Review: Les 3 exils de Christian E

(photo credit: Nicola-Frank Vachon)

Me, Myself and I
by Shannon Christy
@schristy79

In this play, one guy alone on the stage successfully draws you into his world and shows you your own.

Les 3 exils de Christian E. is a one man show actually based on the experiences of actor Christian Essiambre and his own exiles: from his family, his old job and professional environment, and his past. 

This is a travelogue of a recently arrived immigrant from McKendrick, New Brunswick to Montreal. It develops as an introspection about the choices made when leaving the stability of a small town to try to make it in the big city, Montreal, and failing… and it is also a mystery and a family drama.  With all this at hand, it would be easy to assume that it is way too much for one man to handle but Christian Essiambre’s energy makes for a remarkable show and with humour to boot.