{"id":1932,"date":"2023-04-08T23:32:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T03:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/latroupedesanciens.org\/tda_wp\/?page_id=1932"},"modified":"2023-04-10T23:23:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T03:23:06","slug":"2023-show","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/latroupedesanciens.org\/tda_wp\/2023-show\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Show \u2013 The Doctor in spite of Himself and The Bald Soprano"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Illustration by Pierre Brissart for a 1682 edition of The Doctor in spite of himself<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Our 2023 show in French is a double bill of Moli\u00e8re\u2019s comedy The Doctor in spite of Himself <\/em>(\u201cLe M\u00e9decin malgr\u00e9 lui\u201d<\/em>), and the celebrated absurdist play The Bald Soprano<\/em> (\u201cLa Cantatrice chauve\u201d<\/em>) by Eug\u00e8ne Ionesco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Doctor in spite of Himself <\/em>(\u201cLe M\u00e9decin malgr\u00e9 lui\u201d<\/em>) is a three-act farce in prose that was first performed on August 6, 1666 at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Palais-Royal<\/a> in Paris where it enjoyed great success. One of the main themes it satirizes is medicine in 17th century France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bald Soprano<\/em> (\u201cLa Cantatrice chauve\u201d<\/em>) is a one-act Theatre of the Absurd<\/a> comedy by Eug\u00e8ne Ionesco that opened on May 11, 1950 at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Noctambules in Paris. It was Ionesco\u2019s first play and has become one of the most performed French plays ever, it having been performed continually (as of 2016) at one theatre in Paris since 1957.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Poster in front of the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de la Huchette where The Bald Soprano has played since 1957. Photo by Philippe Al\u00e8s CC-BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

For more on the plays, see the Wikipedia articles about The Doctor in spite of Himself<\/em><\/a> and The Bald Soprano<\/em><\/a>. There are also Wikipedia articles about Moli\u00e8re<\/a> and Eug\u00e8ne Ionesco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will give two performances, on Friday and Saturday, April 21 & 22, 2023, at 7:30 PM at the George Ignatieff Theatre on the downtown campus of the University of Toronto. One-page summaries of both plays in English (available on-line below) as well as projected surtitles in English will be available at both shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Online<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can purchase (reserve and pay for) tickets online<\/a> (starting April 10, 2023). Seats will be selected by our box office staff starting April 10, 2023, in the order in which the online purchases were made. Your tickets will be held at the theatre entrance the night of your show until you arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Email<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can reserve tickets by contacting our box office team by email<\/a> starting February 26, 2023. Your tickets will be held at the theatre entrance the night of your show until 30 minutes before show time (show time is 7:30 PM, thus until 7 PM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Telephone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can reserve tickets by contacting our box office team by telephone<\/a> staring April 10, 2023, weekdays 11 AM \u2013 5 PM. Your tickets will be held at the theatre entrance the night of your show until 30 minutes before show time (show time is 7:30 PM, thus until 7 PM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Door<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tickets, if any remain, will also be available at the door on the nights of the performances with payment by cash only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Date and Time<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 7:30 PM
English surtitles will be shown both days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

George Ignatieff Theatre
Trinity College
University of Toronto
15 Devonshire Place
Toronto, ON M5S 1H8
Subway: St. George<\/a>; Bedford Road exit, then 400 m on foot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maps<\/h5>\n\n\n\n