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

Photo - Pierre Légaré et Mannuelle Légaré - Club sandwich mayonnaise - Une pièce de théâtre documentaire de Porte Parole

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

Club sandwich mayonnaise - Manuelle Légaré

Manuelle Légaré

Club sandwich mayonnaise - Sylvie de Morais-Nogueira - Photo : Andréanne Gauthier

Sylvie de Morais-Nogueira

Club sandwich mayonnaise - Distribution - Alice Pascual - Crédit: Andréanne Gauthier

Alice Pascual

Club sandwich mayonnaise - Distribution - Martin-David Peters - Crédit: Melany Bernier

Martin-David Peters


Bios

Club sandwich mayonnaise - Manuelle Légaré

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 CazesLe dernier soir (the first investigative series aired on Quebec television), La traqueDeuxième 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.

François Bernier, metteur en scène de Club sandwich mayonnaise - Crédit: David Ospina

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.

Mathieu Gosselin - crédit: David Ospina

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 OurseÉtats-humainsTraumaToute la véritéSérie NoireLe PhoenixC’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

La Presse - Sortir, votre rendez-vous culturel [Partenaire de la pièce Club sandwich mayonnaise]

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

Portrait - Véronique Hivon

Véronique Hivon

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

Portrait: Nathalie Plaat

Nathalie Plaat

Psychologist, author and columnist; doctoral research on physicians’ suffering


Thursday April 9
7 PM

Portrait: Olivia Nguyen

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

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

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

Pierre Deschamps

Emeritus lawyer and member of the Commission on End-of-Life Care


Tuesday April 14
7 PM

Jean-Thomas Chouinard

Jean-Thomas Chouinard

PhD candidate in Psychology; researcher on rituals surrounding medical assistance in dying

Geneviève Léger

Geneviève Léger

Thanadoula and public speaker

Valerie Bourgeois-Guerin

Valérie Bourgeois-Guérin

PHD

Professor of Psychology, psychologist and co-director of the Quebec Network for Research on Aging


Wednesday April 15
7 PM

Pierre-Luc Turcotte

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

Caroline Ouellet

Anesthesiologist and founder of the end-of-life care organisation Aux trois sentiers


Friday April 17
7 PM

David Lussier

David Lussier

MD, FRCP(c)

Geriatrician and member of the Commission on End-of-Life Care

Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre

Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre

Coordinator, citizen network Living with Dignity


Saturday April 18
2 PM

Marie-Eve Bouthillier

Marie-Ève Bouthillier

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


Production History

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