Ma vie rouge Kubrick is the stage adaptation of the acclaimed Quebec novel of the same title by author Simon Roy. The author’s first book, the novel was published by Éditions du Boréal in 2014 and received the 2015 Prix des libraires du Québec in the Quebec Novel category. In 2023, it was one of twelve titles selected for a special edition celebrating the 60^th anniversary of Éditions du Boréal. Translation rights have also been sold for an English-language edition in North America and for Spain, demonstrating the work’s reach beyond Quebec.

Drawing its inspiration from Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining, Simon Roy’s novel is a powerful work of autofiction. Through a story that is both astonishing and deeply moving, the author reminds us that a literary, cinematic, or theatrical work can have the power to change the course of our lives, sometimes even helping to shed light on deeply buried traumas within our unconscious.

By bringing this autofictional novel to the stage, Les 2 Mondes extends its encounter with a significant work of contemporary Quebec literature. The stage adaptation transposes the richness of the text into a theatrical language where theatre, image, movement, and music intersect, opening up new perspectives on themes of memory, family, fiction, and the influence of the works that inhabit us. In doing so, it introduces the literary work to new audiences while offering a distinctive theatrical experience.

Created at the Festival international de la littérature in a staged reading format in the fall of 2023 and subsequently presented at Théâtre de la Ville as part of the Fenêtres event, the project has now evolved into an entirely new version that brings the novel’s theatrical dimension to the forefront. Initially presented as a monologue performed by actor Maxim Gaudette, the production has now developed into a fully staged theatrical work performed by actors Nico Racicot and Marc-Antoine Sinibaldi. Together, they share the entire text in a strange and captivating interplay of mirrors.

In 2026, the production was presented 18 times at Théâtre du Train Bleu in Avignon, as part of the 60^th edition of the Festival OFF Avignon.