The Mania series bus stops in front of the Saint-Corneille de Compiègne library

A last driving and Philippe stops the imposing Mania series bus on the Place du Change, in front of the Saint-Corneille library of Compiègne. This 1957 “double decker” bus found a new youth after having circulated throughout his career in the streets of London. He walks the speakers of International series festivalwhich will find its conclusion on March 28 on the Place du Théâtre de Lille.

Before that, he will have visited fifteen cities in Hauts-de-France. Coming from Paris, the bus stopped in Compiègne. The opportunity for the public to discover its secrets. Sympathetically welcomed by Lisa, cultural mediator of Mania series, visitors logically start their journey in the past with the ground floor of the promo ball of the 90s.

Between orange and blue colored cushions and design lamps, a television screen broadcasts series in preview. Short formats, such as “Asterix and Obelix” signed Alain Chabat, or the French series “37 seconds”. These programs alternate with a retrospective of “Charmed”, a legendary series of the 90s.

The “promo ball evening” side is confirmed with a karaoke that distills a playlist worthy of the “Boums” of the time. “This karaoke is coupled with a quiz and a photomaton,” said Lisa, who tells visitors a few scenes representative of these end of promo balls, collected by Charlotte Blum, exhibition commissioner.

“Cocooning” atmosphere upstairs

First successes guaranteed! It remains to climb the steps that lead to the floor of the London bus. “It’s a cocooning atmosphere as in a show in the Friends series,” says the mediator. You can relive the moments of the previous edition of the festival. With the dissemination of short formats like “cap” or “those who blush”. You can also follow a conference of the very popular actress Audrey Fleurot. She presents the fifth season of “HPI”. We can also view a conference on “The soft power of romantic actors”.

In short, an invitation to travel in the past and the classics of TV series. It is enough to hear a few notes from a credits for the images to come back in memory. In addition, children could exercise their talents as designers. And a “Story Mania” tray game allowed the greatest to transform themselves into a series screenwriter.

In the afternoon, the library served as a framework for an unprecedented show by journalist Benoît Lagane entitled “Previously off”. Where a man goes in search of his lost memory thanks to the help of a visitor who came from the past which offers him music and generics of the past.