Mireille Najjar in the play "Willy Protagoras Locked in the Bathroom, " by Wajdi Mouawad. (Credit: Simon Gosselin)
From Jan. 21 to March 8, "Willy Protagoras Locked in the Bathroom," an early piece by Wajdi Mouawad, is returning to the stage. Created 30 years ago and starring Canadian actress Mireille Najjar, this play examines how speech seeks to break free from familial constraints."Did we have to love each other to destroy ourselves like this, down with love and long live war?" While still a student at the National Theatre School of Montreal, Mouawad was developing an inaugural piece that demonstrated both a subversive aesthetic and the performative strength of language.Today, on the eve of stepping down as artistic director of the Théâtre de la Colline, he presents a new production that stays true to the same iconoclastic approach, where words attempt to break through the walls of an oppressive family. More theater Staging...
From Jan. 21 to March 8, "Willy Protagoras Locked in the Bathroom," an early piece by Wajdi Mouawad, is returning to the stage. Created 30 years ago and starring Canadian actress Mireille Najjar, this play examines how speech seeks to break free from familial constraints."Did we have to love each other to destroy ourselves like this, down with love and long live war?" While still a student at the National Theatre School of Montreal, Mouawad was developing an inaugural piece that demonstrated both a subversive aesthetic and the performative strength of language.Today, on the eve of stepping down as artistic director of the Théâtre de la Colline, he presents a new production that stays true to the same iconoclastic approach, where words attempt to break through the walls of an oppressive family. More theater...
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