May 1953. The Empress of France sets sail from Montreal. On the pretext of attending the celebrations marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, an important mafioso leaves for England where he secretly plans to live in exile with his two sons. Aboard this floating palace in the middle of the ocean, the petty lord of the Montreal underworld must face the most important decision of his dubious career: will he sacrifice his youngest son for a safe-conduct?Le Voyage du couronnement, co-produced by Theatre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal and Th嶧tre du Trident in Qu嶵ec City, was nominated in the Best New Play category at the 1996 Soir嶪 des Masques?presented by the Acad幦ie qu嶵嶰oise du th嶧tre.