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La liste : 4 nights only

Théâtre la Seizième is pleased to present La liste by Jennifer Tremblay from March 28 to 31, at Studio 16. Produced by Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui (Montreal), this multi awards-winning one woman show is delivered with great sensitivity by Québecois stage icon Sylvie Drapeau and goes “straight to the heart” (Alexandre Vigneault, Le Devoir).

Sylvie Drapeau dans La liste – Photo : Suzanne O’Neill

In her country kitchen, a mother who is racked with guilt confides in us, while awaiting a verdict. Her neighbour Caroline has died. Is she responsible for her death? Minutely and with honesty, she plays out for us the unrelenting ballet of her daily life; she compiles and sorts out the events that preceded the drama, and she goes through every detail with a fine toothed comb. She has forgotten something on her list of things to do. A task that could have saved Caroline’s life.

Overwhelmed by our busy lives, have we forgotten what is essential? That is the question that the author, Jennifer Tremblay, asks in this universal and yet intimate play, which won the Governor General Award for Playwrighting, the Michel Tremblay Prize and the Laurentian Bank Playwrighting Prize.

Tickets : $24-27, at 604-736-2616
When : From March 28th to 31st
Where : Studio 16 — 1545, West 7th Avenue, Vancouver