Still Lives [1994]
Original
Résumé At the age of fifteen, Stéphane escapes family violence by taking refuge in the home of his bachelor neighbour, Jean-Guy. Six years later, he finds himself in the same apartment trying to console Diane who, abandoned by her boyfriend, is left alone to face terminal illness. The play presents variations on the themes of desire, loneliness and the inability to communicate. Extrait « DIANE : […] Maybe because you have to be as fragile as a flower to be able to appreciate them. As… vulnerable. It's crazy but they're something I have a lot of trouble getting rid of. It's such a shame to throw flowers in the garbage. It breaks my heart. […] » Revue de presse "Serge Boucher has captured a desperate, implacable drama in this powerful play reminiscent of the hyper-realistic theatre of the German playwright, Franz Xaver Krœtz." Robert Lévesque, Le Devoir, October 8, 1993. |