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'L'enfant terrible no more'

Broadcast Date: March 28, 1978

Now that the Parti Québécois have been in power for over a year, Michel Tremblay has softened his stance on allowing English productions of his plays in Quebec. But that doesn't mean he has eased his desire for a separate Quebec. He tells CBC's Hana Gartner that bilingualism is "stupid," saying it's ridiculous to expect a housewife in Vancouver to be perfectly fluent in both English and French.

Tremblay argues that the only reasonable solution is for Quebec to separate from Canada. At the time of the interview, the prolific playwright is the midst of a self-imposed break from writing plays, focusing on writing novels, songs and screenplays.

'L'enfant terrible no more'

• "I know what I want in the theatre. I want a real political theatre, but I know that political theatre is dull. I write fables." — Michel Tremblay.
• Michel Tremblay said he wrote the play Bonjour là, Bonjour partly to tell his father that he loved him (1974).
• Tremblay paid a loving tribute to his mother in the play For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (1998).
• Tremblay said he had a very happy and loving childhood.

'L'enfant terrible no more'

Medium: Television

Program: Take 30

Broadcast Date: March 28, 1978

Guest(s): Michel Tremblay

Host: Hana Gartner

Duration: 11:39

Last updated:
July 7, 2009