Mommy, le retour

Resurrected from the dead, Mommy returns to haunt Québec and take revenge on the living. Horrified by today’s world, this undead grandmother dreams of restoring a bygone golden age. To achieve her goal, she transforms her ideological opponents into zombies, enlisting them in a chillingly fascist social project. By turns martyr, pop star and tyrant, Mommy constantly reinvents herself to seduce the masses.

In this political satire staged as a rap performance, Olivier Choinière subverts theatrical conventions to expose the rise of reactionary rhetoric. Blending storytelling, lip-sync, original songs, choreography and gory special effects, the production plunges audiences into a world where the undead seize power under the guidance of a live DJ with a messianic aura. Exhilarating, irreverent and fiercely timely, Mommy, The Return is a theatrical release as delirious as it is disturbing.

ABOUT OLIVIER CHOINIÈRE

Olivier Choinière works as a playwright, director, and translator for the theatre. He is the general and artistic director of L’ACTIVITÉ, a creation company he founded in 2000 in Montreal. Through his productions, he explores diverse forms of representation and seeks to give the audience an active role. A 1996 graduate in playwriting from the National Theatre School of Canada, his works have been translated into multiple languages and performed across Canada, Europe, and Asia. Olivier Choinière has received numerous awards, including the Siminovitch Prize, the Gascon-Thomas Award, the Michel-Tremblay Prize, and the Marcel-Dubé Prize twice. He teaches at the National Theatre School of Canada and frequently gives lectures and workshops. His texts are published by Atelier 10, Leméac, and Dramaturges éditeurs.

ABOUT L’ACTIVITÉ, THÉÂTRE DE CRÉATION

L’ACTIVITÉ is a theatrical creation platform and serves as the voice and showcase for playwright and director Olivier Choinière. By constantly seeking alignment between the diverse forms of its creations, the social and political reach of its works, and the very spaces in which they are presented, L’ACTIVITÉ aims to challenge conventional theatre. The company has produced over 20 stage, site-specific, and sound-based works.