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BSS: The Tempest (9-11 Sept 2022)

Auditions will take place at 13 rue du Boulet, 1000 Bruxelles (Metro Saint Catherine, Bus stops Bourse/De Brouckère)
9 September at 21:00
10 September at 14:00
11 September at 11:00
 
Possible call-backs
30 September at 20:00
1 October at 14:00 

If you intend to audition, please send an email to estherpozovera@hotmail.com

We are looking for: 

• Prospero (Duke of Milan): Male between 50 and 70 years old
• Miranda (his daughter): Female between 16 and 20 years old
• Caliban (original owner of the island): Female of African origin, between 30 and 40 years old
• Ariel (inhabitant of the island – a spirit): Male or Female between 30 and 40 years old
• Alonsa (Queen of Naples): Female between 50-70 years old
• Sebastian (her brother): Male between 40-50 years old
• Antonia (sister of Prospero and now Duchess of Milan): Female between 40-50 years old
• Gonzalo (head of cabinet of the queen): Male between 50 and 70 years old
• Ferdinand (Son to the queen of Naples): Male between 20-30 years old
• Trinculo (a member of government): Male between 30-40 years old
• Stephano (assistant to the queen): Male between 40-50 years old
• The three goddesses: Female between 20-60 years old
• We are also looking for people who can sing and dance and musicians willing to have fun. 

BSS: The Taming Of The Shrew (5-8 Oct 2022)

The Brussels Shakespeare Society presents ‘The Taming Of The Shrew’, directed by Charles Bouchard.

Venue: Centre Culturel Jacques Franck, Chau. de Waterloo 94, 1060 Saint-Gilles.

Dates: Wednesday 5th to Saturday 8th of October. 20.00

Matinée: Saturday 8th, 14.00

Tickets: €17 adults, €14 full-time students.

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Tickets online here.

ETC: Our Man In Havana (12-22 Oct 2022)

ETCetera will present Graham Greene’s comic satire on Cold War politics in October at the Warehouse Studio Theatre, directed by Janet Middleton. Come and enjoy the chaos that results as the detailed plans of new vacuum cleaner somehow get taken for the layout of a secret Russian military installation on the island!

The production will be in both English and Spanish, with surtitles.

The performance dates are 12th-15th and 19th-22nd of October (with a possible extra show on the 11th to be decided).

The Box Office is open now.

https://thelittleboxoffice.com/etcetera

ECC: ‘Queers’ (25-29 Oct 2022)

ECC presents four of the eight monologues curated by Mark Gatiss. Two were performed at this year’s FEATS, directed by Mark Prescott, and will be repeated + another two directed by Tanya Arler.

Originally broadcast on BBC Four to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of twenty-one, Queers celebrates a century of evolving social attitudes and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals. 

Poignant and personal, funny, tragic and riotous, these monologues for male and female performers cover major events – such as the Wolfenden Report of 1957, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the debate over the age of consent – through deeply affecting and personal rites-of-passage stories.

Tuesday 25th to Saturday 29th of October, 20.00 at The Warehouse Studio Theatre.

The Box Office is now open.

ATC: Auditions (5-9 Nov 2022)

The Baltimore Waltz
by Paula Vogel

In the wake of a distressing medical diagnosis, a brother and sister set off on a whirlwind tour of Europe. Seeking adventure and an experimental if dubious cure, Carl and Anna embark on a now-or-never trip into the throes of romance and mystery – and toward each other, for the kind of comfort and love only a sibling can offer.

Three roles:
Carl – mid-30s, American accent essential
Anna – early 30s, American accent essential
The Third Man – plays a variety of small, wide-ranging roles; American accent not necessary, but an ability to imitate a variety of European accents as well as a neutral American or “mid-Atlantic” accent is important. Please note: there are scenes of a physically intimate nature between Anna and the Third Man.

Auditions will be held at the following times:
Saturday 5 November at 18.00
Sunday 6 November at 16.00
Wednesday 9 November at 20.00

Performances will take place March 16-25, 2023 at the Warehouse Studio Theatre in Schaerbeek.

Both experienced actors and newcomers are welcome and encouraged to audition! To schedule your attendance at an audition, please contact the director, Robynn Colwell, at robynn.colwell@gmail.com. Further details and location will be provided when confirming your audition.
Please note that walk-ins cannot be accommodated.

BLOC: Chess (24-27 Nov 2022)

A rock musical like no other! CHESS challenges you to remain impartial as you observe the ancient game of chess through the trials and tribulations of unexpected romances and political intrigue. When Frederick ‘Freddie’ Trumper, the current World Champion, arrives in the small town of Merano, Italy, to face his challenger, Anatoly Sergievsky, it soon becomes clear there’s more than the title of World Champion at stake.

Whilst the crowd witnesses the strain displayed by both players, Florence Vassy, a remarkable woman and companion to Freddie, provokes the rising of an unsettled past, pushing her to the centre of an emotional and political triangle. Make your move and buy your tickets for this critically acclaimed production which includes the international hit singles, ‘I Know Him So Well’, ‘One Night In Bangkok’, ‘Anthem’ and ‘Heaven Help my Heart ‘.

Dates: Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th of November

Venue: Auderghem Cultural Centre, Bd du Souverain 183, 1160 Auderghem.

Tickets available here.

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BSO: At Sea (10-11 Dec 2022)

The Bruocsella Symphony Orchestra presents their annual pre-Christmas entertainment for children. As ever, the show combines a fun story for children performed by actors and narrated at different performances in French, Flemish and English, all of it accompanied by a live concert orchestra playing a mix of popular classical and modern music to help tell the story.

The show is at the W:Halll, the Maison Communale at Ave. Charles Thielemans 93, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. There is good parking availability nearby. (Drive into the underground entrance, turn right and drive out of it: there is a large free carpark on that exit road.)

Performances on Sarurday 10th of December at 16.00 (Flemish narration), 19.00 (French narr.) and on Sunday at 14.00 (English narration) and 17.00 (French narr.)

Tickets are available here.

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ECC: Sinbad The Sailor (20-22 Jan 2023)

Tickets are on sale for next year’s ECC panto, Sinbad the Sailor, which will be performed as usual at the Auderghem Cultural Centre on 20-22 January 2023.

Early bird rates until October 20th.

Get ready to set sail for a panto adventure unlike any you’ve experienced before! Let Sheherezade our story-teller weave you the magical tale of Sinbad and his friends, whose voyage takes them from the shores of exotic Knokke-le-Souk to far-off lands where they face perils and enchantments untold… with a lot of laughs and songs along the way…

January 2023:
Friday 20th – 8pm
Saturday 21st – 1.30pm & 5.30pm
Sunday 22nd – 1.30pm & 5.30pm

Tickets:
Adult 18€ (early bird 16€)
Child 14€ (early bird 12€)

ETC: La Grande Duchesse (22-25 June 2023)

La Grande Duchesse poster image

ETCetera presents ‘La Grande Duchess de Gerolstein’ by Jacques Offenbach, directed by Andy Fisk, musical direction by Steven de Mesmaeker and Elizabeth Flynn.

Performances will be;

Thursday June 22nd at 8.00 pm
Friday June 23rd at 8.00 pm
Saturday June 24th at 8.00 pm
Sunday June 25th at 3.00 pm

Venue: De Bosuil Cultural Centre, Witherendreef 1, 3090 Overijse

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Tickets here.

BSS: King Charles III (24-28 Oct 2023)

The Brussels Shakespeare Society presents ‘King Charles III’ by Mike Bartlett.

Inspired by Shakespeare’s History Plays, in 2014 Mike Bartlett produced a modern day ‘imagined future’ about the current monarchy. Since it opens with the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth, one might think real events have now overtaken Bartlett’s play, but not so…

Firstly, one soon realises just how prescient the playwright was about those real events, as Charles grapples with imposing his own personality and convictions on the institution he now heads. But also as the play develops – with a clash of principle with both Parliament and family – it builds a credible and steadily increasing tension, leading towards a finale one can easily believe might still happen.

Indeed, it is not fanciful to think it could have happened in very first few weeks of Charles’ reign – when Downing Street bluntly instructed him not to attend the COP27 Climate summit in Egypt, an issue so close to his heart…

First performed in 2014, ‘King Charles III’ garnered wide praise from the press.

DATES
Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th of October 2023, at 20:00.
and Matinee on Saturday 28th at 14:30.

VENUE: Petit Théâtre Mercelis, Rue Mercelis, 13, 1050  Ixelles

Tickets

BLOC: Young Frankenstein (23-26 Nov 2023)

Stage Director – Andrew Fisk, Music Director – Steven De Mesmaeker

When Frederick, grandson of the late infamous Victor von Frankenstein, has to visit Transylvania to sort out Victor’s estate, he has absolutely no intention to create a monster… but things of course don’t turn out quite as planned and chaos ensues! Mel Brooks’ adaptation of his cult movie of the same name combines the glamour of Broadway with his monstrous sense of humour. Packed full of catchy tunes, witty one-liners and of course the legendary “Putting on the Ritz”, this show is guaranteed to leave you “in stitches”! Live Orchestra!

Venue: Auderghem Cultural Centre

Tickets here…

ECC: Jack and the Beanstalk (26-28 Jan 2024)

The ECC is proud to present Jack and the Beanstalk at the Auderghem Cultural Centre from 26-28 January 2024!

Jack is back! Jack Twanky (Kriti Bami) needs to find money to stop his mother, Widow Twanky (Kieran Watkins), losing their farm to the villainous Baron Hardup (Pieter Gossens). Along the way, we’ll meet Simple Simon (Nathan Daly) and Goldilocks (Cara Davies), Milka the cow, Red Bull, Jill Hardup (Eliza Popper) and many others.

Conrad Toft (director) and Hannah Riley (choreographer) are putting together a wild show for you, so come along and enjoy it!  Bring your energy, your families and your friends to help Jack defeat the evil, old giant before he gobbles up the villagers of Murky Botham.

Friday, 26 January – 8pm 
Saturday, 27 January & Sunday, 28 January – 1.30pm & 5pm

Tickets: Adult 20€, Child 16€ (Child tickets valid for ages 0-15) from http://thelittleboxoffice.com/ecc
For any questions about group bookings and payment issues, please email info@ecc.theatreinbrussels.com

BSS: Charles III (Feb-Mar 2023)

The Brussels Shakespeare Society will be auditioning for Charles III, written by Mike Bartlett, directed by Johanna Kainz. The play will be perfomed from the 24th to 28th October 2023 at Mercelis Theater, Rue Mercelis, 13 1050 Ixelles.

The Play (written in 2014!):
Prince Charles has spent his entire life yearning for the crown, which is now within reach. But even before the coronation, King Charles III’s idealism is put to the test as Parliament just enacted a new bill that drastically restricts journalistic freedom. It is customary for the monarch to sign the bill, but Charles refuses. And so within a month of his mother’s funeral he sees himself in a direct clash with the Prime Minister.
Whilst most of the family struggles with what King Charles’ actions mean for the future of the monarchy, Prince Harry meets someone who makes him wonder about his own future potentially away from it all.

Audition Dates:
Wednesday 22nd February 19:00 – 21:00
Saturday 25th February 10:00 -12:00
Thursday 2nd March 19:00 – 21:00
Sunday 5th March 11:00-14:00

Audition Location: Rue de Belle-Vue 40, 1000 Bruxelles
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We are looking for

Male Cast

  1. Charles, the King of England (yet uncrowned) male, 50-70
  2. William, the heir to the throne, male 25-35
  3. Harry, the second son of Charles III, male 25-35
  4. James Reiss, the royal press advisor, male 45-55
  5. Prime Minister Tristram Evans, labour, male 40s/50s

Doubled Roles

  1. Cootsey (friend of Harry’s) /Sir Michael (Head of the Met), male any age
  2. Spencer(friend of Harry’s) /Sir Gordon (Head of the armed forces), male any age
  3. Speaker of the House of Commons/Achbishop of Canterbury, male 60+
  4. Nick (royal underbutler)/Clive (Kebab salesman) male any age

Female Cast

  1. Camilla, wife of Charles, queen consort, female 50-70
  2. Kate, William‘s wife female 25-35
  3. Jess, Harry’s Girlfriend female, 20s
  4. Leader of the Opposition Ms. Stevens, Conservative, female, 40s/50s

Doubled Roles

  1. Ghosts/ TV Producer, female mid 20s to mid 30s
  2. Sarah (Right hand of the PM)/Newspaper Lady, female any age

Green Parrot: Alice Through The Looking Glass (21-24 March 2024)

Green Parrot Productions is delighted to present the official Belgian premiere of “Alice through the Looking Glass“, a new musical by Piers Chater Robinson and Chris Blackwood, directed by Kathy Lemerle, Jenny Clarkson, Klara Poelemans and with musical direction by Vivienne McKay.

Step through the Looking Glass into a wonderland of music, magic and madcap adventure! This fabulous, fun show brings you 12 original songs that you will be humming long after the curtain has closed, witty dialogue and a lot of visual comedy, performed by a large multinational cast of children and adults, and suitable for musical theatre lovers of all ages!

Venue: W:HALLL, Avenue Thielemans 93, 1150 Woluwe-St Pierre

Dates: 21st to 24th March 2024

Tickets available from January 2024 via the website: www.greenparrot.productions

ECC: Ten by Ten (17-27 Apr 2024)

The ECC is proud to present Ten by Ten, a compilation of short plays with a loopy attitude written by Andrew Biss, directed by Heli Pärna and performed by an international cast at the Warehouse Studio Theatre from 17-27 April 2024.

What do you get when you put together 10 plays, each 10 minutes long? Play along and find out!

  • 10 down – a lighthearted play with roots in realism
  • 17 across – an upended theatrical custom 
  • 27 down – the space between reality and fiction
  • 10 across – wry and uproarious

Tickets (€17) available from https://thelittleboxoffice.com/ecc.

BLOC: Legally Blonde (19 Apr-5 May 2024)

SHOW DATES: 21st-24th of November. Stage Director – Cath Howdle; Music Director – Steven De Mesmaeker.

AUDITION DETAILS:

Introductory evening incl. chorus audition preparation  
Friday, 19 April 2024, 20:00-22:00 at De Bosuil

Practices for chorus and principals, especially newcomers  
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 14:00-18:00 at De Bosuil  
Sunday, 21 April 2024, 10:00-13:00 at De Bosuil

Chorus auditions and first round of principal auditions  
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 14:00-18:00 at De Lijsterbes

Principals auditions  
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 13:30-18:00 at De Lijsterbes

Callbacks  
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 10:00-13:00 at De Kam

NEWCOMERS WELCOME

De Bosuil: Witherendreef 1, 3090 Overijse  
De Lijsterbes: Lijsterbessenbomenlaan 6, 1950 Kraainem  
De Kam: Beekstraat 172, 1970 Wezembeek-Oppem

BSS: Merry Wives of Windsor (11-16 June 2024)

It’s summer 2024. Falstaff arrives at the Garter Hotel in Windsor with his semi-criminal ‘retinue’, looking to scam some easy money by romancing two wealthy wives there with his fading charms, Mrs Ford and Mrs Page. His overtures to the former excite the jealousy of Mr. Ford, leading to comically furious scenes.

Meanwhile the hotel’s host enjoys setting up practical jokes between two other guests, the Reverend Sir Hugh and Doctor Caius. A further guest, the ancient retired Justice Shallow, is there to find a suitable wife for his cellar-dwelling video gamer nephew, Slender.The Pages are on the same quest for their daughter Anne. Her father favours Slender; Mrs Page, Doctor Caius. But anyone is better than Anne’s current squeeze, louche aristo ‘bad boy’ Fenton.

Will the scatterbrained Ms. Quickly – personal message deliverer to all of them – manage to get the right messages to the right people? Who will marry Anne? Who will come out top practical joker? Will Falstaff’s scheming succeed? Come and enjoy Shakespeare’s light frothy farce – and the worst joke he ever wrote!

11-16 of June at 20:00
Matinée: Saturday 15th of June 14:00
Venue: Théâtre Mercelis, Rue Mercelis 13, 1050 Ixelles
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Tickets on sale here: https://thelittleboxoffice.com/bss

ATC Audition (28 June-2 July)

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

The ATC is holding auditions for its next mainstage show, to be performed at the Centre Culturel Jacques Franck from January 30-February 3, 2024.
Set in Mississippi in 1955, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams is a classic family drama soaking in secrets, recriminations, and booze.
The characters:
Brick, late 20s, a former football star
Maggie, late 20s, his wife
Gooper, mid-30s, his brother, a lawyer
Mae, mid-30s, Gooper’s wife
Big Daddy, 65, the patriarch
Big Mama, the matriarch
Doc Baugh, the family doctor
Reverend Tooker
4 servants (3w, 1m)
Auditions will take place in the Studio Theatre, rue Waelhem 69A (entrance through the gate at rue Waelhem 73) on the following dates:
Wednesday, June 28, 8 pm
Saturday, July 1, 4 pm
Sunday, July 2, 4 pm
To sign up, please contact the director, Carrie Ellwanger, at cortothecat@yahoo.com. Please note that American accents (Southern) are crucial for this production.

cortothecat@yahoo.com

ECC Audition (27th June-12th July)

‘Rules For Living’

Life’s a game…but are we all playing by the same rules? The ECC’s November 2023 production will be the darkly comic ‘Rules for Living’ by Sam Holcroft, directed by Antonia Mochan.

We all have our own coping strategies, but what do we do when those rules we live by are out in the open? This play, set at a family Christmas, is Alan Ayckbourn for the therapy generation.

The production calls for 7 actors – 3 male and 4 female. Age ranges are specified, but malleable, as are accents. The main thing will be comic timing and an ability to play absurd with a straight bat.

Roles:
Matthew – Thirties, boyfriend of Carrie.
Carrie – Thirties, girlfriend of Matthew.
Sheena – Forties, married to Adam.
Adam – Forties, married to Sheena.
Edith – Sixties, married to Francis, mother of Adam and Matthew.
Francis – Seventies, married to Edith, father of Adam and Matthew, almost mute and using a wheelchair.
Emma – Fourteen, daughter of Adam and Sheena, small speaking role.

Auditions will be held on:
27 June (19:30)
1 July (15:00)
12 July (19:30)
in the Warehouse.

Please pre-register via bit.ly/RulesForLiving_ECC

BLOC: The Mikado (20-23 June 2024)

Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, is head over heels in love with Yum-Yum, and he is willing to lose his head to marry her! But, whilst Katisha is trying to claim Nanki-Poo for herself, Yum-Yum is about to be married to Ko-Ko …! The Mikado, meanwhile, is ordering that heads must roll in Titipu! Will anyone keep their head in this crazy, colourful, classic comic opera? 

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BUTT Awards 2023-24

Voting has now closed for the 2023-24 Brussels United Theatre Technician Awards (fondly known as the Butties). The votes have been counted and the awards awarded (ably hosted this year by Brian Hartnett and Michelle van der Straaten, pictured). Here is the list of the nominees in each category, with the award winner first and highlighted in bold and underlined. The other nominees appear in alphabetical order.

Our thanks again to Martin Blackwell for once more providing the delightful venue!

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BUTT Awards 2022-23

The votes have been counted and the awards awarded (ably hosted this year by Mark Prescott, pictured). Here is the list of the nominees in each category, with the award winner first and highlighted in bold type. The other nominees appear in no particular order.

Our thanks once again to Martin Blackwell for providing the delightful venue!

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ETC La Grande Duchess (5-6 July 2024)

For two nights in July ETC brings back its successful summer ’23 production of Offenbach’s opera bouffe comedy ‘La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein’, before the show transfers to a theatre run in France..

Directed by Andy Fisk, with Musical Direction by Steven de Mesmaeker.

Dates: 5 and 6 July 2024 – 20h

Venue: Théâtre Comédie Claude Volter, Avenue des Frères Legrain 98, 1150 Bruxelles

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In French with English and Dutch surtitles
With small orchestra/ avec petit orchestre / met klein orkest

Tickest €20 available at https://etcetera.littleboxoffice.com

PYP: A night of British comedy (11 Oct 24)

Play Your Part will be continuing our community events throughout the 2024-25 season with our first of 4 events….

If you want good friends, a couple of drinks and a lot of laughs on your menu, don’t miss this event!  This is our way to hang out with like-minded people and build our community as a whole!

The bar will open from 7pm and the performances will begin at 8pm.

Buy tickets here

BSS: 2 Gentlemen of Verona (23 Nov-Dec ’24)

BRUSSELS SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY is casting TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA by William Shakespeare, for performance from 24th to 29th of June, 2025, directed by Tom Mallan.

Auditions will be held on Saturday 23rd and Sat, 30th of November, with possible callbacks on Sunday, 1st of December.

For fuller details please follow the link at: http://tinyurl.com/2GentsInfo

If you are interested in participating (either as an actor or in some other capacity) please follow the link to the submission form to book an audition time.

BLOC: Legally Blonde (21-24 Nov 2024)

Brussels Light Opera Company presents ‘Legally Blonde; the Musical’, directed by Cath Howdle, Musical Director Steven De Mesmaeker.

Based on the iconic movie, this smash hit musical tells the tale of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who, in a bid to win back an ex-boyfriend, works her way into Harvard law school. This bright and bubbly show follows Elle as she makes new friends and takes on the challenges of a high-profile court case in her journey to the love and happiness she seeks.

Legally Blonde is a high-energy production full of catchy songs and toe-tapping dance numbers and is sure to put a smile on your face!

Live Orchestra!

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ECC: Things I know to be true (10-14 Dec 24)

We’re delighted to announce a fabulous cast and crew for our next production, Andrew Bovall’s family drama, Things I know to be true. The production will be at the Warehouse on 10-14 December 2024.

Cast
Aravind Dhakshinamoorthy, Hattie Easton, Jane McBride, Hugo Shotter, Conrad Toft, Izzy Vivian

Crew
Director – Leslie Holden, Producer – Kerry Lydon, Stage Manager – Andy Ing, Technical Director – Steve O’Byrne, Props – Michelle van der Straaten, Costumes – Iona Hamilton

Buy tickets here