ETCetera Fin de SiècleStudio
29 Sept-3 Oct 2009 at 20.00
ETCetera presents a multilingual evening of 3 European one-act comedies, from around 1900: The Bear by Chekhov (in English), Mañana de Sol by Alvarez Quintero (in Spanish) and L’Anglais tel qu’on le parle by Tristan Bernard (in French ). All 3 plays will have surtitles in the other 2 languages; fittingly, all humorously explore issues of communication.
Tickets: www.europeantheatreclub.eu or 0492 641 660
Absurd, absurd!
12th-16th October at 20.00.
Studio Theatre, rue Waelhem 69a, 1030 Brussels
ETCetera’s next multilingual production after “Fin de Siècle” in 2009 is an evening of 3 plays dedicated to classic writers of the Absurd movement: unreal and real at the same time, and very funny.
Pic-Nic, by Fernando Arrabal in Spanish, is set in the First World War trenches; Victoria Station, by Harold Pinter in English, is about a London minicab “dispatcher” and his driver; while La Cantatrice Chauve, by Eugène Ionesco in French, is set in the English suburbs in the 1950’s.
Each will have “surtitles” in the other 2 languages.
The plays are directed by 3 of Brussels’ most experienced directors (see over), and include some very established actors such as Eduardo Aladro-Vico, Martin Whitworth, Christine Marchand, and Brian Holland.
Hamlet is the supreme character in the finest play by the greatest playwright we have. He struts, frets, worries, jokes, abuses, roars, feigns madness, goes crazy, kills and finally is killed. All this because his mother married his uncle. So what if 4 different actors play Hamlet’s psychological unravelling and we simply hit the delete button on all other characters. See Hamlet struggle unaided with his demons in German, Swedish, Spanish, French and English. Surtitles in English & French
The Studio Theatre, Rue Waelhem 69A, 1030 Brussels.
15 to 19 March 2011 – 8pmTickets €15 (€13 Members/Groups/65+)
ETCetera presents:
“Conflicting Views”
at the Warehouse studio in Brussels.
4th-8th October 2011 at 20.00 (sold out).
9th October 2011 at 16:00 (tickets still available).
3 European comedies, in French, Spanish, and English, about disagreement, desire, domination, dogs… and death.
With surtitles in French, English and Spanish.
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Cast |
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Elise Broyard |
La préposée (Le Guichet) |
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Damian Calas |
Le client (Le Guichet) |
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Marie Brialmont |
Voice off (Le Guichet) |
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Jonathan Goldsmith |
Stepan Stepanovitch (The Proposal) |
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Róisín Dore |
Natalya Stepanova (The Proposal) |
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Richard Foxon |
Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov (The Proposal) |
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Francisco López Gaitano |
Pequeño (En Alta Mar) |
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Pedro del Hoyo |
Mediano (En Alta Mar) |
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José Moncada |
Grande (En Alta Mar) |
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Elena González Amor |
Cartera (En Alta Mar) |
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Peter Willis |
Mayordomo (En Alta Mar) |
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Crew |
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Peter Willis |
Director (Le Guichet) |
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Janet Middleton |
Director (The Proposal) |
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José Moncada |
Director (En Alta Mar) |
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Sarah Lebrecht |
Musician |
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Peter Willis |
Producer |
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Janet Middleton |
Producer |
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Sue Botterell |
Stage manager |
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Lucia Lorenzo |
ASM |
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Liam O’Luanaigh |
Set |
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Lyn Wainwright |
Lighting |
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Alma Forsyth |
Lighting |
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Eamonn McHugh |
Sound |
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Victor Giraudeau |
Sound |
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Isabelle Baron |
Props |
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Louise Lang |
Props |
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Sarah Lebrecht |
Costumes |
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Giselle Maksoud |
Surtitles |
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Christine Marchand |
Surtitles |
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Enrique Girón |
Surtitles |
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Carolina Moncada Durruti |
Poster Design |
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Peter Willis |
Box Office |
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Janet Middleton |
Front of House |
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Sinéad Meehan |
Front of House |
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Janet Middleton |
Bar manager |
ETCetera asbl presents
“The Night of the Tribades”:* a play about Strindberg by P.O. Enquist (performed in English, translation by Gunilla Anderman)
and
“Den starkare” (The Stronger): a short one act play by August Strindberg (performed in Swedish with English surtitles)
Per Olov Enquist’s first play, “The Night of the Tribades”, about Strindberg and his first wife Siri von Essen, became an international success. It is a play about a playwright rehearsing a play, “The Stronger”, inspired by his own life, and the layers of truth and fiction succeed each other.
ETCetera asbl has the pleasure of presenting a new event in November 2013: “Buonaparte: rise and fall”, an evening of two plays about the famous historical figure, at moments when he was not yet, or was not any longer, the Emperor of France.
The evening includes two plays about Napoleon:
Both plays put up hypothetical relationships, some based on truth, with argument and humour, against which Napoleon the man emerges from Napoleon the myth.
The performances will take place from 5-9 November 2013 in the Warehouse Studio Theatre, rue Waelhem 69a, 1030 Schaerbeek, at 20.00.
“Man of Destiny” is directed by Hugh Dow, “La Dernière Salve” by Marc Léotard, both experienced Brussels-based theatre directors and actors.
For further information, please contact info.etcetera2009@gmail.com
Tickets available here or by phone on 0493 072438.
Auditions for: Don Juan
ETCetera asbl, who puts on plays in different languages (with surtitles), such as Becket, Hamlet Unplugged, An Evening with Strindberg etc., is putting on a production from Nov 4th-9th 2014 at the Warehouse Studio with the title “Don Juan – a European myth”.
This time the evening will be composed of fragments of 3 works making up the life of the famous hero/anti-hero Don Juan, as seen by Molière, Tirso de Molina, and Pushkin (as well as Mozart). The parts will be played in English, or in Russian and Spanish with surtitles in English.
We are looking for:
Auditions will take place:
… at 81 Boulevard Louis Schmidt, 1040 Brussels: metro and tram stop Pétillon.
Please inform us in advance if you are coming.
0493 072 438 or 0475 420 647
Peter Willis, Teresa Perez Roca, Mar Martin ETCetera
This is the tragi-comic life of Don Juan, told as a continuous story through excerpts of the plays of 3 European dramatists:
Dom Juan by Molière, a comedy in a modern English translation by Neil Bartlett, with surtitles in French: directed by Michelle Ryan
The Stone Guest by Pushkin, a romance performed in Russian, with surtitles in English, directed by Christine Marchand
El burlador de Sevilla by Tirso de Molina, a drama performed in Spanish, with surtitles in English, directed by Diana Cardona
At the start, Don Juan commits a terrible crime, which comes back to haunt him at the end ; but not before he has seduced several women, forcefully expressed his shocking views on life, been chased into exile, shown courage in the face of danger, and generally driven his companion (called Sganarelle, Leporello, or Catalinon according to the play) to despair.
The Warehouse Studio Theatre, rue Waelhem 69A, 1030 Schaerbeek.
4th-8th November 2014 at 20.00, 9th November at 14.30.www.europeantheatreclub.eu
Tickets €15 (€11 for 10 tickets or more):
tickets.etcetera@gmail.com or Tel : 0493 07 24 38
Act 1: “AMOUR ET PIANO”, a one act farce by Georges Feydeau, performed in English, with surtitles in French. Director Hugh Dow. The play hinges on an important misunderstanding between a feisty young woman and a pushy young man, and things go downhill from there…
Act 2: “MR CHOUFLEURI RESTERA CHEZ LUI LE.. .. .. “, a one act comic opera by Jacques Offenbach, performed in French, with surtitles in English. Stage Director Anna Holmén, Music Director Elizabeth Flynn. This small gem of a piece tells the tale of a young couple caught up in her father’s ambition to put on a musical evening to show off to his friends, and what happens when it starts going wrong…
Théâtre Le Petit Varia, rue Gray 154, 1050 Ixelles.
11th-14th November 2015 at 20.00.
For more information see http://www.europeantheatreclub.eu
Tickets €16 (€14 for 10 tickets or more): tickets.etcetera@gmail.com
Tel: 0479 687 503
« Audition notice for singers: “Mr Choufleuri restera chez lui”: November 2015
We are looking for chorus members and some soloists for a short Offenbach opera in November!
ETCetera asbl (Don Juan, Beckett, An evening of Strindberg, Absurd absurd etc.) is putting on Offenbach’s “Mr Choufleuri restera chez lui”, an amusing one act comic opera that pokes fun at the bourgeoisie and at Italian opera. In French.
Musical director Elizabeth Flynn, stage director Anna Holmén.
We are looking for members of a chorus of 8-12 singers:
We are also looking for the following trained soloists (with a reasonable French accent – soloists will also have speaking roles):
Performances will be Nov 11-14 2015, at Theatre Petit Varia, rue Gray, with tech rehearsal on Nov 8 and dress rehearsal on Nov 10. Rehearsals initially at any rate will probably be Wednesday evenings in Etterbeek.
We are having first Auditions on 6/7 May, with probably others to follow.
If you plan to come on 6th or 7th May, or cannot come to one of these but would like to audition, please email info.etcetera2009@gmail.com or Anna Matthiessen (audition coordinator) at matisseanna@gmail.com; or call her on: 0476 074 442 for more information.
ETCetera, together with Les Colyriques, a well known Brussels musical theatre company, presents its next musical production, The Little Prince, a “Magic Opera” based on the famous book by Antoine de St-Exupéry, “Le Petit Prince”. Rachel Portman and Nicholas Wright wrote the songs, music and lyrics.
The book and the opera put up themes of flying, friendship, foxes, faithfulness and flowers, with an array of amazing human and non-human characters, and an appeal that is at least as much to adults as to children.
Les Colyriques and ETCetera have assembled some wonderful actors and singers, including both an adults’ and a children’s chorus, and some brilliant soloists and musicians.
The singing is in English (with French surtitles), with some narrative passages taken from the original book in French (with English surtitles).
Tickets: www.europeantheatreclub.eu : to find a booking form, or email direct to: tickets.etcetera@gmail.com
Theatre: Le “139”, Avenue Emile Max 139, 1030 Brussels.
Performances:
Tickets:
Sandwiches and soup available in the interval.
ETCetera is putting on 2 plays loosely based on Grimm’s fairy tales in the last week of October 2017; theatre Le Foyer (upstairs at Centre Culturel d’Auderghem): please note these plays are not for children!
We are holding auditions for both plays on Wed 19th April at 20.00 and Saturday 22nd April at 11.00. Address: 81 boulevard Louis Schmidt, 1040 Brussels
Please let us know by mail if you are interested, and to which audition you can come; if you are interested but cannot come to either audition, please let us know and we will find another opportunity to meet.
Email: info.etcetera@gmail.com or call Peter Willis at 0475 420 647
ETCetera: Auditions: 2 short plays based on brothers Grimm (April 19th, 22nd)
2 plays loosely based on Grimm’s fairy tales in the last week of October 2017; theatre Le Foyer (upstairs at Centre Culturel d’Auderghem): please note these plays are not for children!
• Snow: a play in 3 short acts, with parts in English, German, and possibly Spanish: Director: Diana Cardona Gomez
• Etre le loup: in French: Director Christine Marchand
Auditions for both plays on Wed 19th April at 20.00 and Saturday 22nd April at 11.00: 81 boulevard Louis Schmidt, 1040 Brussels.
Please let us know by mail if you are interested, and to which audition you can come; if you are interested but cannot come to either audition, please let us know and we will find another opportunity to meet.
Email: info.etcetera@gmail.com or call Peter Willis at 0475 420 647
Play 1: “Snow”: by Jennifer Williams
Part 1: English speaking:
• Queen: female 30-40.
• King: male 50-70
• Snow White 1: young girl 12-14
• Snow White 2: female 17- 30
• New Queen: female 30-50
Part 2: German speaking:
• Frauen 1 und 2: females: 30-80
• Dwarves (singing offstage in German)
• Snow White 2: female 17- 30
Part 3: English speaking or possibly Spanish speaking
• Prince: man 17-30
• Snow White 2: female 17- 30
• Queen Mother: female 40-50
• Servant: male or female 50-90
This is a modern take on the Snow White story, originally written as an opera libretto, with incidental music. However you don’t need to be a singer.
If you want to contact the Director, please email diana.teatro@live.de
Play 2 : « Etre le loup »: de Bettina Wegenast
Francophone :
Pour la partie francophone du spectacle, nous recherchons 4 acteurs pour la pièce “Etre le loup”.
Les rôles sont les suivants: (âge 25 à 40)
• LOCKE (H) – un petit mouton qui devient le chasseur (âge 25 à 40)
• KALLE (H) – un grand mouton qui devient le loup (âge 25 à 45)
• NAIN (H ou F) – directeur/directrice d’une agence d’interim (âge 40 à 60)
• RENEE (F) – petite brebis (âge 20 à 30)
Ce conte moderne, inspiré de Grimm, manie ironie et légèreté pour démontrer que l’habit peut faire le moine… avec plus ou moins de succès !
Si vous souhaitez d’autres informations, contactez le metteur en scène, Christine Marchand par courriel: xine.marchand@gmail.com
ETCetera (Becket, Don Juan and the Stone Guest, Mr Choufleury etc) presents an evening of two short plays loosely based on Grimm brothers’ well known tales:
Etre le Loup – a comic and somewhat violent tale about some sheep and a wolf, in French, with surtitles in English; based on an original play by Bettina Wegenast.
Directed by Christine Marchand
Snow – an updating of 3 episodes in the life of Snow White, in English, German and Spanish, with surtitles in French or English; based on a text by J L Williams originally written for opera.
Directed by Diana Cardona Gomez
Theatre: Le Foyer, Centre Culturel d’Auderghem, Boulevard du Souverain 183, 1160 Brussels.
Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 October 2017 at 20.00, Sunday 29 October at 15.00
Tickets €16 (€14 for 5-9 tickets, €12 for 10 tickets or more):
tickets.etcetera@gmail.com
Tel : 0473 715 383
www.europeantheatreclub.eu
ETCetera presents ‘Figaro Gets Divorced’ by Ödon von Horvath.
TICKETS
tickets.etcetera@gmail.com or Tel: 0474 282 438
Performances:
Tuesday 19th Feb – 20.00
Wednesday 20th Feb – 20.00
Thursday 21st Feb – 20.00
Friday 22nd Feb – 20.00
Saturday 23rd Feb – 20.00
Sunday 24th Feb – 15.00
When the curtain falls on Mozart’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’ everything looks set for a happy ending. Horvath’s bittersweet continuation of the story takes a different turn when revolution forces Figaro, Susanne and the Almavivas to flee for their lives.
What follows is part comedy, part drama, and deals with, among other things, themes of immigration, racism, adultery, and hairdressing.
Directed by Diana Cardona, it is performed mainly in English with some scenes in French or German (with surtitles).
Venue: Warehouse Studio Theatre, Waelhemstraat 69A, 1030 Bruxelles
Googlemap of Warehouse location
ETCetera presents Lessons In Love, an evening of 2 classic European plays.
26th to 30th November 2019: 20.00
‘La Leçon’ d’Eugène Ionesco, mise en scène: Alexandre Diaconu.
Une jeune étudiante, enthousiaste et de bonne humeur, arrive chez son nouveau professeur. Elle est impressionnée, lui aussi. Au cours de la leçon, les relations évoluent, d’une manière inattendue…
With surtitles in English.
‘The Lover’ by Harold Pinter, directed by Hugh Dow.
A married couple. Respectable, even sterile. Except – she has a lover! The husband is complicit. He vacates the house when the lover visits. Or does he?
Surtitré en français.
Venue: Warehouse Theatre, rue Waelhem 69A, 1030 Bxl
Tickets: €16 (5-9 tickets @ €14, 10+ @ €12)
Book: tickets.etcetera@gmail.com Tel: 0474 282 438
L’Île de Tulipatan – opéra-bouffe de Jacques Offenbach, en français (surtitles in English): Deux adolescents arrivent à l’âge adulte avec une méconnaissance de leur sexe…
AND
A pair of Lunatics – Victorian comedy by W R Walkes, in English (surtitres en français): Some guests arrive at a ball at the local asylum not knowing quite what to expect of their evening…
Director : Alexandre Diaconu, conductor: Gabriel Hollander
Théâtre à Plomb, rue de l’Abattoir 24, 1000 Bruxelles:
Tickets: €16; 5-9 tickets: €14; 10+ tickets: €12
Tickets: www.thelittleboxoffice.com/etcetera
Thursday 21st, Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd Oct at 20:00
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th Oct. Matinées at 15.00
With the Covid Safe Ticket you can fully enjoy this show. All guidelines are closely followed.
info.etcetera2009@gmail.com
+32 (0)475 42 06 47
www.europeantheatreclub.eu
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).
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
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
In French with English and Dutch surtitles
With small orchestra/ avec petit orchestre / met klein orkest
Tickest €20 available at https://etcetera.littleboxoffice.com