Fanny Britt Explained

Fanny Iseult Britt (born 1977) is a Canadian playwright and translator living in Quebec.

She was born in Amos and grew up in Montreal. She studied playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada, graduating in 2001.^[1]

In 2008, she founded Théâtre Debout with Geoffrey Gaquère and Johanne Haberlin.^[2]

She was the winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 2013 Governor General's Awards for her play Bienveillance, and of the Governor General's Award for French-language novel at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for her novel Faire les sucres.^[3]

Works

Translations

• The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh; performed by and
• The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh
• The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh
• Kvetch by Steven Berkoff for Théâtre Niveau Parking
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain for Théâtre de la Petite Marée
• The Good Person of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht for Théâtre du Trident
• Cul-de-sac by Daniel MacIvor for the
• Half Life by John Mighton for the Carrefour international de théâtre de Québec
• Orphans by Dennis Kelly for Théâtre La Licorne^{[1] [2]}
• After the End by Dennis Kelly for Théâtre La Licorne^{[1] [2]}
• Love and Money by Dennis Kelly for Théâtre La Licorne^{[1] [2]}
• Girls and Boys by Dennis Kelly for Théâtre La Licorne^{[1] [2]}
• The Wolves by Sarah deLappe
• hang by debbie tucker green
• The Doctor by Robert Icke
• Consent by Nina Raine
• Forget Me Not by Tom Holloway
• The McAlpine Spillway by Naomi Wallace
• Crumble by Sheila Callaghan
• The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl
• Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl; performed by
• The Wateshed by Annabel Soutar
• Seeds by Annabel Soutar; performed by

Plays

• Honey Pie (2003)
• Couche avec moi (c'est l'hiver) (2006)
• Hôtel Pacifique (2009)
• Enquête sur le pire (2010)
• Chaque Jour (2011)
• Bienveillance (2012)^{[1] [2]}
• Cinq à Sept (with Mani Soleymanlou, 2015)
• Hurlevents (2018)
• Toutes choses (2022)
• Lysis (with Alexia Bürger, 2023)

Novels

• Les maisons (2015)^[4]
• Faire les sucres (2021)

She has also written youth literature including the series Félicien, the graphic novel Jane, le renard et moi, and Forever Truffle, with illustrations by Isabelle Arsenault.^{[5] [6]}

She contributed to the Télé-Québec series Tactik.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Britt, Fanny . Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
2. Web site: Fanny Iseult Britt . Centre des auteurs dramatiques . fr.
3. Laila Maalouf, "Fanny Britt remporte le Prix du Gouverneur général". La Presse, November 17, 2021.
4. News: Dans la maison de Fanny Britt . La Press . October 28, 2015.
5. News: Brosgol . Vera . 2022-08-19 . Louis's Little Brother Rocks On . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-08-15 . 0362-4331.
6. Web site: n.d. . Forever Truffle by Fanny Britt . 2023-08-15 . www.publishersweekly.com.