NAC French Theatre

Rattle the cage

Theatre

Do you like your shows to be irreverent, to challenge you, to shake you to the core? The 2024–2025 season will be packed with works that are sure to stretch the limits of your comfort zone! 

Upcoming events

  1. In-person
    Illustration de la silhouette d’un homme qui, de profil, tient au-dessus de sa tête une poubelle métallique en faisant le geste de la vider.

    François Archambault and Gabrielle Chapdelaine specifically created this vitriolic text for fiery theatre graduates, who delight in using twisted morality and uncomfortable dialogues to criticize our toxic positivity and other seemingly compassion-driven acts.…

  2. In-person
    Illustration du corps d’une femme recroquevillé au sol. Au-dessus d’elle flotte une énorme main qui semble vouloir emprisonner son corps.

    This powerful show for a singer and choir singers was created based on the vitriol constantly spewed at Safia Nolin. The mirror doesn’t just show the image of an inspiring artist grappling with her identity; it also shows the terrifying reflection of our collective…

  3. In-person
    Quatre personnages debout les uns derrière les autres portent un cinquième corps horizontalement au-dessus d’eux, créant l’effet d’une silhouette de licorne

    This caustic comedy for neurotypical and neurodivergent performers tackles contemporary ethical issues, including the infamous “who can play whom,” as laid out by Pirandello a century ago. But instead of walking on eggshells to tiptoe around the answer, the…

  4. In-person Video
    Illustration de la silhouette d’un homme au dos courbé qui porte une énorme croix dorée dont une extrémité étincelle.

    This outlandish epic, which borrows as much from the history of Jesus as it does from pop culture, is a two-part work in the style of a hyperactive kaleidoscope. Dance, theatre, kung-fu, mime, song, lip synching: every performing art on stage at once to tell the tale…

Past events

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