Shakespeare’s play Troilus and Cressida has long been considered as a «problem play » . It is not merely a question of genre, or the fact that it is impossible to say whether it was ever performed in Shakespeare’s lifetime. The play presents a series of contradictory debates on such notions as value, reputation, opinion or honour, and leaves the characters bogged down in fallacious quibbling. What does the play say about truth ? Does it call History into question ? Is truth to be found in legend ? What is the truth of characters bound by History and legend ? In such a context, the task of the director is not easy. He must try to dramatize the debates, turn them into dramatic action, and find stage directions hidden in the dialogue.Si la piè...