{"product_id":"9781906841522-michel-tremblay-plays-in-scots","title":"Michel Tremblay: Plays in Scots","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 1. \u003cp\u003eMichel Tremblay is the most important playwright in Quebec theatre history. Bill Findlay and Martin Bowman have translated eight of Tremblay’s plays into Scots, capturing the energy and versatility of the Québécois language. These critically acclaimed translations constitute an important body of work in modern Scottish theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e. \u003cp\u003e“The greatest playwright Scotland never had.” – Mark Fisher, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichel Tremblay is considered the most important playwright in Quebec theatre history. His ground-breaking work for theatre presents Montreal’s working class speaking the city’s vernacular French. Tremblay’s plays and novels create a family saga where many characters appear in more than one work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Findlay, a Scot, and Martin Bowman, a Montrealer of Scottish descent, translated eight Tremblay plays into Scots. The energy, versatility, and range of the Scots language capture the essence of Tremblay’s drama. These critically acclaimed translations, produced professionally in Scotland from 1989 to 2003, constitute an important body of work in modern Scottish theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume’s four translations premiered at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre, during Michael Boyd’s tenure as artistic director. They include three of Tremblay’s early masterpieces: \u003cem\u003eThe Guid Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHosanna\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eForever Yours, Marie-Lou. \u003c\/em\u003eThe fourth play, \u003cem\u003eThe Real Wurld?\u003c\/em\u003e, shares Tremblay’s devastating critique of family life. These plays confront topics such as domestic and sexual abuse. These are strong plays, as relevant today as when first produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBesides playtexts, both volumes of \u003cem\u003eMichel Tremblay: Plays in Scots\u003c\/em\u003e contain a foreword and introductions to each volume as well as to each play, including historical background material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40886122709089,"sku":"9781906841522","price":19.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/e24c5e4675b233358bca22bed0afd433.png?v=1700145437","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781906841522-michel-tremblay-plays-in-scots","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}