Michel Tremblay
Michel Tremblay is a French Canadian novelist and playwright, born in Montreal, Quebec. His first professionally produced play, Les Belles-Sœurs, was written in 1965 and premiered at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert on August 28, 1968. It stirred up controversy by portraying the lives of working-class women and attacking the straight-laced, deeply religious society of mid-20th century Quebec. A version of the play in Scots English, The Guid Sisters, translated by Bill Findlay and Martin Bowman, was premiered at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, in 1989; and a version set in Ireland, The Unmanageable Sisters by Deirdre Kinahan, premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2018.
His other notable works include: À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou (1970); La grosse femme d'à côté est enceinte (1978); Albertine, en cinq temps (Albertine in Five Times) (1984); Le Vrai Monde? (1987); and Messe solennelle pour une pleine lune d'été (Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer) (1996).
The Guid Sisters and other plays
Three plays from the renowned Quebecois writer.
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Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer
A bold, quirky play from the renowned Quebecois writer, translated into a robust and earthy Scots.
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By Michel Tremblay Translated by John Van BurekA controversial but humane play about an obsessively religious girl and a sex-obsessed transvestite, by the renowned Quebecois writer.
Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other playsAlbertine in Five Times
A simultaneous portrait of a woman at five different ages. Five actresses portray Albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine.
Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other playsThe Guid Sisters
Germaine Lauzon has won a million Green Shield stamps. She invites her female friends and relations to a party to paste the stamps into the books. The temptation to pilfer the stamps is irresistible and an enormous fight breaks out.
Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other playsThe Unmanageable Sisters
By Michel Tremblay Adapted by Deirdre KinahanA funny and furious new version of Michel Tremblay’s fêted Québécoise comedy, Les Belles-Soeurs.
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