Groups

These are the groups that advertise their shows on Theatre in Brussels.

ITG: Afterplay (10, 11, 18 May)

Afterplay

A one-act play to be directed by Lyn Wainwright and performed 11-15 October 2016 as part of a Friel double-bill.

Two characters from two different Chekhov plays meet for the first time approximately twenty years after their previous fictional lives ended.

Sonya  from Uncle Vanya is still struggling with the estate but is now in her forties.

Andrey  from Three Sisters still claims to play the violin but is now a little older and in his fifties.

AUDITIONS

May 10th,11th and 18th at 7.30pm

At the Warehouse,  73 rue Waelhem,    1030 Brussels.

For further information contact

lyn.wainwright (at) gmail.com

ECC: A Wilde Evening (16-20 May 2017)

The ECC will be staging two one-acts plays from 16-20 May at the Warehouse Studio Theatre, Rue Waelhem, 1030 Brussels. Tickets are available from http://thelittleboxoffice.com/ecc.

A Woman of No Importance (Oscar Wilde) – Directed by Conrad Toft

The ECC will be staging an abridged version of Oscar Wilde’s satire A Woman of No Importance here in Brussels from 16-20 May and at FEATS Frankfurt for one performance between 2 and 5 June. With his usual wit, Wilde takes us on an epic romp of Victorian high society exposing scandals and delivering his fine repartee at every opportunity.

The Impotence of Being Frank (Joe Wilde) – Directed by Hugh Dow

The Impotence of Being Frank is a short farce intended as a tribute to Oscar Wilde and Joe Orton, in which a tenacious detective manically – and ultimately successfully – tracks down the perpetrator of a crime that wasn’t committed. It is the first play by a highly renowned Brussels based biographer and academic, writing under the pseudonym of Joe Wilde. The play, originally written for the radio has never been performed before.

ETC: Auditions (19-22 April 2017)

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

ITG: Bloomsnight (17 June 2017)

In association with the Embassy of Ireland and TradFest 2017, the Irish Theatre Group asbl will host our annual, end-of-season Bloomsnight gathering at

De Lijsterbes Cultural Centre

Lijsterbessenbomenlaan 6

1950 Kraainem

Saturday 17 June

It is a fun evening of food, drink and entertainment, including drama, poetry and song. Tickets are €20 (including light buffet supper).

Doors open at 7:30pm, when food will be served, and entertainment beginning shortly after 8pm.

Don’t delay. Get your tickets today

ECC: Life Reflected (20,22,25 June 2017)

The ECC announces auditions for …
Something a little different

Life Reflected will be an evening of poetry readings, devised and staged by Malinda Coleman.  The poems chosen will revolve around big life themes, and will include both old favourites and new discoveries.

Malinda would ideally like six readers: three couples of three age-groups: young (20s-30s) adults, middle-aged, and the pre-old …  Everyone auditioning is invited to bring along a favourite shortish poem, but this is not obligatory.

Auditions will take place at the Warehouse on 20 & 22 June at 19.30; and 25 June at 14.00.


Performances within the period November 5 -18 2017 (possibly not the full 5 performances per week).

For further information about this project, you can e-mail Malinda at malinda_coleman@hotmail.com

BSS: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2, 3, 5 July 2017)

AUDITION NOTICE
The BSS will present A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Theatre Mercelis from 22-27 January 2018, directed by Emily Bowles (who will be appearing shortly in the BSS Henry IV).
Please note CHANGE OF VENUE!
Auditions will be held on:
Sunday, 2 July at 18:30
Monday, 3 and Wednesday, 5 July at 19:30

at:
55, Rue Du Cardinal, BXL 1000 (Close to Square Marie Louise, Eu Quarter)
Googlemap of audition venue

Please CONFIRM you want to audition (stating which day if you can) by sending an email to Emily at:
dream.bss.2018@gmail.com

If you would like to audition but cannot make any of these dates, you can contact Emily by email, and we will try and arrange another date.

Rehearsals will begin the second week of September on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and Sunday afternoons.

ECC: Hugh Dow poetry readings & music (15-16 Sept 2017)

For Those who Know Hugh Dow –   LET’S HAVE A PARTY

Hugh Dow is holding hour-long poetry and music evenings on the 15th and 16th September.

Some of Brussel’s finest actors will be reading poems which have sustained and delighted him over 65 years. The music will be judiciously added, as tonic to gin, for dilution.

To justify the somewhat extravagant title there will be bubbly and small eats after.

To book just call 0475 65 68 51. There will be no admission charge

ECC: Snow White (24 September 2017)

Auditions for Snow White
(Onstage – CC Auderghem, 16-21 January 2018)

Chorus auditions are coming! They will be held from 11-12:30 pm on Sunday, 24 September at the Warehouse Studio Theatre (Rue Waelhem 69a, 1030 Brussels) in the bar room.

If you would like to come along, you can help us by filling in this audition form online

 

Hope to see lots of you at the auditions!

If you are unable to attend the auditions, but would like to be considered, please contact us at conradtoft@gmail.com.

ITG: Waiting for Godot (6-7,10-14th Oct 2017)

Warehouse Studio Theatre

Director: Tim Myers

ALL performances are now SOLD OUT.
The waiting list is over-subscribed, there is no point adding more names. Sorry!

All is not lost…not yet at least…

People get delayed at work, a babysitter cancels, or ticket holders arrive late because they strangely expect they will find parking but don’t (parking is nearly impossible in the area).

You can turn up at the theatre, doors open at 7:30pm, you can wait in the bar area, and any seats not taken by curtain up (we don’t actually have a curtain!) will be reallocated. No promises, but if you don’t try, you won’t see it, and that’ll be that.

ETCetera: Grim Tales (23-29 October 2017)

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

ECC: Life reflected (9-18 Nov 2017)

The ECC’s first production for the 2017-2018 season will be something a little different.

LIFE REFLECTED is an evening of poetry staged and directed by Malinda Coleman

9-11 and 16-18 November 2017 at 8pm
The Warehouse Studio Theatre, Rue Waelhem 69, 1030 Schaerbeek

Tickets:  €15 from https://thelittleboxoffice.com/ecc

Malinda Coleman writes: Poetry offers us the pleasure of language played and experimented with, but also can show us things about our experiences that make us feel and understand them differently, more intensely. Inspired by the Shakespearean “seven ages of man”, this collection traces our lives from the beginning to the beginning of the end … encompassing childhood, romance and coupling, parenthood, the challenges of our workaday lives, and the experiences that come along later in life.  The poems I have chosen are from both old familiar authors and many unknown contemporary poets.

It sounds serious! But expect to be surprised …I have been lucky to find an exciting group of readers, relative newcomers Agathe Osinski and James Hogan, combined with favourite familiars: Janet Middleton, Liz Ross, David Steen and Mark Prescott. First rehearsals designed to whittle down the long list of poems I compiled have already shown us something of the delight and pleasure this evening will provide.

ATC: Picasso At The Lapin Agile (30 Nov-9 Dec)

ATC presents:

‘Picasso At The Lapin Agile’ by Steve Martin

Directed by Jeremy Zeegers

Dates:
30th of Nov, 1st, 2nd & 5th to 9th of December, 8pm

Venue:

The Warehouse Studio Theatre, 69a Waelhemstraat, Schaerbeek.

Tickets available here (€15)

 

It’s 1904. Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso – both in their twenties, neither of them yet famous – spend an evening at a bar called the Lapin Agile in Montmartre, Paris.

When two of the most inspired minds of the 20th century meet by chance, sparks fly. But is it genius igniting or egos flaring when an artist and a scientist – each destined to revolutionize an era – square off and size each other up? Continue reading →

BSS: Henry IV Auditions 17th Jan 2017

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Shakespeare’s HENRY IV, directed by Sven Delarivière

AUDITION
17th of January 19:30
Rue de Belle Vue 40, 1000 Brussels (Ixelles)
Map: Audition venue

I am seeking actors for the roles of:
Falstaff: Male, 40+. A boastful, cowardly, selfish thief with much charm, wit and alcohol in him.
Worcester: Male/Female, 40+. Lord and chief inciter of the rebels.
Blunt: Male/Female, 40+. Loyal lord and the King’s personal messenger.

If you would like to audition but cannot make the date, you can contact Sven by email on:
sdelariv@gmail.com
or by phone:
0474866298

PLAY INFORMATION: Original dress

Performances will be at Theatre Petit Varia from 19-24 June 2017 (17,18 tech & dress)

Rehearsals will start in the new year on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (Floreal school, Uccle), and Sunday afternoon (Espace Catastrophe).

ECC: The Father (6-19 June 2018)

Audition notice for ECC’s next production “The Father”, written by Florian Zeller, which will be performed at the Warehouse Theatre from 23-27 October 2018, directed by Heli Parna.

Characters:

  • André (the father) – age 65-80
  • Anne (his daughter) age 35-55
  • Pierre (her partner) age 35-55
  • Laura (André’s caretaker) age 25-35
  • Man age 30-55
  • Woman age 35-55

The auditions will take place at The Warehouse Studio (Rue Waelhem 69A, 1030 Bruxelles) on the following dates:
Wednesday, 6 June at 20.00
Sunday, 10 June at 17.00
Tuesday, 19th of June at 20.00

Please confirm the date you wish to audition by sending an email to heliparna1985@gmail.com, or email if you cannot make any of those dates.

ITG: Faster and Slower (14-16 June 2018)

The ITG is holding auditions for Faster and Slower by Vincent Eaton, one half of our autumn double-bill of new writing. (On stage 9-13 Oct 2018)

Faster and Slower is a dark comedy set in the near future. An ageing couple spend their time together peacefully, if slightly antagonistically. The arrival of some news creates some unexpected twists and turns…

Where and when?

Thursday 14 June 2018 at 19.30 at the Warehouse, rue Waelhem 73
Saturday 16 June 2018 at 14.00 at the Warehouse, rue Waelhem 73

Characters:

We are looking to cast the following characters:

– a woman of retirement age or beyond
– a man of retirement age or beyond
– a younger woman (under 40)

Please let us know (itg.asbl@gmail.com) if you would like to audition but cannot attend any of the scheduled auditions.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

ECC: Panto Auditions (10,16 June 2018)

Robin Hood And The Babes In The Wood

ECC will present their annual panto in Auderghem Cultural Centre from January 18-20, 2019.

Auditions for the show will be held in the Warehouse (Rue Waelhem 69A, 1030 Bruxelles) on Sunday June 10th and Saturday June 16th from 10.30 am until 12.30 pm. There will be a number of principal roles and a chorus of around 20, plus a small chorus of mice as traditional. Principal roles are:

  • Robin Hood: Female, solo singing role.
  • Marian: Female, solo singing role.
  • Nursy Nanny Nellie: Male (Dame), solo singing role.
  • Alan-a-Dale: M/F (Comic), some singing.
  • Fairy Bluebell: Female, no singing.
  • Sheriff of Nottingham: Male (baddy), solo singing role.
  • Guy of Gisbourne: Male (baddy), no singing.
  • Babe 1: M/F, young role, no singing.
  • Babe 2: M/F, young role, no singing.
  • Merry Men: M/F, some singing.

…plus a number of smaller parts for young and old. Also lots of backstage opportunities! More info at ECC website

If you wish to audition go to this online form and complete it.

 

ITG: Woman and Scarecrow (12, 13, 17 Sept)

The ITG is delighted to bring this recent (2006) work by Marina Carr to audiences in Brussels in February 2018. Before that however, we need a cast…
At a critical time in her life, a sick mother reviews her life decisions and her lost potential. Did it have to be like this?

Jody Quirke, the director of this production, will lead a read-through of Woman and Scarecrow at The Warehouse on Wednesday 6th September 19:30.  Attendance is not required, but do come along whether you plan to audition or not.

Auditions

Tues 12th Sept 20:00

Wed 13th Sept 20:00

Sunday 17th Sept 16:00

Characters (age of characters is provided below, but actors are not expected to be [or look!] those ages. Come along and audition!) :

  • Woman- 50s or early 60s
  • Man (Her Husband)- 50s or early 60s
  • Scarecrow- could be either gender- 50s or early 60s
  • Woman (Aunt) – 70s or early 80s

Auditions will be held at The Warehouse
73 rue Waelhem, 1030 Schaerbeek

Please let us know (itg.asbl@gmail.com) if you would like to audition but cannot attend on any of the dates/ times scheduled.

 

ITG: When Worlds Collide (9 – 13 October 2018)

ITG presents a comedy double-bill of NEW WRITING.

 

ALL Performances are SOLD OUT.

 

Faster and Slower by Vincent Eaton

A dark comedy set in the near future. An ageing couple spend their time together peacefully, if slightly antagonistically. The arrival of some news creates some unexpected twists and turns…

 

Airheads by Lisa Ni Laoire

In an age where technology is an increasing presence in our lives Airheads takes an hilarious look at an Irish couple and their attempts to break into the online B&B business. Having never been abroad, Eddie and Maura find themselves experiencing culture shock in their own kitchen.

 

Get your tickets !

ECC: The Father (23-27 October 2018)

ECC is proud to present The Father, written by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton, and directed by Heli Pärna, at the Warehouse Studio Theatre from October 23-27, 2018.

What is actually going on in this flat? And who are these people coming in and out of it? And is it even his flat or is he in someone else’s home? And if so, how did he get here?

According to the author, Florian Zeller, The Father is a puzzle with a missing piece and no one ever knows which piece it is”. The protagonist, André who is living with his adult daughter Anne, is looking for people to tell him the truth in an ever changing world while trying to make sense of his environment despite the reigning chaos around him. This play is a glimpse into the world of someone with dementia – an illness that leads quite a silent existence, perhaps because many people think, and even more so, hope, that it will never affect them.

A €2 donation will be made to Alzheimer Europe Foundation from each ticket sold. You can visit their website to learn more about the work and research that they do www.alzheimer-europe.org

Tickets are €15 and are available from www.thelittleboxoffice.com/ecc

BLOC: Oklahoma! (22-25 November 2018)

Cultural Center, Auderghem.
Stage Director – Marie Rousseaux, Music Director – Steven De Mesmaeker.

The musical Oklahoma!, set in Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s, tells the love stories between Curly and Laurey, Ado Annie and Will.
Curly, a cowboy, has problems showing his feelings for Laurey. Laurey, out of a matter of pride and stubbornness, in turn does not show Curly her true feelings, either. However, this makes Jud, her Aunt’s hired hand, feel that he has a chance with Laurey.
Ado Annie is torn between Will, a cowboy who has kind of promised to marry her, and Ali Hakim, a peddler and ladies’ man, who will only get married if forced to.

This iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein score of Oklahoma! inspired a new generation of Broadway musicals, pushing the boundaries of the genre. When it opened on Broadway in 1943, it changed the way modern audiences would appreciate musicals for the next 50 years. The show ran for an impressive five years and was immortalized by a Hollywood film version. The state of Oklahoma even took the title song to be the official anthem of the state, solidifying the show’s cultural impact.

For more information, see the BLOC website.

ITG: Woman and Scarecrow (27 Feb – 3rd Mar 2018)

By Marina Carr

ALL performances are now SOLD OUT : Waiting list now in operation. Please send email to itg.asbl@gmail.com stating your preferred date(s) and number of tickets. In addition, if tickets become available (due to cancellation), and if there is no one on the waiting list for that performance, then you will be able to book them via the link below… so do check.

At a critical time in her life, a woman is forced to confront her life choices. Visions of what might have been, what should have been, what wasn’t.

Did things have to be this way?

In this honest and hard-hitting lament to lost potential, there is nowhere left to hide. Jody Quirke brings Marina Carr’s brilliant, original and thought-provoking play to life.

Performance starts at 8pm.

Tues 27th Feb to Sat 3rd March 2018 at The Warehouse Studio Theatre.

Tickets : €16

ECC Panto: Robin Hood & the Babes in the Wood (18-20 January, 2019)

The journey to Sherwood Forest has begun. ECC are proud to present Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood which will be performed in Auderghem Cultural Centre from January 18-20, 2019.

This hilarious never-ever-before-seen version of the traditional tale promises to be one of the most spectacular family pantomimes performed on the Brussels stage.

The evil Sheriff of Nottingham hatches a wicked plan to marry Maid Marian for her money. But first he has to get rid of the Babes – Maid Marian’s Belgian cousins. It’s down to our most famous outlaw Robin Hood to save the day, with a little help from his Merry Men, his trusty steed and the lovely Maid Marian.

Enjoy plenty of songs, dances, stunning scenery, special effects and superb costumes…topped off by all-round slapstick and silliness. Festive entertainment does not come any better!

Tickets are €16 for adults, €12 for children and are available from www.thelittleboxoffice.com/ecc.

Last year’s panto was over 90% sold out, so book early to avoid disappointment!

 

 

ETC: Figaro Gets Divorced (19-24 February 2019)

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

BSS: Our Country’s Good (19-23 March 2019)

BSS presents ‘Our Country’s Good’ by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Directed by Joanna Jack

Special group discount price of €10 for groups of 5+

After the novel ‘The Playmaker’ by Thomas Keneally, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s dramatisation won her an Olivier Award, six Tonys and ‘Best New Foreign Play’ award from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle.

Based on real events – the staging by convicts and officers of 18th C. dramatist George Farquhar’s ‘The Recruiting Officer’ – follow the progress of the first Convict Fleet to Australia. Discover with us whether theatre brings social cohesion and the birth of a new society…for better or worse, for the newcomers and indigenous peoples.

Tuesday 19th to Saturday 23rd of March, 8pm
and Saturday 23rd at 3 pm

Theatre: Theatral Scarabaeus, Rue Creuse, Schaerbeek
googlemap of venue

Tickets: €20, students/under 18: €15, group of 5+ (adults and/or students/under 18): €10!

ECC: Pygmalion (2-11 May, 2019)

Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics fascinated by dialects and accents takes on a bet that he can pass off Eliza Doolittle, cockney flower girl as a duchess in only 6 months.

Undoubtedly George Bernard Shaw’s masterpiece, Pygmalion is the renowned witty, modern interpretation of the myth, which tells the story of a sculptor (Pygmalion) who falls in love with his own statue (Galatea).

The play will be performed at the Warehouse Studio Theatre, rue Waelhem 69A, 1030 Brussels.
May 2 – 11, 2019 (8pm) matinee show May 4 (2pm).

Tickets are €16 and are available from www.thelittleboxoffice.com/ecc.