Le Téton Tardif

Le Téton Tardif is more than a solo performance. It is an intimate and eye-opening journey through the complexities of female identity. Caroline invites us into her inner world, where breasts become the focal point of a story rich in emotion, humour, and introspection. Blending stand-up comedy, theatrical drama, and physical expression, she challenges us to reconsider our perceptions of beauty, sexuality, and self-worth in a society shaped by media and pop culture.

This show is a co-production by Caroline Raynaud and Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, presented in co-presentation by La Slague and Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. Intended for audiences aged 14 and up, and open to all.

“Avec candeur, férocité, lucidité et un humour noir redoutable, Caroline emploie ses grands talents de comédienne à décortiquer les normes sociales qui sexualisent nos corps et qui nous amènent à adhérer à ces fantasmes délirants et souvent toxiques.”

-Éric Robitaille, lettre d’appui, Sudbury, samedi le 29 juin 2024

We enter the intimate world of a woman navigating the wild terrain of femininity. With tenderness and brutal honesty, she shares her obsessions and joys, her victories and misadventures. She wonders aloud: “What makes me a woman? A good woman? A mother?”

For her, it all started with breasts. They were late to arrive, and the wait became an obsession. That’s when Ophélie appeared, a pop idol with Barbie-doll looks and a prophetic line: “Mine just popped in overnight!”

“Overnight!” She takes those words literally and makes them her guiding star, her beacon of hope. Her breasts will make her a woman.

But the story goes further back — to Barbie. Her favorite doll. The big-chested, tiny-waisted ideal. Caroline reconnects with the little girl she was, the teenager, the woman, on a quest to love herself so she can love others.