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Scots translations open Michel Tremblay to new audiences

Original: “Somehow hearing the play in Scots gave Anglophone audiences an insight into Tremblay that had hitherto eluded them” —Ma

Theatre critic Mark Fisher writes that hearing Michel Tremblay's plays performed in Scots gave Anglophone audiences an insight into the Québécois playwright that English versions had not. A new collection brings together eight Scots translations of Tremblay's work, published in the journal Critical Stages, highlighting how Scots captures the register of Tremblay's working-class Montreal French and the humour and intimacy of his dialogue.

Why now: The publication of eight Scots translations of Tremblay is prompting fresh discussion of how language choice shapes audiences' understanding of Québécois drama.

Michel TremblayMark FisherCritical Stages

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• “Somehow hearing the play in Scots gave Anglophone audiences an insight into Tremblay that had hitherto eluded them” —Mark Fisher on MICHEL TREMBLAY: PLAYS IN SCOTS – 8 Scots translations of the Québécois playwright’s work 1/4 https://www. critical-stages.org/29/michel-… · scotlit@mastodon.scot · 5

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