Title: Caligula
Playwright: Albert Camus
Production: Nouvelle Compagnie Théâtrale, 1992-1993 season
Director: Brigitte Haentjens
Set design: Stéphane Roy
Costumes: Ginette Noiseux
Lighting: Michel Beaulieu
Music: Claire Gignac.
Seeing French Theatre in Canada
From east to west: companies, theatres, venues, festivals
Keep an eye on the theatre programming in your area.
No matter where you live in Canada you can find companies that present plays in French. Various events take place in different regions of the country and in this section you will find a list of suggested companies, venues, and festivals to attend. We invite you to have a look at their programs and enjoy the show!
Quebec and French-Canadian theatre artists
- Gratien Gélinas
- Claude Gauvreau
- Réjean Ducharme
- Michel Tremblay
- Normand Chaurette
- Michel Marc Bouchard
- Jean-Marc Dalpé
- Carole Fréchette
- Daniel Danis
- Wajdi Mouawad
- Jean Gascon
- Paul Buissonneau
- Jean-Pierre Ronfard
- André Brassard
- Gilles Maheu
- Brigitte Haentjens
- Lorraine Pintal
- Denis Marleau
- Robert Lepage
- Serge Denoncourt
- Robert Prévost
- Claude Goyette
- Danièle Lévesque
- Jean Hazel
- François Barbeau
- Mérédith Caron
- Michel Smith
- Denis Gougeon
- Michel Beaulieu
- Guy Simard
Meet some of Canada’s Great French theatre artists. This section features ten artists in four categories.
Playwrights
Directors
Designers
Actors
Video interviews
- Joël Beddows – Artistic Director and theatre director
- Julie Charland – Costume designer
- Marie Gignac – Actor
- Annick LaBissonnière – Set designer
- Denis Marleau – Artistic director of National Arts Centre French Theatre and Theatre Director
- Claude Poissant – Director and Actor
- Marie-Pierre Simard – Puppeteer
This section ends with a series of video interviews featuring
On these pages we list the titles of books, articles, films, documentaries, or websites for those who would like to know more about the artists or subjects presented. Most of the books are available in bookstores; while some editions are no longer in print, many libraries will have copies. You will find the films in specialty video stores or in some municipal libraries that have film collections. It is possible to buy, rent, or borrow films from the National Film Board (NFB) through its partner libraries. You will find the list of these libraries on the following website: http://www.nfb.ca/e/addresses/libraries.html.
