School in Residence
Also in this third edition, Comp. Marius her open air stage to bachelor and master students of drama schools. A naked stage floor and the focus on the actor, the space and the text. The program will be announced in mid-June.
Sitdown Comedy #2 Houthakken
Thomas Bernhard
In 'Houthakken' the guests are invited for an evening meal. They wait for the guest of honor, a famous actor who will not arrive until after midnight.
“Because of an actor serving potato soup at a quarter to one at night and announcing a cooked pike-perch… Ridiculous!”
Leocadia (Soms wil ik altijd naar zee)
Jean Anouilh
In 'Leocadia' everyone raves about the theatrical, the eccentric. Behind it lies a sadness for an empty, unfulfilled existence. Longing for love and life, Amanda enters. And then the masks fall off.
Musical closing
On Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 August we will festively close Middelheim22 with music.