Incendies

One of the most striking aspects of "Incendies" is its use of storytelling as a means of exploring the past and its impact on the present. The play highlights the power of memory and the ways in which stories can be both a source of healing and a tool for perpetuating trauma.

The notary, Jean Lebel, is a crucial figure. As a civil servant, he represents the rule of law—a world where contracts are honored, names are recorded, and the dead receive proper burials. Yet he is helpless before the story he uncovers. His office, filled with files and stamps, becomes a mausoleum of failed documentation. Incendies