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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 drama 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 Théâtre La Licorne [fr] and Théâtre du Trident [fr]
• 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 Carrefour international de théâtre de Québec [fr]
• Half Life by John Mighton for the Carrefour international de théâtre de Québec
• Orphans by Dennis Kelly for Théâtre La Licorne[1][2]

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]

Novels

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

She has also written youth literature including the series Félicien and the graphic novel Jane, le renard et moi with illustrations by Isabelle Arsenault. She contributed to the Télé-Québec series Tactik.

References

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