“I find it very strange when people say that they are trying to solve 'Uncle Vanya' or find a solution for 'Henry V.' Plays aren't puzzles. They are about playing. But so much theatre has become about performing and acting rather than playing, which is a great pity because audiences are captivated by watching people play.”

Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director

Robert Lepage is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director. He is known for his multidisciplinary work in theatre and film, and for Ex Machina, the performance and production company he founded in Quebec City in 1994. Lepage’s career spans writing, acting, directing for stage, and directing for film, with a practice that often brings these forms together. His work is closely associated with Ex Machina, the company through which he has developed much of his most recognized multidisciplinary production work.