For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again

In 1968, Michel TremblayóQuebec's Chaucer, Quebec's Danteólegitimized the QuÈbÈcois vernacular in the arts with Les Belles Soeurs, the first successful play written in joual. ThÈ‚tre du Rideau-Vert, whose courageous dÈbut production of Tremblay's play "elicited howls of protest and torrents of praise, "has commissioned a new play in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their theatre and the 30th anniversary of the triumph of Les Belles Soeurs. For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, the English version of Encore une fois, si nous permettez will be presented at the Centaur Theatre, also celebrating its 30th anniversary, immediately following the ThÈ‚tre du Rideau-Vert French productionóthe first time that a Michel Tremblay play will be presented in both French and English in the same city, and in his home town of Montreal at that! This will be, without question, the theatre event of the season, and both published scripts will also be available for the premier performancesófrom LemÈac in French, and from Talonbooks in English.AKAKFor the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again is Tremblay's homage to his mother, who nurtured his imagination, his reclusive reading habits, and his love for the theatre and the arts, yet who did not live to witness the performance of Les Belles Soeurs, and the worldwide acclaim for her son's artistic genius. In a compelling balance of humour and poignancy, Tremblay offers glimpses of himself and his mother at five different stages of their lives together, culminating in his reassurance of his dying mother's concern for him immediately prior to his spectacular success.AKAKOther books by Michel Tremblay available from Talonbooks:AKAKAlbertine in Five Times AKBambi and Me AKBonjour, L‡, Bonjour AKDamnÈe Manon, SacrÈe Sandra AKLa Duchesse de Langeais & Other Plays AKEn PiËces DÈtachÈes AKThe Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant AKThe First Quarter of the Moon AKForever Yours, Marie-Lou (Revised) AKHosanna (Revised) AKThe Impromptu of Outremont AKLa Maison Suspendue AKMarcel Pursued by the Hounds AKThe Real World? AKRemember Me AKSainte-Carmen of the Main AKThe Duchess and the Commoner AKThÈrËse and Pierrette and the Little Hanging Angel AKA Thing of Beauty AKAKAK--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AKAKAKISBN 0-88922-389-0; $14.95 Canada / $10.95 U.S.A.AK©1998; 96 pp; 1st printingAKAKAKAK--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AKAKAKIn QuÈbec, a new Tremblay play is like a fresh tablet from Moses.AKóMontreal GazetteAKAKAKAK--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AKAKAKTo order TalonbooksTremblay, Michel is the author of 'For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again', published 1998 under ISBN 9780889223899 and ISBN 0889223890.