This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Festival du Jamais Lu—an ultra-creative, ultra-Montreal theater festival dedicated to new plays that, as its name suggests, have never been read before.
It runs from Friday, May 1 to Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Théâtres des Écuries, and there will be an anniversary performance and 13 staged readings of previously unperformed texts.
Repairing the Transmissions
The theme of this edition is “Repairing Transmissions,” and in the texts to be read, there is much repairing and arguing about the grievances and sorrows of the past (439 Kilometers, I Will Go and Come on Your Graves, Fallen from Me) and the present.
In addition to the evening readings, the festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary with Un quart de siècle au quart de tour— a show running from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. conceived as a “theatrical road trip” that will revisit the festival’s texts since its inception.
Practical Information
Where? Théâtre des Écuries, 7285 Chabot Street
When? From Friday, May 1 to Thursday, May 9, 2026
Friday, May 1, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. – A Quarter Century in the Blink of an Eye
Saturday, May 2 at 4 p.m. – 493 KilometersbySara Karel Chiasson
Saturday, May 2 at 8 p.m. –The Mourning of Parallel UniversesbyChloé Chartrand
Sunday, May 3 at 4 p.m.– InPrecious Objects byJulien-Claude Charlebois
Sunday, May 3 at 8 p.m.–Papillons byStéphanie Labbé
Monday, May 4 at 8 p.m.–J’irai jouir sur vos tombesbyTamara Nguyen
Tuesday, May 5 at 10 a.m.–Tout ce qui montebyThomas Dufour
Tuesday, May 5 at 8 p.m. – In*December 6, 1996*byÉléonore Brieuc
Wednesday, May 6 at 5 p.m.– Champ-de-Mars byMathieu Renaud
Wednesday, May 6 at 8 p.m.–Maison pas de porte byKariane Lachance
Thursday, May 7 at 5 p.m.–Le Portail byMaxime Brillon
Thursday, May 7 at 8 p.m.–Tombée de moibyLyraël Dauphin
Friday, May 8 at 5 p.m. –Propane, the House with Green ShinglesbyLaurie Léveillé
Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m.– J’ai pris feu une fois pis ça s’est jamais éteint by Pascale St-Onge
Saturday, May 9 at 4 p.m. – For the 10th anniversary of Jamais Lu Paris and the 25th anniversary of Jamais Lu Montréal,Braver les oragesis a transatlantic creative project in partnership withThéâtre Ouvert, bringing together two authors from Quebec and two from France.
Saturday, May 9, 8:00 p.m. – Grand closing night of the 25th Festival du Jamais Lu, theatrical cabaret *Cimetière des chars à gaz*and *Espèces en voie d’apparition*, based on an ideaby Éric Noël
How? The full program and ticket information are available here
Students/ $17
General Admission /$20
Solidarity / $45
Double Program: Reading & Cocktails + Theater / $36
3-Reading Package / $50
A Quarter Century in the Blink of an Eye / $50
Cemetery of Gas Tanks and Emerging Species /$25
