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Scots translations open up Québécois playwright Michel Tremblay

Original: “Somehow hearing the play in Scots gave Anglophone audiences an insight into Tremblay that had hitherto eluded them” —Ma

A collection of eight Scots translations of Michel Tremblay's plays is drawing attention, with critic Mark Fisher arguing that hearing the Québécois playwright's work in Scots has given English-speaking audiences an insight into his writing that standard English versions never quite achieved. The translations, featured in the journal Critical Stages, suggest Scots and Quebec French share a similar colloquial texture.

Why now: A newly published set of Scots translations reframes how English-speaking theatre audiences understand Tremblay's voice

Michel TremblayMark FisherCritical StagesScotlandQuebec

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• “Somehow hearing the play in Scots gave Anglophone audiences an insight into Tremblay that had hitherto eluded them” —Mark Fisher on MICHEL TREMBLAY: PLAYS IN SCOTS – 8 Scots translations of the Québécois playwright’s work 1/4 https://www. critical-stages.org/29/michel-… · scotlit@mastodon.scot · 5

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