2022 News | BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective

A Glimpse into New Translation: Seeker

By Marie-Claude Verdier
Translated by Alexis Diamond
Translated from Seeker (Quebec, Canada)

Discover the leading new works of francophone Canadian theatre, and meet the playwrights and their translators.

A Glimpse into New Translation: Still Life

By Marie-Ève Milot & Marie-Claude St-Laurent
Translated by Rhiannon Collett
Translated from Chienne(s) (Quebec, Canada)

“…this show crystallizes the revival of Quebec’s feminist theatre, it is a vibrant homage to art, the place of women to challenge everything, to turn everything upside down, to move from imprisonment to freedom.” – Le Devoir

TheatreArtLife.com Podcast Interview with Bouche’s Jack Paterson

Bouche's Jack Paterson joined Ana Aguilera for a TheatreArtLife.com podcast. An online series putting the spotlight on those who create live entertainment around the globe, the culture creators and the backstage masters. We discussed international, multicultural,...

New Translation Commissions: And if one night

By Lisa L’Heureux | Translated Mishka Lavigne

In a grey apartment building, in a fragmented dream, 4 characters dive into the hushed zones of human intimacy. Recipient of the Prix littéraire Trillium and the Prix Rideau.

“Modern and poetic…four characters whose desire for true human contact seeks to transcend the virtuality of screens” – ici.radio-canada.ca

Podcast: Et si un soir

Listen to French language podcast version of Et si un soir. Produced by Lisa L’Heureux in partnership with Transistor Média, Prise de Parole and Théâtre Rouge Écarlate.

Artists in Conversation – Contemporary Writing in Canada & USA

Tues, Feb 23 at 14:30 PST | Free
Co-writers Marie-Ève Milot and Marie-Claude St-Laurent with translator Rhiannon Collett join Brittany K. Allen (Studio Theatre, Washington USA) and Keith Barker (Playwrights Guild of Canada) in conversation and introduce excerpts from their latest works.

New Translation Commissions: The Hardings

During this current period of uncertainty, it is with a special gratitude to Canada Council for the Arts and a special pleasure to be able to support freelance and independent artists. BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective New Translation commission series continues with the award winning The Hardings.

Martin Bellemare and Annick Lefebvre shortlisted for the Siminovich Prize

This season Bouche had the pleasure of facilitating workshops of Jack Paterson's translation of of Martin Bellemare's Western Gold: The Ballad of Georges Boivin and Johanna Nutter's translation of Annick Lefebvre's Barbed Wire with British Equity. Both these amazing...

Commissions: Antigone in the Spring

During this current period of uncertainty, it is with a special gratitude to Canada Council for the Arts and a special pleasure to be able to support freelance and independent artists. BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective New Translation commission series continues with the Governor General Award nominated play Antigone in the Spring.

International New Translation Workshop: Tales of the Sun

TALES OF THE SUN By Philippe Soldevila | Translated Leanna Brodie
With BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective (Vancouver Canada) & British Equity WSW London Branch (London UK)

International New Translation Workshop: Midnight

MIDNIGHT by Marie-Hélène Larose-Truchon, Translated by Alexis Diamond
with Presence Theatre (London UK)

International New Translation Workshop: Gametes

GAMETES by Rébecca Déraspe | Translated by Leanna Brodie
with British Equity WSW London Branch (Vancouver, London UK)

International New Translation Workshop: River Bed

RIVER BED (FAIRE DES ENFANTS) by Eric Noel | Translated by Jordan Arseneault with British Equity WSW London Branch (Vancouver, London UK, Cayman Islands)

International New Translation Workshop: The Shoe

THE SHOE by David Paquet | Translated by Leanna Brodie with British Equity WSW London Branch (Vancouver, Montreal, London and Salzburg)

International New Translation Workshop: Chienne(S)

CHIENNE(S) By Marie-Ève Milot and Marie-Claude St-Laurent | Translated by Rhiannon Collett with British Equity WSW London Branch (Vancouver, Toronto and London)