Strawberries in January - Softcover

Évelyne De La Chenelière

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854599542 ISBN 13: 9781854599544

Publisher: Nick Hern Books, 2006

Synopsis

Francois and Sophie love each other but break up just before their wedding. Francois' friend, Robert, happens to stay at Lea's b&b, where they have a one-night stand. Lea has a baby and comes to Montreal in search of her childhood friend, Sophie. Meanwhile, Francois has introduced Robert to Sophie without telling him that she is his ex...Just as things are getting really complicated, Lea arrives, Robert declares his love for her, and Francois and Sophie realise they were made for each other after all..."Strawberries in January" is a delicate, double love story like they don't make them anymore. It has the bittersweet atmosphere of a French film, and like a film the story is told in a series of intriguingly interconnected flashbacks. The effect is of mirrors within mirrors - totally beguiling. Premiered by the Traverse Theatre as one of their two headline shows for the 2006 Edinburgh Festival, "Strawberries" is translated from the French by accomplished Scottish playwright, Rona Munro, whose own play, "Iron", was a big hit at the 2002 Festival and transferred to London.

About this title

About the Author:

Evelyne de la Cheneliere was born in Quebec and studied theatre in Paris and Montreal. Des fraises en janvier (Strawberries in January), one of 15 plays so far, won the Quebec Academy of Theatre's award for Best original play of 2000. Rona Munro won the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright Award for Bold Girls in 1991, the Peggy Ramsay Award for The Maiden Stone in 1995 and the John Whiting Award for Iron in 2003. She also adapted The House of Bernarda Alba for Shared Experience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1854599542
• ISBN 13: 9781854599544
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96