Backyard Theatre (1973)
Overview
Backyard Theatre is a documentary about playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard’s flavourful brand of Quebec theatre, which captured the earthy wit and joual (slang) of Montreal's East End working-class neighbourhood. The film features impromptu improvisation by the cast of Les belles-soeurs and Demain matin, Montréal m'attend, two genre-defining plays.
Cast
Michel Tremblay
Himself
André Brassard
Himself
Ève Gagnier
Amulette Garneau
Mirielle Lachance
Monique Mercure
Denise Morelle
Denise Filiatrault
Louise Forestier
Claude Gai
André Montmorency
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