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Pre-Feats Showcase (12-13 May ’07)

Pre-Feats Showcase

The American Theatre Company, English Comedy Club and Irish Theatre Group present 

Pre-Feats Showcase 

12-13 May 2007

ATC presents Renaissance Farces

adapted by Joseph Strick, directed by Christine Marchand-Long

Three sixteenth century faces: ‘The Anatomist’ – an old man who should know better than to chase young girls gets the fright of his life; ‘The Trial of Sister Bigass’ – nocturnal carryings-on in a convent; ‘Tarabin’ – the scheming servant receives his just retribution.

ITG presents Boom

written and directed by Vicent Eaton

Three people get together to plot to blow up the world. Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom. They succeed.

ECC presents Faust

written by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Steve Challens

Marlowe’s Faust tale re-told. The story of a man and his deal in selling his soul to the Devil. A myth that still resonates in today’s society.

 

Performances: 19.00, 12-13 May 2007 at the British School of Brussels, Leuvensteenweg 19, 3080 Tervuren

 

Two Gentlemen of Verona (22-24 June ’07)

Two Gentlemen of Verona

THE BRUSSELS SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY ASBL

 

PRESENTS

 

THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

 

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Annette Kelly

 

This delightful early Shakespearean comedy, his shortest play, is a barrel of laughs, introducing themes and ideas that Shakespeare would return to time and again. Come join the fun watching the characters become embroiled in an ever more confusing plot!

 

To be performed outside in the historic grounds

of Corroy-le-Château (near Gembloux)

Get directions on www.shaksoc.com

 

There is wet weather provision.

The show goes on regardless!

Weather forecast available on www.shaksoc.com

 

22nd June – 20h00

23rd June 15h00 and 20h00

24th June 20h00

 

Tickets: Eur 15

BSS Members, Groups of 10 and more, children 16 and under Eur 12

Children five and under free

 

Parking, bar, food available

Bring something to sit on and a picnic if you wish

No dogs will be allowed in the grounds of the château

Accidental Death of an Anarchist(18-22 Sept ’07)

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

English Comedy Club presents
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST
by Dario Fo, directed by Conrad Toft
18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 September at 8pm

The Studio, Rue Waelhem 69, Schaerbeek

Corrupt? The Italian justice system? Never!

Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo tells the story of an anarchist railway worker who “fell” to his death from a fourth fl oor window of the police headquarters in Milan. Fo’s maniacal protagonist wittily probes the police offi cers who conducted the anarchist’s interrogation, discovering everything but the truth about what actually happened on that fateful night…

The updated translation by Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye propels this hilarious satire on police corruption into the present-day. Don’t expect a quiet night at the theatre!

Tickets: €13 (€11 members/groups)

The Day after the Fair (Swan-ECC: 26-27 Oct 2007)

Anna, a servant girl who has been somewhat befriended by her mistress Edith, meets an attractive stranger, Charles, at the annual country town fair. A second meeting leads to not unexpected consequences. Charles, a budding barrister, returns to London. Anna, genuinely fond of the young man, cannot read or write sufficiently to correspond with Charles so persuades her mistress to write on her behalf. Through this correspondence Charles falls in love with Anna, whom he believes has written the letters, and Edith falls likewise. How will it all end? With sadness for someone! But whom?


Tickets €13 (€11 for groups and ECC members) 

Mary Stuart (BSS: 6-10 Nov 2007)

The Brussels Shakespeare Society presents 

Schiller’s MARY STUART

in a new English version from Peter Oswald directed by Diane Gray 

6th to 10th November 2007 at 8:00PM
– ALL SOLD OUT!
matinee on 10th November at 3:00PM
– SEATS STILL AVAILABLE

at the Warehouse Studio Theatre,
Rue Waelhem 69A – 1030

Tickets: €13 or €11
(BSS members, Groups 10+ and under 16y/o)

ITG: Quintessence (27 Nov-1 Dec ’07)

Quintessence - an evening of Synge & Yeats

‘Quintessence’, an evening of Synge & Yeats

 

The next ITG production is ‘Quintessence’ is an evening of drama by two giants of the Irish written word: J. M. Synge & W. B. Yeats.

 

A young girl elopes with the man she loves and hopes to escape her destiny.


An old woman mourns her sons.
 

A suspicious husband sets a trap for his wayward wife.

Two tramps wander through a ruined house between time and eternity.

Experience the hauntingly powerful quintessence of Irish drama from 27 November to December 1. Tickets cost 16 euros (or 12 euros for students or groups of 20 or more).

ECC: Honour (4-8 Dec ’07)

Honour

Award-winning play about the dissection of a marriage seen from four different perspectives – the wife, the husband, the mistress and the daughter.  Author Joanna Murray-Smith won her first of two Premier Literary Awards with Honour, written in 1995 and now translated into 20 languages.   Lyn Wainwright takes the role of Honor which has been played by Meryl Streep, Diana Rigg, and for which Eileen Atkins won an Olivier for her London performance.  Both Martin Jarvis and Corin Redgrave have played George which will be played by Philip Deeks, with Sara Murray as Claudia and Jennifer Rankin as Sophie.

Payment may be made by bank transfer to the English Comedy Club 310 0627727-29.  Proof of payment is required when collecting tickets and the name of the person collecting the tickets should be given on the transfer slip or computer printout.  We reserve the right to sell unpaid tickets at the Box Office 15 minutes before curtain up.

ATC: The Compleat Works… (22-31 Jan 08)

The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)
Written in the style of Reader’s Digest, acted like Monty Python and performed at the speed of a minute waltz. If you’re feeling blue after the turkey and presents, come and burn away some of the post-holiday blues with a night of high-energy comedy.
 
Performances will take place at 8pm on 22-24 January and 27-31 January 2008
at the Warehouse Studio Theatre, Rue Waelhem 69a, 1030 Schaerbeek.
Tickets cost 15 euros (13 euros for groups of 10 or more Tuesdays to Thursdays).