Boulevard Pérusse

After years of entertaining French-speaking audiences with his albums, radio work and television creations, François Pérusse presents his first original play, in the tradition of boulevard comedy. Boulevard Pérusse follows a Quebec family that founded a multinational company inventing and manufacturing practically everything in an environmentally friendly way. When one of its factories is seized in a country ruled by a dictator, the company and Quebec’s trade minister must respond. A visit from an employee who fled the country to alert the owners makes the urgency clear: people are in danger. But this story has François Pérusse’s unmistakable touch: slamming doors, twisted wordplay, absurd situations, unruly dialogue and unexpected characters. One of the protagonists is not even human and is voiced by Pérusse himself. Featuring Édith Cochrane, Martin Héroux, Erich Preach, Marie-Ève Trudel, David-Alexandre Després and Philippe Racine. Directed by Hugo Bélanger.