{"product_id":"9781906841539-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 2. \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\u003eThree of this volume’s translations premiered in Edinburgh: \u003cem\u003eThe House among the Stars \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSolemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer\u003c\/em\u003e at the Traverse and \u003cem\u003eIf Only.\u003c\/em\u003e at the Royal Lyceum. \u003cem\u003eAlbertine, in Five Times\u003c\/em\u003e premiered at Glasgow’s Tron, touring to eight Scottish cities. In them, Tremblay – without diminishing the intensity of his dissection of family life – considers possible acceptance and reconciliation in the face of the difficulties and challenges confronting his characters.\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":40886123626593,"sku":"9781906841539","price":18.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/75827e3bea2a56fba487d35d3d83cd5e.png?v=1700145511","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781906841539-michel-tremblay-plays-in-scots","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}