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Albertine in Five Times
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'Albertine in Five Times' is a play by Michel Tremblay."Poem-like Albertine is soporific in execution". 'The Globe and Mail', April 10, 1985. First produced by the National Arts Centre in 1984,[http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Albertine%2C%20en%20cinq%20temps "Albertine, en cinq temps"]. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, March 10, 2009. it has gone on to become one of Tremblay's most widely produced plays in both its original French and translated English versions.
The play centres on Albertine, who appeared as a minor or supporting character in several of Tremblay's other works. In the play, the 70-year-old Albertine interacts with her younger selves at the ages of 30, 40, 50 and 60, dramatizing her interior monologue as she reflects on her life after moving into a retirement home. Apart from the five Albertines, the only other character who appears in the play is her sister Madeleine.
The original production in 1984 starred Huguette Oligny, Gisle Schmidt, Amulette Garneau, Rita Lafontaine, Muriel Dutil and Paule Marier, and was directed by Andr Brassard. The play was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 1984 Governor General's Awards."Finalists named for book awards". 'The Globe and Mail', May 16, 1985.
The first English production, by Tarragon Theatre in 1985, starred Susan Coyne, Patricia Hamilton, Susan Wright, Clare Coulter, Joy Coghill and Doris Petrie. The original translation was done by Bill Glassco and John Van Burek. This production won a Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 1986."Chalmers gives Albertine the nod". 'The Globe and Mail', January 31, 1986.
A 1995 production of the play for Montreal's Thtre Espace Go starred Monique Mercure as Albertine at 70, Andre Lachapelle as Albertine at 60, Sophie Clment as Albertine at 50, lise Guilbault as Albertine at 40, Sylvie Drapeau as Albertine at 30 and Guylaine Tremblay as Madeleine."Director dilutes power of drama". 'The Globe and Mail', November 4, 1995. This production was later filmed as a television film directed by Andr Melanon, with Macha Limonchik replacing Drapeau as the youngest Albertine but all other roles played by the same actresses.[http://oldads.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20000612/29416.html "Albertine play became popular MOW"]. 'Playback', June 12, 2000. The film aired on the Tlvision de Radio-Canada arts anthology series 'Les Beaux Dimanches' in 2000.
A Clyde Unity Theatre production of a translation into contemporary Scots by Bill Findlay and Martin Bowman played at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow in March 1998. The cast of respected Scottish actresses, including Eileen McCallum, Una McLean and Alison Peebles was directed by John Binnie.Shepherd, Fiona (1998), [https://archive.list.co.uk/the-list/1998-02-20/65/ review of 'Albertine in Five Times'], in 'The List' 326, 20 February - 5 March 1998,
A new English translation by Linda Gaboriau was commissioned by the Shaw Festival in 2009."Time Further Out". 'Stage Directions', November 2009.
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