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Théâtre français de Toronto
Presents
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| Une maison face au nord |
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| by: Jean-Rock Gaudreault |
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Starting: Wednesday, February 25 2009 Ending: Sunday, March 08 2009 |
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Oscillating between family drama and a comedy of manners, A North-Facing House takes on some serious subjects, such as the rural exodus, the integration of immigrants, and generational conflict, all of which are dramatized with the author’s humour spicing up the text. Between a son pursued for money laundering, a young Guatemalan worker, and an elderly Pole, a man in his twilight years
(played by Guy Mignault) feels at a dead end despite the kindness and good sense of his wife (played by Louisette Dussault). He sees the heritage that he created and the country of his dreams inexorably losing its sense and future. Far from witnessing the collapse of a microscopic world, something quite different happens, which allows us to tackle questions of spirituality confronting today’s reality. Jean-Rock Gaudreault, whose work TfT first presented in 1999 with La Raccourcie, has since become a definite pillar of Canadian francophone theatre.
With English surtitles: February 26, 27, March 4 & 7.
416-534-6604 or 1-800-819-4981
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Location: Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs |
Legend
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= Musical Production |
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= Comedy Production |
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= Drama Production |
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