Synopses & Reviews
In Michel Tremblays classic play about identity in crisis, Claude leaves the conformity of small-town Quebec to realize a new life and a new persona among the drag queens and prostitutes of Montreals seedy Main” the boulevard that marks the division of the citys anglophone and francophone neighbourhoods.
Claudes illusions about himself are shattered when, painstakingly remade as his idol Elizabeth Taylor in
Cleopatra, he arrives at a costume party themed on great women of history” and is mocked for his glamorous aspirations. Written during the social and political tumult of Quebecs Quiet Revolution, Tremblays political allegory about the authenticity of self resonates ever more so today.
Review
The writing is pure Tremblay musical, breathtakingly beautiful, and layered with emotion.”
Toronto Star
Fluid, glitzy
immensely full of life.”
Toronto Sun
Written by a real playwright who can write poetic prose, handle literary technique, and create character.”
New York Post
Synopsis
Michel Tremblay's classic play about identity, written during Quebec's Quiet Revolution.