SYNOPSIS

Following persistent pain, Mélanie brings Benoit, her eight-year-old son,to the dentist. This evidently leads to a legendary tantrum. The thingis that with Benoit, nothing is ever simple. Proof of this: in the dentist’soffice, much more than cavities will be found in his mouth… ConsequentlyMélanie, assisted by an altruistic yet alcoholic receptionist and a dentistwho would rather talk to plants than humans, will be forced to admit thather son seems to suffer from much more than a simple toothache.Le Soulier is a bipolar comedy in which we bond with characters whoinsist on being happy. The author, recipient of the Prix du Gouverneurgénéral du Canada in 2010 and the Prix auteur dramatique du Centredu Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui in 2017, signs a hilarious and troubling texthere, where empathy hits harder than disease.

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À la mémoire de Drew Facey

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CRITICS

In this work by Paquet - winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for a French-language play - the audience sits out the stress [...] in the tradition of commedia dell'arte, vaudeville and burlesque. Stress becomes funny. Painfully, genuinely funny. - Ben Waldman, Winnipeg Free Press

A comic tone to bring lightness - Radjaa Abdelsadok, ICI MANITOBA‍

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PODCAST

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SUBTITLES
English subtitles available every evening.

QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION

Q&A with artists after performances every evening.

TICKET AVAILABILITY

Tickets are available at the door and are subject to availability.

PRODUCED BY THÉÂTRE DE LA SEIZIÈME

TEXT David Paquet

DIRECTION Esther Duquette, Gilles Poulin-Denis

DISTRIBUTION Annie Lefebvre, Joey Lespérance, France Perras, Felix Beauchamps

SET, COSTUME AND ACCESORIES Drew Facey

ACCESSORY ASSISTANT Tegan Klancnik

MUSIC Malcolm Dow

LIGHTING Itai Erdal

MOVEMENT Noam Gagnon

STAGE MANAGER Jessica Bournival

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Hannah Abbott

SUBTITLE Leanna Brodie

PHOTO CREDIT Hugo B Lefort & Gaëtan Nerincx