Review: (Montreal) 2013 - Revue et Corrigée

                                                     (photo by François Laplante Delagrave)
Politically Corrected
by Élaine Charlebois

In this year’s edition of Revue et Corrigée, cast members took on the hot topics of this past year in Quebec, from the controversy surrounding the mayor of Huntingdon to, of course, the provincial government’s proposed Charter of Quebec Values. 

Though I may not be as well-versed in francophone pop culture as I would like to be (therefore missing a few of the references from time to time) I still got a huge kick out of the show. Among other wild impersonations, a Hairspray-inspired sketch featuring newly elected Montreal mayor Denis Coderre ended in a particularly entertaining manner when the man himself stood up to receive the audience’s laughter after the song and dance was over. Other highlights included Véronique Claveau’s uncanny impersonation of Céline Dion and Marc St-Martin’s recurring appearance as TV personality Julie Snyder.

Review: (Montreal) 2011 Revue et corrigée

À Corriger

The annual event at Rideau Vert raises cultural question

by Nanette Soucy

I jumped at the chance to check out 2011 Revue et corrigée at Théatre du Rideau Vert as an opportunity to explore the mysterious world of Montréal’s “French side” while not feeling completely out of the loop, having been raised on a steady diet of Québecois television and pop music in New Brunswick. 

Review: (Montreal) Au Champs de Mars

Mathieu Quesnel and Josée Deschênes (Photo: Suzane O'Neil)

Catching Up With The Wrong Play

A story of returning from war is one which should have resonance

by Gaëtan L. Charlebois

The performance I saw tonight of Pierre-Michel Tremblay's Au Champs de Mars is actually the touring production of a very successful Théâtre de La Manufacture/La Licorne show from last year which I was not able to catch. I was not able to see the English-language production of the piece which also played Montreal last season but it, too, was extraordinarily well-received by the critical community. On this leg of its tour, the work is playing at Théâtre du Rideau Vert, a house considerably more staid than La Licorne. It was going to be interesting, right from the start, to see if an RV-style crowd (RV in both senses) would be able to handle a little LL rock 'n' roll. 

Review: (Montreal) Anna sous les tropiques