French

with Denis GRAVEREAUX
directed by Daniel BRIÈRE

a PRODUCTION by THÉÂTRE D’AUJOURD’HUI


DO WE STILL WANT TO HEAR ABOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION? Yes, if it is to share the life of an ordinary person like us, who asks only to find happiness. A gentle and humorous ode to life, Bashir Lazhar retraces the journey of a political refugee who lands in Québec and who at a moment’s notice fills in for a grade six teacher. With a passion for teaching young people, this educator goes against the current to instruct more about tenderness and justice than spelling and grammar. Beyond the discrepancy between an immigrant’s expectations and his country of refuge arises a profound reflection on numerous subjects that touch us all: the place of schools in our society, immigration, problems of integration in Canada, and the fear of foreigners. We laugh, we cry, we are moved by this piece by Evelyne de la Chenelière, winner of the 2006 Governor General’s Award and author of Des fraises en janvier (Strawberries in January), presented at TfT last season.





MB: MERCREDI BAVARDEUR (Discussion with the actors following the performance)



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