Film

Backyard Theatre

1973 · 30m · Documentary

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.

Michel Tremblay

Himself

André Brassard

Himself

Ève Gagnier

Amulette Garneau

Mirielle Lachance

Monique Mercure

Denise Morelle

Denise Filiatrault

Louise Forestier

Claude Gai

Odette Gagnon

Normand Morin

André Montmorency

• Jean Pierre LefebvreDirector
• Jean V. DufresneProducer
• Ian McLarenProducer
• Jean-Pierre LachapelleDirector of Photography

Release date

January 1, 1973

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

30m

Genres

Documentary