Louis Riel
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.
From June 18th 2023 to June 18th 2023
Theatre Lac-Brome
9 Chemin du Mont-Écho
Knowlton, QC J0E 1V0
June 18th, 2023 at 3pm