Hosanna

Overview

Hosanna is a 1973 play by French-Canadian writer Michel Tremblay. The story takes place in the Montreal, Quebec apartment of Hosanna, a drag queen dressed as Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra, and centres on the relationship between her and Cuirette, an aging "stud" and gay biker, after they have returned from a Halloween party. The play deals with several issues including gender identity, sexual identity, the ignorance and acceptance of ageing, and social expressions of homosexuality. Hosanna discusses her relationship with her mother and shows her anxieties over her knowledge of who she really is.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1991

Original language

English

Cast

Gildor Roy,René Richard Cyr

Writer

Michel Tremblay

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt15044292