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Will a Montreal Mafioso sacrifice his young son for safe conduct to England? Cast of 6 women and 8 men.
A propos de l'auteur
Québec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard emerged on the professional theatre scene in 1985. Since then, he has written twenty-five plays and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious National Order of Québec for his contribution to Québec culture in 2012, and the Order of Canada in 2005. He has also received le Prix Littéraire du Journal de Montréal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l'Outaouais, the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, the Dora Mavor Moore Award, and the Chalmers Award for Outstanding New Play.
Talonbooks has published his
Christina, the Girl King,
The Divine,
The Madonna Painter, and
Tom at the Farm, all of which have been translated by Linda Gaboriau.
Translated into nine languages, Bouchard's bold, visionary works have represented Canada at major festivals around the world.
Résumé
May 1953. The Empress of France sets sail from Montreal. On the pretext of attending the celebrations marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, an important mafioso leaves for England where he secretly plans to live in exile with his two sons. Aboard this floating palace in the middle of the ocean, the petty lord of the Montreal underworld must face the most important decision of his dubious career: will he sacrifice his youngest son for a safe-conduct?
Le Voyage du couronnement, co-produced by Theatre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal and Théatre du Trident in Québec City, was nominated in the Best New Play category at the 1996 ‘Soirée des Masques’ presented by the Académie québécoise du théatre.
