2018-11-14 19:30 2018-11-17 21:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Le reste vous le connaissez par le cinéma

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/18635

Mythology lesson Martin Crimp’s ferociously funny, profoundly tragic play-within-a-play turns a new lens on the story of Oedipus and his lame lineage. Director Christian Lapointe invites us into a classroom where questions become the weapons of a revolt on the rise. Eteocles and his brother Polynices are engaged in a fight to the death for the throne of Thebes. They are the incestuous offspring of the tainted Labdacid line, sons of Oedipus and Jocasta, and though their dialogue...

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Babs Asper Theatre,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
November 14 - 17, 2018
November 14 - 17, 2018
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“''If the answer's a human being then what is the question ?''” Le chœur des Filles dans « Le reste vous le connaissez par le cinéma »
  • Français
  • ≈ Performance is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes with no intermission. · No intermission
NAC Co-production

Mythology lesson

Martin Crimp’s ferociously funny, profoundly tragic play-within-a-play turns a new lens on the story of Oedipus and his lame lineage. Director Christian Lapointe invites us into a classroom where questions become the weapons of a revolt on the rise.

Eteocles and his brother Polynices are engaged in a fight to the death for the throne of Thebes. They are the incestuous offspring of the tainted Labdacid line, sons of Oedipus and Jocasta, and though their dialogue has a contemporary ring, they will suffer a classically tragic fate. As reimagined by playwright Martin Crimp, Euripides’ chorus of young girls become trailblazers who drive the unfolding of the myth through the actions of characters dissociated from their true selves. Translated and directed by Christian Lapointe, whose staging enlists the conventions of the classroom, this is one mythology lesson you won’t soon forget.

The National Creation Fund

The National Creation Fund’s investment has enabled Carte Blanche to work with a larger cast, and has facilitated a significantly longer development period that includes a month-long residency in a fully equipped theatre.

Learn more about the National Creation Fund : https://nac-cna.ca/en/creationfund

Review

‟A densely packed script. An explosive staging. A raving mad cast. […] A must-see. Again and again.ˮ

Mario Cloutier, La Presse, September 2018

Artists

  • martincrimp
    Written by Martin Crimp
  • christian-lapointe-credit-francyois-leyvesque
    Translated into Québécois and directed by Christian Lapointe
  • marc-beland-cr-adrienne-surprenant
    Actor Marc Béland
  • florence-blain-mbaye-c-andreanne-gauthier
    Actor Florence Blain Mbaye
  • lise-castongay-cr-maude-chauvin
    Actor Lise Castonguay
  • claudia-chillis-rivard-cr-maxime-coytey
    Actor Claudia Chillis Rivard
  • gabrielle-cote-cr-same-ravenelle
    Actor Gabrielle Côté
  • laura-coytey-bilaudeau-par-annie-eythier
    Actor Laura Côté-Bilodeau
  • mellissa-lariviere-cr-jules-bedard
    Actor Mellissa Larivière
  • nathalie-mallette-cr-julie-perreault
    Actor Nathalie Mallette
  • marie-eve-perron-cr-andreanne-gauthier
    Actor Marie-Ève Perron
  • eve-pressault-credit-julie-perreault
    Actor Ève Pressault
  • eric-robidoux-cr-maude-chauvin
    Actor Éric Robidoux
  • jules-ronfard-cr-maximecoyte-2017
    Actor Jules Ronfard
  • paul-savoie-cr-maxime-cote
    Actor Paul Savoie
  • gabriel-szabo-cr-alexandre-lavigne
    Actor Gabriel Szabo
  • Based on The Phoenician Women by Euripides
  • Cast Marc Béland, Florence Blain Mbaye, Lise Castonguay, Claudia Chillis Rivard, Gabrielle Côté, Laura Côté-Bilodeau, Mellissa Larivière, Nathalie Mallette, Marie-Ève Perron, Ève Pressault, Éric Robidoux, Jules Ronfard, Paul Savoie and Gabriel Szabo
  • Set design Jean Hazel
  • Lighting design Sonoyo Nishikawa
  • Video Lionel Arnould
  • Costumes Elen Ewing
  • Music Nicolas Basque
  • Props Claire Renaud
  • Dramaturg Andréane Roy
  • Assistant director Emmanuelle Kirouac-Sanche
  • Technical director Matéo Thébaudeau and Alex Gendron
  • Production manager Line Noël
  • Coproduced by ESPACE GO, Carte Blanche and NAC French Theatre
  • Artistic codirection Christian Lapointe, Ginette Noiseux and Brigitte Haentjens