Groups

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ATC: 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (3-4 May 2013)

27 Wagons Full of Cotton – Tennessee Williams

3-4 May 2013 – Warehouse Studio Theatre

Williams wrote over 70 one-act plays in addition to such full-length classics as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

27 Wagons Full of Cotton, “a Mississippi Delta comedy”, was his twentieth one-act play, written in 1946 and set in 1934 against the background of President Franklin Roosevelt’s “good neighbour” policy. 

It follows the story of a cotton gin owner, Jake Meighan (Andy Blumenthal), and his young wife, Flora (Peyton Cimino). When there is a fire in the neighbouring plantation suspicion falls on Jake and the plantation superintendent, Silva Vicarro (Gareth Lewis), comes looking for his own special brand of vengeance.

Tickets: €10 (including one free drink) – Click here to buy 27 Wagons Full of Cotton tickets 

ITG: The Importance of Being Earnest (21-25 May 2013)

 

The Irish Theatre Group are very excited to announce that the Box Office is now open for our next show, The Importance of Being Earnest, at Palais des Beaux-Arts Studio, running from Tuesday 21st to Saturday 25th May. Tickets can be purchased directly from the from the BOZAR website, by telephone (02/507.82.00) or in person.

Everyone knows (or thinks they know) Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”. Some of the lines and situations are among the most well known in the theatre world – Lady Bracknell, Algernon, the Honourable Gwendolen Fairfax have become reference figures for artifice, style and snobbery.

Andrew McIlroy’s exciting new take on Oscar Wilde’s classic sparkles, while never losing sight of the dark satire behind the façade of comedy. While the play is certainly a glittering social comedy – it is much more; it is filled with anger, deception and a biting criticism of morals and attitudes. It’s this – this darker underbelly of a much loved classic – that the forthcoming ITG production will seek to explore. It will be fun, noisy, energetic and alternative, Wilde would hopefully have approved.

Our shows normally sell out so book early to avoid disappointment.

We look forward to seeing you there!

This production is supported by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Visit our website http://www.irishtheatregroup.com/  to keep up to date with our shows and to sign up to our mailing list.

 

ETC: Antigone (25-29 June 2013)

25 – 29 June 2013 at 20:00 / Matinée on 29 June at 14:00 
Petite salle du Théâtre Varia, 154 Rue Gray, 1050 Bruxelles 
Tickets €16 / Students €13 / 
Please book tickets via: 
or
antigonereservations@gmail.com
The Theban Trilogy: When King Oedipus finally learns the truth about his identity and realizes that he has killed his father and married his mother, he responds by cutting his eyes out and going into exile. His wanderings lead him to Colonus, where he dies, leaving behind the tragic legacy of a cursed bloodline: two sons and two daughters whose fates are doomed. 
Antigone is the final part of what is commonly referred to as Sophocles’ trilogy of Theban plays. The events of the play begin on the morning after the deaths of Oedipus’ sons, Polyneices and Eteocles, who kill each other in battle, one defending, the other attacking Thebes. King Creon, the city’s new leader, decrees that no one is to bury the corpse of Polyneices, who is declared a traitor to Thebes, on pain of death. Antigone chooses to take a stand against what she perceives to be unjust, and break the city’s law by burying her brother. This is a defiant and criminal act. But it is an act of self-sacrificing courage that still echoes in the heroes of today. 
Expect an evening full of atmosphere, music and ancient messages that have been passed down the generations to warn audiences about the dangers of power, pride and ignorance.
Near Place Jourdan, closest Metro Schuman or Maelbeek
(Please do not park in the Lidl car park)

ECC: Copenhagen (8-12 Oct 2013)

In 1941 the Danish Nobel Prize winning physicist, Niels Bohr, and his German counterpart, Werner Heisenberg, met at Bohr’s home in occupied Denmark. The former colleagues and good friends were now technically enemies. Today they meet once more, together with Bohr’s wife Margrethe,  to examine the events of that mysterious meeting.
Tension, guilt, suppressed emotion, nuclear physics and human drama are all bound up in this intriguing play.
8-12 October 2013 at 8pm, SOLD OUT!

ATC: Twelve Angry Men (22-26 Oct 2013)

The American Theatre Company will be performing Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, directed by Deborah Griffith at the Palais de Beaux Arts Studio Theatre from 22-26 October 2013.

12 Angry Men is the story of twelve men‚ trapped in a jury room‚ who must decide on the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of murdering his father. Tensions run high as personalities come into conflict‚ stereotypes and prejudices are confronted‚ and societal assumptions are called into question.

Although the original text of this classic American drama dates from 1957‚ its message still resonates today: democracy and justice cannot function without a commitment from members of society to take part in the process. To quote Plato‚ “The price of apathy in public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

Tickets are available from the Palais de Beaux Arts web site.

Swan: Skylight (1-2 Nov 2013)

Skylight analyses the aftermath of an adulterous relationship between two lovers after three years apart. In David Hare’s multi-award-winning play, questions of love and politics collide.

The play will be performed by Bedford’s Swan Theatre Company, who have a long-standing tradition of bringing great shows to Brussels.

Warehouse Studio Theatre, 1 & 2 November 2013 at 8pm
Tickets €15, available here: Swan: Skylight (1-2 Nov 2013).

ETC: Buonaparte (5-9 Nov 2013)

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:

  • “Man of Destiny” by Bernard Shaw, performed in English, with French surtitles.
  • “La Dernière Salve” by Jean-Claude Brisville, performed in French, with English surtitles.

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.

BSS: Way of the World (13-16 Nov 2013)

Double-dealing,pretence, seduction! Great wit, dazzling dialogue! Mirabell sets out to marry Millamant – but to wed her with her fortune intact, he must outwit her aunt, the vain and fanciful Lady Wishfort, who despises him and wants Millamant to marry Sir Wilfull Witwoud.
Congreve’s 18th century comedy of manners exposes a superficial society in which love and money are inextricably bound – a world of verbal battles amid the scheming of fools, fops, rivals and villains.
Performances at the Bronks Theatre, from Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th of November at 8.pm and Matinée at 2.30 pm on Saturday.

 

ECC: Miss Julie auditions (1, 3, 4 Dec 2013)

“Miss Julie” is probably Sweden’s best-known play. This 90 minute play is set in a manor house, and the plot is built around the tensions that arise when the count’s daughter visits the servants in the kitchen on a midsummer’s evening. It will be performed at the Warehouse 10-14 June 2014.

Auditions will be held at rue Veronese 28 (close to Schuman) on:

  • Sunday 1 December – 14:00
  • Tuesday 3 December – 20:00
  • Wednesday 4 December – 20:00

We are looking for:

  • Miss Julie, female 25-35 years
  • Jean, valet, male 30-40 years
  • Kristin, cook, female 25-40 years

For more information, contact the director Anna Holmén,annaholmen@hotmail.com or 0473-870998.

ECC: Jack and the Beanstalk (5-7 Dec 2013)

The ECC is proud to present a pantomime for all the family – Jack and the Beanstalk directed by Conrad Toft. Fun and entertainment for all the family in this production written especially for the Brussels audience.

The cast includes Cath Howdle in her Brussels debut as Jack, Henri Colens (Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Diana of Dobsons) as Simple Simon, Charif Wehbe (The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest) as Widow Twanky, Hugo de Chassiron (The Glass Menagerie, The Merchant of Venice) as Baron Hardup and many, many more.

Tickets are €18 for adults and €14 for children.

ATC: Doubt: A Parable (18, 20 March 2014)

The ATC will be holding auditions for its main stage production of Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley from 21-25 October 2014. The play is a gripping, suspense-filled tug-of-war between a popular priest and a strong-minded nun who suspects her colleague of improper conduct with a student. The play explores a number of themes, the most prominent being existentialism, which is studied through the art of the parable. The play is the recipient of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics Choice, Outer Critics Circle and Obie Awards. The play went on to become a movie starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis, all of whom received Oscar nominations.

Details 
Date and time: 18 and 20 March at 20.00 (Tuesday and Thursday), 23 March (Sunday) at 14.00
Location: Warehouse (73 Rue Waelhem, Schaerbeek), please press the white button to enter the gate.

We will rehearse an average of two days a week in the months of May and June and with a break in July and August. When rehearsals resume, we will be rehearsing three days a week.

You must confirm your audition date with the director, Christopher Flores (flores.christopher@gmail.com). If you have any questions or would like to receive the script, please contact him by email or phone 0495 83 43 12.

Cast 
Father Brendan Flynn – Comes from a working class background. He is in his 30s/40s.
Sister Aloysius Beauvier – Mother Superior and Principal of St. Nicholas Catholic School. She is in her 50s/60s.
Sister James – A young nun in her 20s who is a teacher at St. Nicholas School.
Mrs. Muller – An African-American woman in her 30s and the mother of Donald Muller, the boy at the center of the play’s controversy.

The director will not be strict with the age ranges but will cast according to what is believable and best for the production.

Preparation
Men – If you would like to audition for the role of Father Flynn, you must prepare one of the monologues from either pages 13-14 or 35-36. It is recommended that you memorize the monologue, though it is not a requirement. You are also requested to dress in black.

Women – For those wishing to audition for the role of Sister Aloysius or Sister James, please come dressed in all black and have your hair tied back. You will be given a head piece, similar to a habit, at the audition as the nun’s habit will alter your age appearance and will emphasize your facial features and expressions, both of which are critical for casting.

Mrs. Muller – For those wishing to audition for Mrs Muller, you need to have an American accent. All American accents will be considered except for a strong southern accent. Women with naturally darker complexions who are not of African/African-American heritage are encouraged to audition.

ALL – Please review the scenes below, which will be used during the audition. It is advised that you read the play beforehand and know the context of the scenes below.

Scenes 
Sister Aloysius and Sister James 
Pages 19-20 starting with Sister Aloysius’ line “What do you think that sermon was about?”
Pages 23-24 starting with Sister James’ line “He has a protector.”

Sister Aloysius, Sister James and Father Flynn
Pages 31-32 starting with Father Flynn’s line “What about Donald Muller?”

Sister Aloysius and Mrs. Muller 
Pages 42-43 starting with Sister Aloysius’ line “I’m concerned about the relationship between Father Flynn and your son.

ATC Improv: The Anniversary Show (18 Jan 2014)

The Warehouse Studio Theatre
Tickets: 10 euros, at the door

http://www.atcbrussels.com/shows.html
https://www.facebook.com/events/189854024548765/

ATC Improv is 1 year old! We will be celebrating with a smorgasboard of improv games and special guest performers…
The Ghost Sheep will be making their first foray into longform improv with a format called The Motel, a show where every scene takes place in – you guessed it – a motel room!

There will also be plenty of special guests, including Neil Curran, founder of Improv Fest Ireland, who will be taking audience participation to another level in his show, ‘Neil + 1’.
Last but not least, a birthday would not be a birthday without cake, so stick around after the show and celebrate with us!

Improv Sunday with Shawn Kinley (16 Mar 2014)

Improv Sunday with Shawn Kinley
March 16, 14.00, 10 euros per person
The Warehouse (Bar Room, not Studio)
73 Rue Waelhem, Schaerbeek

Shawn Kinley, Canadian improviser extraordinaire, will be focusing on technique and inspiration to set off fantastic improv scenes. Send me an email if you are interested in participating and I’ll reseve your slot!

Shawn travels the planet looking for people to play with. Sure, sure… the word, “PLAY” sounds unprofessional and childish but for 7-9 months of the year Shawn plays with businesses, arts groups, universities, sports groups and even the military. Shawn’s main work this day revolves around improvisation as a performer and workshop leader in more than 30 countries. His wide experience with mime, mask, physical theatre and street art resonates strongly in the way he improvises and teaches.

ATC: The Ghost Sheep improvisation show (17 Mar 2014)

March 17, 20:00 (free entry)
Le Cercle des Voyageurs 
18 Rue des Grands Carmes (2 mins from the Manneken Pis)

St Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with the Ghost Sheep at their special St Patricks Day improv extravaganza! There will be Irish drinking songs, magical leprechauns and all manner of potato related shenanigans. Irish people get in for free! So does everyone else! And to top it all off we have the sublime Shawn Kinley, one of the absolute giants in the improv game, joining us stage!

Bring family, friends, that random guy from the ice-cream parlour, your secret crush or your significant other, everyone is welcome!  (Especially if they are wearing green, we LOVE green).

ECC: An Ideal Husband (18-22 March 2014)

The ECC presents Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, directed by Deborah Griffith
No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
Oscar Wilde’s dramatic comedy deals with political intrigue, blackmail and marriage – a charming combination! It raises questions about public and private honour and whether a noble future and great contribution to society should be sacrificed for past indiscretions. By setting the play in the 1950s, director Deborah Griffith demonstrates that these issues are timeless and brings an interesting new twist to Wilde’s classic play, which stands with The Importance of Being Earnest as one of his most performed masterpieces.

18 to 22 March 2014
Palais des Beaux Arts, Rue Ravenstein, 1000 Bruxelles
Info and tickets: 02 507 8200 / www.bozar.be

ITG: Come Home, James Gurr (25-29 March 2014)

Come Home, James Gurr

The Irish Theatre Group presents an original play ‘Come Home, James Gurr’ – written and directed by Patrick Maher. It is the story of the wartome experiences of a boy soldier during World War I and his mother’s struggle to bring him home. It will be performed in The Warehouse Studio Theatre from 25-29 March. Find out more at http://irishtheatrebrussels.com/chjg/

Book your tickets here!

ATC: April Extravaganza (12-13 Apr 2014)

ATC Improv’s April Extravaganza (featuring the Ghost Sheep and Dizzy & the Pit Kittens)
April 12 & 13, 8pm, Tickets 10 euro, at the door
The Warehouse Studio Theatre (69a Rue Waelhem, 1030 Schaerbeek)

Your favourite ATC Improv players are back with local troupe the Ghost Sheep as well as Amsterdam based Dizzy & the Pit Kittens! This combination of fantastic improvisers will entertain the living crap out of you and make you laugh ‘till it hurts.
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Dizzy and the Pit Kittens workshops and Shows (13 Apr 2014)

April 12 & 13: Dizzy and the Pit Kittens workshops and Shows

For our next set of weekend workshops, we’re bringing you a whole Improv troupe!

Time: 4 hours with a one hour lunchbreak
Price: 80 euro for both days/ 45 euro for one day (includes entry to the evening shows)
Place: The Warehouse, 73 Rue Waelhem 1030 Schaerbeek
Email improv@atcbrussels.com to book your place!

Saturday, April 12, 11:00-16:00 – Genre workout with Peter More
The purpose of this workshop is to give us more confidence in playing genres and to show that using genres effectively helps us to create scenes and stories that are in a world that is instantly recognisable to the audience. In this workshop we will brainstorm and perform in the genres that you find difficult, challenging or mystifying. As well as getting a better understanding of these genres, we will realise that we have usually had a lot more exposure to a genre than we think we have and as a group, we know more than enough.

Sunday, April 13, 11:00-16:00 – Dancing for Dummies with Laura Doornerweerd
In this workshop, improv and dance teacher Laura Doorneweerd will teach you how to bluff your way in ballet. Or in hiphop, Bollywood, country, disco, tango and many more styles. You will learn the most important tricks and steps to make it look like you are a dancer. The audience can shout out any style in music or dance: you will know what to do. And what games you can play using your moves. Laura has taught this workshop to many Dutch, German and Swiss improv groups and it is the most fun you will have in using your body on stage. Stiff as a board? No sense for rhythm? Perfect, then book this workshop now!

About the Instructors:

Laura Doornerweerd is an improviser and trainer from Amsterdam. She is part of 3 improvisation groups, member of the artistic committee of TVA Impro and IMPRO Amsterdam and founding member of the Ohana project (Young European Improvisers)

Her style of teaching is positive and active; it is guaranteed that you will learn and laugh a lot.

Peter More has been involved with improv for coming up to 20 years. Originally from the UK, he currently lives in Amsterdam.

He performs regularly with easylaughs, Mischler and More, Dizzy and the Pit Kittens, and on his own. He believes that doing is the best way to learn. He especially likes to teach about improvising in movie genres and telling stories without really trying to tell stories.

More information: http://atc.theatreinbrussels.com

ETC: Don Juan (24, 27, 29 April 2014)

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:

  • youngish female actors (20-35) able to perform in English or in Russian, and
  • less young male actors (30-60) able to perform in English, in Spanish or in Russian

Auditions will take place:

  • Thursday 24th April at 19.30
  • Sunday 27th April at 18.00
  • Tuesday 29th April at 19.30

… at 81 Boulevard Louis Schmidt, 1040 Brussels: metro and tram stop Pétillon.

Please inform us in advance if you are coming.

Info.etcetera2009@gmail.com

0493 072 438 or 0475  420 647

Peter Willis, Teresa Perez Roca, Mar Martin ETCetera

ECC: Talking Heads (13, 14 May 2014)

Three Talking Heads
Monologues by Alan Bennett

13 & 14 May 2014 – 7.30 pm
The Warehouse Studio Theatre
Rue Waelhem 69, 1030 Schaerbeek

Joanna Patrick will be directing A Lady of Letters and is looking for a woman capable of playing someone middle-aged

Jonathan Stockwell will be directing Soldiering On, and is looking for a woman to play a character aged 55 or above

Mark Prescott will be directing Her Big Chance and is looking for a woman capable of playing a character aged 25 to 40

The production will be presented at
The Warehouse Studio Theatre
23-27 September 2014

ATC: We Live Here (21-24 May 2014)

The American Theatre Company is pleased to announce its May production We Live Here by Zoe Kazan, directed by Carrie Ellwanger

A wedding. A secret. A tragedy echoing from the past into the present.

Join the ATC in May for a modern exploration of the themes of classical Greek tragedy in a brand new play combining both gentle humor and searing drama.

Granddaughter of legendary director Elia Kazan, playwright and actress Zoe Kazan is making a name for herself in her own right both in Hollywood and New York. We Live Here was first performed off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theater Club in 2011 and was just published in 2013. The ATC is proud to be presenting this very new play from a fresh young feminist voice in American theatre.

Lumen Theatre, Chaussée de Boondael 36, Ixelles (just behind Flagey)
Tickets available from http://atc.theatreinbrussels.com

ECC: Aladdin (15, 18, 21 June 2014)

The ECC will be holding auditions for its pantomime ‘Aladdin‘ in June. The show will run from 9-11 January 2015 at the Auderghem Cultural Centre in Brussels. It will be performed in English.

Pantomime is a comedic genre that tells traditional folk tales through farce and musical theatre. We are looking for actors of all ages with a sense of fun, who enjoy high-energy theatre and cross-dressing. Whilst not essential, we will be interested in singing ability. The principal parts are:

  • Abanazar – An evil, yet insecure, sorcerer (male)
  • Widow Twankey – a poor washer woman in Old Peking (male)
  • Aladdin – A young lad, pure of heart (female)
  • Wishee Washee – Aladdin’s more sensible brother (male/female)
  • Princess Jasmine – A feisty young noblewomen (female)
  • The Genie of the Lamp – A magical spirit (male)
  • The Emperor – Jasmine’s rather irritable and long-suffering father (male)
  • PC Jean and PC Jan – two dim-witted Belgian policemen (male/female)

 If you think you could bring these and other characters to life, please come and audition on:

  • Sunday 15 June at 14.00;
  • Wednesday 18 June at 19:00;
  • Saturday 21 June at 14:00;

at the Warehouse, rue Waelhem 73, 1030 Brussels

Please contact Henri Colens on 0479 671 766 for any further information or if you are interested in auditioning but cannot attend on any of the abovementioned dates.

BSS: King Lear (24-28 June 2014)

King Lear is probably the greatest of Shakespeare’s plays. Some consider it as “the grandest effort of his imagination”. Human beings were never so cruel and ‘unnatural’ as in this play; yet human beings were never shown with so much goodness, loyalty and self-sacrifice as in this play. Kings, beggars, and fools; fathers, sons and daughters; love, lust, greed, corruption, violence and war: all of these themes have a place in King Lear.

The play will be performed from 24 to 28 June 2014 at BRONKS Theatre(main stage) in Rue Marché Aux Porcs, just off  Sainte-Catherine.

More information available soon at bss.theatreinbrussels.com

ATC: Ghost Sheep Improv Musical (21 July 2014)

ATC Improv presents: The Ghost Sheep: The Musical!
July 21, 8pm (5 euro entry)
Le Cercle des Voyageurs (in ‘Les Caves’)
18, Rue des Grands Carmes (50 metres from the Manekken Pis)

What better way to celebrate Belgium’s National Day than by joining us with your wonderful imagination? Be sure to stick around after the show for celebratory drinks- whether you’re Belgian or not!Remember how we said that our June show was the last one before the summer break? We lied. We will have one last performance, on Belgium’s national day, no less!

Since the hideously talented Sacha Hoedemaker is visiting Brussels to give musical improv workshops for ATC Improv, we decided it would be a crying shame NOT… to do a musical performance with him and go out with a bang.So join us at ‘Les Caves’ (basement) of Le Cercle des Voyageurs (Lievevrouwbroersstraat 18, 1000 Brussels) with your suggestions so that we may perform for a musical that’s never been written!Tickets cost 5 euro and be sure to stick around for celebratory drinks, whether you’re Belgian or not!

Click here for more information.

 

ATC: 44 Plays for 44 Presidents (7, 12 Sept)

AUDITIONS

DUE TO EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, “SLICES” HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER WE HAVE A BRILLIANT SHOW LINED UP. PLEASE SEE BELOW.

Steve Challens‚ who previously directed the hilarious Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) for the ATC‚ will be holding auditions for the equally madcap 44 Plays for 44 Presidents‚ to be performed in the Studio January 22-24 and 28-31‚ 2015.

44 Plays is a riotous romp through the entirety of US history. It was first performed in 2002‚ but has been updated to bring us all the way to Obama!

We will need a minimum of five adults of any age — or gender! Any of the roles can be played by either men or women and the director will be casting based on group chemistry and spirit.At the same time both silly and very smart‚ this fast-paced script will give you the opportunity to play multiple roles — and play with a whole lotta props! We would encourage our Improv Sunday peeps to come out of the woodwork for this one‚ but auditions are open to everyone.

AUDITION DATES AND LOCATION
WAREHOUSE – RUE WAELHEM 73, SCHAERBEEK 1030
Sunday 7 September from 14.00 – 16.00
Friday 12 September from 20.00 – 22.00
For more information and to confirm your audition date, please email the director:stephenchallens@gmail.com