Directed By Caroline Guiela Nguyen
By Sherry Steinberg
London, 2025. The renowned French atelier Béliana was entrusted with a task as thrilling as it was daunting: to craft a gown for the Princess of England. It must be created in complete secrecy. One by one, the characters in the play all have their personalities and their emotions revealed as they are working on this precious creation.
With one amazing stage setting, three environments are tied together—the Parisian haute couture fashion house, an embroidery workshop in Mumbai, and a lace atelier in Alencon. The characters in all three places know that they are working on a dress that will become part of history. At the same time, they must handle their own personal and family problems. The profound secrecy of what they are doing compounds their unsettled feelings and relationships with each other, including dominance and violence.
This play is presented in French with English sub-titles and describes the dynamics of what goes on behind the scenes in the world of high fashion.
From May 22nd to 25th, 2025
Theatre Jean-Duceppe in Place des Arts
TransAmériques
514-842-0704
www. fta.ca
