Albertine sets out to re-conquer the beau she has lost to her younger sister. In the eyes of her family members, Albertine, (a character portrayed in Albertine, in Five Times) is a soul on fire that devours everything she touches. But in her own eyes, Albertine is sensitive, selfless, and devoted to the objects of her desires. Caught in this dilemma, Albertine, who has cast herself as a sacrificial lamb, a victim of destiny, the queen of unhappiness, descends into a hell of lucidity as she confronts Alex, the great hope and passion of her youth.

« ALBERTINE : He wasn't satisfied with casting me off like a pair of old boots, he decided to chase after my sister! To hurt me even more! He knew I'd see him when he came calling for you, that I'd hear him talking loud, laughing, that I'd smell his after-shave that would linger in the house after the two of you left... You silly girl, sometimes you're so naïve... He's using you so he can go on pissing me off! »

"Michel Tremblay strikes gold again." Matt Radz, the Montreal Gazette"&r « Iconic Tremblay gets a breathtaking Tarragon production / Demanding, overdramatic, narcissistic and suffocating, the Albertine of Past Perfect is a woman only a mother or Michel Tremblay could love. Strictly speaking, Tremblay is Albertine's mother. He has given life to her many fictional and theatrical existences in his repertoire for nearly 40 years now, making her one of the most iconic creations in his personal mythology of Montreal and of Canadian dramatic literature.» Kamal Al-Solaylee, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, March 2, 2006