About
Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Stage Play is Chester Brown’s critically acclaimed and award-winning graphic novel adapted for the stage by Zach Fraser with dynamic and playful two-dimensional puppetry. This gripping historical drama follows Riel, known as “The Father of Manitoba” from the famous Red River Resistance through to the Battle of Batoche and his subsequent trial.
Madman or visionary? Traitor or patriot?
Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Stage Play is charged with controversy, unflinching in its depiction of our historical forefathers. This epic tale steams through early Canadian history, revealing a rugged and treacherous landscape both in life and politics.
Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Stage Play is part adventure story, part history lesson, and a completely fascinating theatrical event.
“A dazzling pageant of two-dimensional puppetry.” — Montreal Gazette
Creation date: 1 March 2016
Honors:
META Award Winner 2016 – Outstanding Independent Production
META Award Winner 2016 – Outstanding Text Adaptation
META Award Winner 2016 – Outstanding Ensemble
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