A coproduction by THÉÂTRE FRANÇAIS DE TORONTO and THÉÂTRE LA CATAPULTE (OTTAWA)

A ZANY COMEDY AT THE EXPENSE OF DOCTORS.
THE WORST PATIENTS ARE THOSE WHO DON’T WANT TO BE CURED. A group of young actors on tour perform an anthology of finely woven scenes from pieces written by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière: Le Médecin volant (The Flying Doctor) (1645) and Le Médecin malgré lui (A Doctor in Spite of Himself) (1666). There is some question, of course, of feigned illness and disguised or impostor doctors. Above all, for Molière, there is some question about letting the laws of nature and desire, the rights of men and women who prefer pleasure, triumph over the austere lessons of all these solemn doctors or spiritual advisers. The question we must ask ourselves is this: are we going to die because of four doctors and two pharmacists, as Lisette says, or are we going to die of laughter?

With Sophie GOULET · Chanda LEGROULX · Vincent POIRIER · Anie RICHER · Pierre SIMPSON and Nicolas VAN BUREK
Direction Jean-Stéphane ROY
Set Dominic MANCA
Costumes Nina OKENS
Lights Guillaume HOUET
Sound Jean-Michel OUIMET
Stage management Tina GORALSKI