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Terminally
unemployed and a full time spectator of life, Simon Labrosse
invents a new job for himself everyday - emotional stuntman,
ender of sentences, ego flatterer, easer of consciences -
in order to fill the void in his existence. The one weapon
he has to fight against a system which chokes him? He's alive!
And therein lies the heart of this engaging and often hilarious
play.
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In
Seven Days in the Life of Simon Labrosse, Simon Labrosse invites
the public to witness a few scenes from his life. His friends,
Leo, the dark poet, and Nathalie, the personal development
fanatic, do the best they can in their various supporting
roles, while Simon shares his countless infallible plans for
what he terms his reinsertion into public life. Workless for
quite some time, surrounded by rising unemployment and mortgage
rates, Simon gets an idea to aide him in his quest to be a
participant once again in society: he will offer innovative,
original services. However, although Simon guesses the needs
and secret wishes of his potential clients with great accuracy,
he perhaps goes too far with what he offers...
Ripe
with political criticism, criticism of a political system
that exists in the western world as we know it today, Seven
Days in the Life of Simon Labrosse is a superbly written farce
that will keep you laughing, engaged and moved.
Nominated
for the Governor General's Award for Drama, Canada.
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Reviews
...a
hilarious comedy that veers from slapstick to droll. But there
is another play operating simultaneously with this comedy.
It is a play about the battle of creative minds to conquer
despair, not to mention the negative consequences of global
economics.
- Paul Gessel, The Ottawa Citizen
Das glänzend gebaute Stück bietet ein beklemmendes,
verzerrtes Spiegelbild unserer Welt ...
- Wiener Zeitung
...eine
federleicht verrückte Paraphrase der Schöpfungsgeschichte
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- F.A.Z.
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