Albertine in Five Times

Albertine in Five Times (French: Albertine, en cinq temps) is a play by Michel Tremblay. First produced by the National Arts Centre in 1984, it has gone on to become one of Tremblay's most widely produced plays in both its original French and translated English versions.

The play centres on Albertine, who appeared as a minor or supporting character in several of Tremblay's other works. In the play, the 70-year-old Albertine interacts with her younger selves at the ages of 30, 40, 50 and 60, dramatizing her interior monologue as she reflects on her life after moving into a retirement home. Apart from the five Albertines, the only other character who appears in the play is her sister Madeleine.

The original production in 1984 starred Huguette Oligny, Gisèle Schmidt, Amulette Garneau, Rita Lafontaine, Muriel Dutil and Paule Marier, and was directed by André Brassard. The play was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 1984 Governor General's Awards.

The first English production, by Tarragon Theatre in 1985, starred Susan Coyne, Patricia Hamilton, Susan Wright, Clare Coulter, Joy Coghill and Doris Petrie. The original translation was done by Bill Glassco and John Van Burek. This production won a Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 1986.

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