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Robert Lepage’s most autobiographical play to date is a riveting tale about memory, belonging and collective history, conveyed in a tender one-man performance animated by a transforming set.

Standing beside a rotating doll’s house replica of his childhood home – the block of flats at 887 Murray Avenue – Lepage opens a beguiling window to the past. Delivered in a mixture of poetry and prose, his intimate recollections of family life illuminate the struggles of Québécois society of the time while inviting us into his present-day world.

Unable to retain the words of a poem for a recital, the Canadian theatre-maker begins an investigation into the act of remembering. Leading to a retracing of his roots, in a divided 1960s Québec, his narration ricochets across decades and themes.

Matching ingenious storytelling with a meticulously crafted staging that plays with scale through innovative technologies, this is a tantalising solo show from an iconic artist.

Performed in English and French with English surtitles.