Posts From Aurélie Roy
Review: Katherine Levac’s Velours and the Moose That Almost Drowned but Didn’t
By Aurélie Roy, Salle Albert-Rousseau, Quebec City In her first one-woman show, Katherine Levac secures her place amongst the group of young humourists who are taking the Quebec comedy scene
Pouring Despair and Torrential Hope: Andrew Bovell’s Quand la pluie s’arrêtera and the Intricacy of Family Ties
Aurélie Roy for Life in Québec. Written by Australian playwright Andrew Bovell in 2009, Quand la pluis s’arrêtera (original title When the Rain Stops Falling) is presented for the first
Anne-Marie Olivier’s Venir au monde: Life at Full Speed
Review by Aurélie Roy In her latest play, Anne-Marie Olivier, Quebec playwright and director of Le Trident, presents several birthing stories in all their messy beauty. Venir au monde is
Review: Nick Payne’s Constellations – The Infinite Possibilities of Love
Photo: Constellations présentée au Trident du 6 mars au 2 avril. Crédit Stéphane Bourgeois. By Aurélie Roy Constellations was written by English playwright Nick Payne in 2012. It has been played
Le songe d’une nuit d’été at the Trident: A Unique Tour de Force
Olivier Normand’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a successful tribute to one of the English playwright’s most popular comedies. The play opens with a young and
Mariana Mazza’s First One-Woman Show, Femme Ta Gueule
Review by Aurélie Roy Mariana Mazza first became immensely popular for her video “Sable dans le vagin,” which got her an Olivier in 2015. She is now presenting her first
Book Review: Up Hamster, Down Hamster by Kass Reich
This review first appeared in the September 2016 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times per
Review: Les bons débarras: Love Under Pressure
By Aurélie Roy, Théâtre du Trident, Quebec City Any occasion to be exposed to Réjean Ducharme’s genius should always be welcome. Frédéric Dubois’s theatrical adaptation of the 1979 movie Les bons
887: Robert Lepage’s Walk Down Memory Lane
Review by Aurélie Roy Through his play 887, Robert Lepage once again establishes himself as one of Québec’s most prominent artists. Lepage’s play is about memory and attempting to remember
Book Review: Le sang des cailloux ISBN 9782981541307
This review first appeared in the June 2016 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times per
Review: Larry Tremblay’s L’orangeraie – War and the Loss of Innocence
Photo credit: Stéphane Bourgeois Review by Aurélie Roy What would you do if you had to choose which one of your children has to commit suicide in the name of your
Book review: Speak to Me in Indian ISBN 9781771860536
This review first appeared in the March 2016 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times per
Book Review: Canada – Images of the Land ISBN 9781770856240
This review first appeared in the March 2016 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times per
Heather O’Neill: From Margin to Spotlight
Heather O’Neill reads from one of her novels at the 2016 ImagiNation Writers’ Festival in Quebec City. Photo credit: Aurélie Roy. Author Heather O’Neill, who was at the Morrin Centre
