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Three women--a housewife, a whore and the Virgin Mary--fight to break their stereotypes. Cast of 3 women.
A propos de l'auteur
Denise Boucher (1935-2025) was a pioneering feminist writer, poet, playwright, and lyricist from Quebec. Her groundbreaking play,
Les fées ont soif (
The Fairies Are Thirsty), challenged patriarchal and religious norms, sparking significant controversy and censorship attempts by the Catholic Church. Despite this, the play became a cornerstone of feminist theatre in Canada. Throughout her career, Boucher authored numerous works across various genres, including poetry collections like
Paris Polaroïd (1990) and
Grandeur nature (1993), as well as the rock opera
Rose Ross (1983). She also wrote lyrics for prominent Quebecois musicians such as Pauline Julien and Gerry Boulet. In recognition of her contributions to literature and feminist discourse, Boucher received several awards, including the Prix des lecteurs du Marché de la poésie de Montréal in 2002 and the Prix Adagio in 2015.
Her legacy endures through her influential works and the impact she had on Canadian literature and feminist thought.
Résumé
According to the 19th-century historian Michelet, “Les fées” were women who would rather sing than pray. For this crime, they were punished by being imprisoned in containers that would be opened only at the end of time. In Les fées ont soif (The Fairies Are Thirsty) Denise Bocher takes this image and focuses on it. The Fairies Are Thirsty is a daring, passionate and poetic exploration of the role of women through all time. In the play, three women—a housewife, a whore and the Virgin Mary—fight to break out of the stereotyped roles in which they have been imprisoned for centuries. At the end of the play they stand alone, “before themselves,” “renewed,” and ask the audience to imagine a world in which such stereotypes do not exist.
