Théâtre français du Centre National des Arts, Ottawa
Jeudi 6 novembre 2025, 20h
Vendredi 7 novembre 2025, 20h
Samedi 8 novembre 2025, 16h
AB is an old man with a disability who lives alone in an apartment cluttered with mementos, memories, and trash. Talking and interacting with others were a vital part of this renowned director’s life, but now AB lives in solitude and silence, a prisoner of a body which no longer serves him. He spends his days wheelchair bound, sitting in front of a computer – his only window to the outside world.
Like Krapp, in Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, AB turns to self-examination. He listens to recordings he’s made over the course of his life, a kind of audio diary, and searches for what might be the pivotal moment of his lifetime, before recording a final tape.
seem. What is the sacred fire AB wants to pass on?
Produite pour la première fois en 2023, La dernière cassette connu 21 représentations fulgurantes. Succès qui lui valu une tournée de 2024 à 2025, laquelle s'amorce là où on la vit naître, au Théâtre du Quat'Sous, avec 10 nouvelles séances. S'ensuit la tournée qui l'amène aux quatre coins du Québec, du prestigieux Le Diamant, à Québec, au Théâtre La Rubrique, à Jonquière, en passant par les Maisons de la Culture de Montréal, le Théâtre Le Patriote à Ste-Agathe, le Carré 150 à Victoriaville et la Maison des Arts de Laval pour totaliser une trentaine de représentations.
La dernière cassette revient sur les planches en novembre 2025 avec son passage à Ottawa, au Théâtre français du Centre National des Arts.
AB
To bring water to a simmer, you need a cover and boiling hot water. To make water boil, you need fire.
To start a fire, you need all kinds of things, actually. Like when we perform.
© Caroline Hayeur
CAST AND CREW
Written and Directed by Olivier Choinière
Performed by Violette Chauveau
Dramaturgy Andréane Roy
Assistant Director Stéphanie Capistran-Lalonde
Set design Simon Guilbault
Costumes Elen Ewing assisted by Fany McCrae
Lighting design Claire Seyller
Sound design Éric Forget
Video Pierre Laniel
Props Nadine Jaafar
Makeup Justine Denoncourt-Bélanger
Illustration Lino
Promotional photo and teaser Sandrick Mathurin
Photos of the show Valérie Remise
Technical Director Emmanuelle Nappert
Head Lighting designer Emmanuelle Nappert
Stage Manager Charlotte Gervais
Head of Sound and Video Pierre Tripard
Stage Technician Jérémie Roy
L'ACTIVITÉ TEAM
Artistic Director and Co-General Manager Olivier Choinière
Co-General and Administrative Director Isabelle Brodeur
Production Management Myriam Poirier Dumaine
Communications Marie-France Simard
Booking Agent Ginette Ferland
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Produced by L’ACTIVITÉ
This project benefited from a writing residency from
the Théâtre les gens d’en bas and a translation residency
organized by Playwright's Workshop Montreal.
