lines between love and violence in same-sex relationships; Yann Andréa, with his writings on his all-consuming love for Marguerite Duras; and Dorothy Allison, with her thoughts on the origins of desire. They weave a complex tapestry of autofiction and a grand, conscious dream that leads from Lyon to Grenoble, from Forks to Transylvania. Their stories intertwine into parallel timelines, into lives they would have liked to live, and into others they wish to dissolve. Always in the background is this question: How can they be sure they’ll end up together on the same beach?

The Compagnie troisbatailles was founded in 2022 by Sarah Delaby-Rochette in the Drôme and has been affiliated with the Comédie de Valence for three years since 2024. It works on contemporary texts and fictional narratives about rural spaces and suburban transition zones, in close collaboration with contemporary authors.

Its productions include *Dany coiffure* (2021, a solo piece with Gaïa Oliarj-Inés), *Gloria Gloria* by Marcos Caramés-Blanco (2023, winner of the 2022 Prix Incandescences and Prix Prémisses), *Buster, my love* with Élise Martin (2024, performed at the Théâtre de l’Athénée Louis Jouvet, among other venues), and *A sec* by Marcos Caramés-Blanco (2025, Comédie de Valence).