The play
In Quebec, choosing our own death’s date and time is becoming increasingly common—medical assistance in dying now accounts for more than 7% of annual deaths. But are we, as a society, truly prepared for this new reality?
On October 5, 2021, Manuelle Légaré was with her father, the great comedian Pierre Légaré, through his final days—he had chosen medical assistance in dying. With Club sandwich mayonnaise, she steps on stage for the first time, looking to understand what she experienced and to ask the questions she never got the chance to ask. Blending personal narrative with social investigation, humor with existential questions, the play explores the human and ethical challenges of this profound shift in our relationship with death.
April 8–18 2026
USINE C

PHOTOS JEAN-FRANÇOIS SAUVÉ
Credits
A Porte Parole Production
Text
Manuelle Légaré
Director and Text Collaborator
François Bernier
Dramaturg
Mathieu Gosselin
Stage Manager
Sandy Caron
Set Design
Pierre-Étienne Locas
Original Music, Sound and Video Design
Antonin Gougeon-Moisan
Lighting Design
Chantal Labonté
Costume Design
Sarah Balleux
Media Relations
Rosemonde Communications | Rosemonde Gingras
Cast

Manuelle Légaré

Sylvie de Morais-Nogueira

Alice Pascual

Martin-David Peters
Bios

Manuelle Légaré
Text
Bio
Manuelle Légaré is the editor-in-chief of Tout le monde en parle. A content producer and screenwriter, she has worked on documentary series such as Alpha_02: Le mystère Alexandre Cazes, Le dernier soir (the first investigative series aired on Quebec television), La traque, Deuxième chance, and Qui êtes-vous?. Her work earned her the Gémeaux Award for Best Documentary Research – All Categories (Qui êtes-vous?) in 2016, and the awards for Best Documentary Series – Society (Deuxième chance and La traque) in 2018 and 2022.
Her first podcast, Récidive, chronicled her encounter with a former inmate on the path to rehabilitation who was later accused of kidnapping. Récidive won Best French-Language Podcast at the Paris Podcast Festival in 2021. Her most recent documentary, Alphas, co-directed and co-written with Simon Coutu, was a major success on Télé-Québec and was selected for the international INPUT conference.

Photo David Ospina
François Bernier
Director and Text Collaborator
Bio
François Bernier is an actor, writer, and director. Since graduating from the Conservatoire, he has taken part in more than 40 theatre productions. He is the general and artistic director of Théâtre DuBunker, with whom he co-wrote Le NoShow (150 performances, including 100 in Europe) and Ensemble.
On television, he has appeared in Alertes, Indéfendable, Les Bombes, and Les bogues de la vie. He also wrote and performed in several shows on Vrak, including Frank vs Girard, and was a screenwriter for Les Parent.
As a director, he collaborates with numerous artists, including the music groups Les sœurs Boulay, Fanny Bloom, Vulgaires Machins, and Comment Debord. He directed J’t’aime encore by Roxanne Bouchard, which has reached nearly 100 performances, as well as 5 balles dans la tête, a documentary play by the same author, presented at La Licorne in 2024, revived in Duceppe’s En rappel series, and toured across Quebec. He also directed Les Vacances by Lily Pinsonneault, presented in September 2025 at La Licorne, the comedy show by Silvi Tourigny, and, in April 2026, he will direct Club sandwich mayonnaise, the upcoming creation by Porte Parole, written by Manuelle Légaré.
In parallel, he lends his voice and pen to the youth podcast Allo la puce! He has also just completed writing his first feature film, for which he received a grant from Netflix.
With Théâtre DuBunker, he has led several creation labs as a director, writer, and dramaturgical advisor, notably for Dilemme (a co-production with Théâtre La Seizième), Béluga, and Suzanne va sortir.

Photo David Ospina
Mathieu Gosselin
Dramaturg
Bio
A graduate of the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Montréal, Mathieu Gosselin has made his mark on Quebec’s cultural scene as both an actor and a playwright.
He has performed in Betty à la plage by Christopher Durang, directed by Patrice Dubois; Venise-en-Québec by Olivier Choinière, directed by Jean-Frédéric Messier; Bob by René-Daniel Dubois, directed by René-Richard Cyr; Suprême deluxe, written and directed by Sébastien Dodge; Caligula remix by director Marc Beaupré; Silence Radio, which he also co-wrote and which was directed by Geoffrey Gaquère; Contes urbains, directed by Stéphane Jacques; and Des souris et des hommes, directed by Vincent-Guillaume Otis.
Working with Théâtre de la Pire Espèce, he has appeared with the company in Ubu sur la table and Persée, which he also co-wrote. He both wrote and performed several roles in Fête sauvage. Mathieu’s work can also be seen in J’aime Hydro, both in live performances and in the filmed and audio recordings that reached a wide audience. Last spring, he took the stage at La Licorne in a solo performance titled Gros gars, prise de parole analogique.
On television, he has appeared in Grande Ourse, États-humains, Trauma, Toute la vérité, Série Noire, Le Phoenix, C’est pour ça que je t’aime, and M’entends-tu?. His film credits include the popular feature Starbuck and Les barbares de la Malbaie.
Schedule
Wednesday april 8
7 pm
Talkback with
Véronique Hivon
Nathalie Plaat
Thusday april 9
7 pm
Talkback with
Olivia Nguyen
Isabelle Marcoux
FRIDAY APRIL 10
19 H
Talkback with
Ariane Plaisance
sATURDAY APRIL 11
3 pm
Talkback with
Johanne de Montigny
SUNDAY APRIL 12
3 pm
Talkback with
Pierre Deschamps
TUESDAY APRIL 14
7 pm
Talkback with
Jean-Thomas Chouinard
Geneviève Léger
Valérie Bourgeois-Guérin
WEdnesday april 15
7 pm
Talkback with
Pierre-Luc Turcotte
thursday april 16
7 pm
Talkback with
Caroline Ouellet
Friday april 17
7 pm
Talkback with
David Lussier
Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre
saturday april 18
2 pm
Talkback with
Marie-Ève Bouthillier
Partners


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The Club sandwich mayonnaise talkbacks
Club sandwich mayonnaise wants to open a conversation.
In keeping with Porte Parole’s commitment to theatre as a space for civic dialogue, we invite you to stay after the curtain falls. Following each performance, author Manuelle Légaré will be joined on stage by experts from various fields to continue the conversation sparked by the play and reflect together on how our relationship to death is evolving.
Because it’s important to talk about it.
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Partners to the conversation
Wednesday April 8
7 PM

Véronique Hivon
Lawyer and former minister responsible for Bill 52 on end-of-life care

Nathalie Plaat
Psychologist, author and columnist; doctoral research on physicians’ suffering
Thursday April 9
7 PM

Olivia Nguyen
MD, MM, CCMF (SP), FCMF, FRCPC, palliative care
Professor and palliative care physician

Isabelle Marcoux
Associate Professor, PhD in Psychology, Co-lead of the Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Medical Assistance in Dying
Friday April 10
7 PM

Ariane Plaisance
PhD Community Health
Independent researcher on end-of-life issues and end-of-life doula
Saturday April 11
3 PM

Johanne de Montigny
M.A.Ps
Retired psychologist; worked in palliative care and bereavement follow-up for 29 years (McGill network)
Sunday April 12
3 PM

Pierre Deschamps
Emeritus lawyer and member of the Commission on End-of-Life Care
Tuesday April 14
7 PM

Jean-Thomas Chouinard
PhD candidate in Psychology; researcher on rituals surrounding medical assistance in dying

Geneviève Léger
Thanadoula and public speaker

Valérie Bourgeois-Guérin
PHD
Professor of Psychology, psychologist and co-director of the Quebec Network for Research on Aging
Wednesday April 15
7 PM

Pier-Luc Turcotte
PhD, erg./OT Reg. (Ont.)
Professor of Occupational Therapy and member of an expert committee on the expansion of medical assistance in dying
Thursday April 16
7 PM

Caroline Ouellet
Anesthesiologist and founder of the end-of-life care organisation Aux trois sentiers
Friday April 17
7 PM

David Lussier
MD, FRCP(c)
Geriatrician and member of the Commission on End-of-Life Care

Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre
Coordinator, citizen network Living with Dignity
Saturday April 18
2 PM

Marie-Ève Bouthillier
Associate Professor, ethics specialist, Co-lead of the Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Medical Assistance in Dying

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