Denise-Pelletier Theater | Tales from yesterday for today

Imagined by its artistic director Claude Poissant, the 24-25 season of the Denise-Pelletier Theater finds its source in the mythical figures of the past, nevertheless well anchored in our millennium. Overview of the season.

The event: Charles Perrault XXI style^e century

If there is one piece that will undoubtedly attract attention this year at Denise-Pelletier, it is good Donkey Skin. Yes, yes, it is indeed the tale of Charles Perrault who will appear on stage to open the season. Félix-Antoine Boutin and Sophie Cadieux co-signed the adaptation and direction here. The latter will also share the stage with Éric Bernier in this show which aims to be resolutely modern and where the transition to adulthood will be adorned with many costumes. From September 25 in the main room. Another spectacle to mark with a white stone: Iphigeniain a text by Tiago Rodrigues, director of the prestigious Avignon festival.

We are intrigued: disheveled Machiavelli

When the Theater of the Future takes a text head on, we can be sure to see a good dose of absurd humor emerge. However, the accomplices Olivier Morin and Guillaume Tremblay have decided here to attack none other than The prince, by Machiavelli. The action will however take place in IV^e century of the post-Google era, when humans will pile into ships with surprising names, such as Ashton Or Yoplait. The tone is set. From January 28 in the main room.

And also: in an intimate formula

The very intimate Fred-Barry room will also host very promising shows… This is the case of My Red Life Kubrickby the writer Simon Roy, who died in 2022, for whom the film The Shining has been a real obsession. The text will be defended by Mickaël Gouin and Marc-Antoine Sinibaldi, in a production by Éric Jean. Also note: the room The weight of antsby David Paquet, will be back after a notable appearance in 2019. A “hallucinatory tragic farce” which won many awards.

Consult the entire 2024-2025 program