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March 16, 2020

To our valued audience,

La Troupe des Anciens has succeeded in overcoming many seemingly insurmountable difficulties since its inception in 1969, but it is now facing an invincible adversary in COVID-19.

It is with deep regret that after spending many weeks on preparing for the performance of Tartuffe, we have had to postpone it to 2021. We promise you a production that will make the waiting worthwhile.

Those who have already bought tickets will of course be fully refunded.

All members of the Troupe are most grateful for your support throughout the years.

PAULETTE COLLET
Artistic Director

We’ve just added one-page page summaries in English and in French for this year’s production of Tartuffe. Click one of the links below for a copy in PDF format. A full line-up of resources can be found at our 2020 show page.

Tartuffe – English Summary

Tartuffe – French Summary

Would you like tickets to our 2020 production of Tartuffe, but don’t want to wait for the opening of our telephone ticket line on April 13? You can purchase them on-line right now, 24 hours a day.

After purchase and beginning the week of March 16, 2020, a member of our Box office team will select the best seats from those remaining to fulfill your order, treating all purchases chronologically by the date of purchase, and will then confirm by email shortly thereafter that your order has been completed. If you have a special request, for example you need seats with a better view of the projected surtitles in English, you can contact the Box office team by email after making your purchase. And your tickets will be ready for you at the theatre the night of your performance for whenever you arrive.

We’ve just added more resources for this year’s production: one-page page summaries of The Miser in English and in French. A full line-up of resources can be found at our 2019 show page.

The wait is over: our beautiful 2019 colour full-size poster and postcard are now available for download. Grab a copy for yourself, or help our marketing efforts by distributing them on our behalf.

Would you like tickets to our 2019 production of The Miser (L’Avare), but don’t want to wait for the opening of our telephone ticket line on April 1? You can purchase them on-line right now, 24 hours a day.
After purchase and beginning the week of March 4, 2019, a member of our Box office team will select the best seats from those remaining to fulfill your order, treating all purchases chronologically by the date of purchase, and will then confirm by email shortly thereafter that your order has been completed. If you have a special request, for example you need seats with a better view of the projected surtitles in English, you can contact the Box office team by email after making your purchase.

La Troupe des Anciens de l’Université de Toronto is pleased to announce it has selected The Miser (L’Avare), a five-act comedy in prose by Molière, as the play for the 50^th anniversary of its annual show in French to be performed in April 2019. Artistic Director of La Troupe des Anciens Paulette Collet said: “Working together with our various stakeholders, especially our loyal secondary education public, we chose The Miser for its timeless story of family, marriage and all-consuming avarice.” For more information about the school matinée and evening performances, see our website or follow us on social media.

Here are some more photos from our April 2018 show, a selection from “Scapin’s Deceits” (“Les Fourberies de Scapin”) by Molière. Once again, they all were taken by our friend Nicolas Bézier. Hope you enjoy them!

We’re going to be presenting photos from our April 2018 productions of “A Week in the Country” (“Huit jours à la campagne”) by Jules Renard and “Scapin’s Deceits” (“Les Fourberies de Scapin”) by Molière over the coming weeks, starting with this selection from “A Week in the Country”. All photos are by our friend Nicolas Bézier. Hope you enjoy them, and stay tuned for more coming soon!