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February 2012

Tuesday February 28, 2012

The Leisure Society - Trafalgar Studios - UK

François Archambault

François Archambault graduated from the playwriting program at the National Theatre School of Canada in 1993 and has also completed a major in French Studies at the Université de Montréal. Between 1989 and 1998, he wrote 12 plays and his work appeared in seven anthologies. His 1992 play Le Jour de la fête de Martin was among the 13 finalists selected in the Concours Val’en Scène in Valenciennes, France, and received a special mention from the jury. In October 1995, Archambault completed within three weeks Si la tendance se maintient, a play about the referendum on Quebec sovereignty. It ran during the referendum campaign and was enthusiastically received by critics. Archambault secured his reputation as a sharp social satirist with his earlier plays Cul sec (Fast Lane) and Les gagnants (The Winners) and further established his importance on the Quebec theatre scene with the award-winning 15 Seconds, a darkly humorous play about social alienation arising from superficial relationships. 15 Seconds has had staged readings and productions in English translation across Canada and the U.K.

The Leisure Society (La société des loisirs), one of Archambault’s most recent plays, will be performed in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver in the 2005-06 season.

December 2011 : The Leisure Society In Vogue

BOOK AWARDS

Winner of the 1998 Governor General’s Award for Drama

Finalist for the 2000 Governor General’s Award for Translation