Why so much hate? Why so little love?
Against a dark backdrop of hatred and prejudice, two young people fight for the freedom to experience love and intimacy.
In Romeo & Juliet , love is celebrated and peeks are taken under skirts; marriages are improvised and nighttime escapades are organized; dishes are thrown and doors are slammed; and, finally, lovers are carried to their graves.
This new, inclusive theater production by Comp. Marius and Het Scheldeoffensief gives a contemporary and intergenerational voice to a timeless love story. In this adaptation, a major—and at times farcical—family feud masks an underlying social challenge. To what extent can you—or are you allowed to—have autonomy over your love and sexual feelings and act on them? And what if others see you as different, or you perceive yourself as different? When do the care and concern of parents and others cross the line into sexual discrimination? And how honestly do parents, young people, and children dare—and are able—to communicate about intimacy and being different?
Credits
Text Romeo and Juliet Author William Shakespeare Translation, adaptation Waas Gramser Game Frank Dierens, Thoby Everaert, Francis Geeraert, Waas Gramser, Alisha Vandevelde, Piet Van Hijfte Concept, direction Frank Dierens, Waas Gramser, Kris van Trier Costumes Thijsje Strijpens Poster image Casier and Fiews Promotional Images Lars Duchateau Technology Lene Maesen & Pierre Coric Production & Direction Heleen Haest, Elisa Goossens, Sarah Joos, Aude Vandecaveye, and An Van den Bergh Internship Linde Amerlinck A co-production of Comp. Marius, Het Scheldeoffensief & Perpodium With the support of the Flemish Government and the Belgian Federal Government’s tax shelter program via uFund, and in collaboration with “De Vieze Gasten” and Cultuurhuis Merelbeke