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Comp.Marius and 't Barre Land (NL) are presenting Sit-Down Comedy #1, the first of a series of small-scale performances with an extremely short production process, based on the prose works of Thomas Bernhard. | Indoor | Dutch première | To see in Almere, Rotterdam, Antwerp | apr, may 2021
Translation and adaptation of The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784) by the French author Pierre August Caron Beaumarchais (1732-1799). Set to music by Rossini and Mozart adulterated by Jonas Vermeulen. | At location | can be seen in Antwerp june 2021
'The Schpountz' with its 57 scenes and 34 characters is a nonsensical farce and an ode to the actor. It details the resolution of a misunderstanding between a young, bigoted artist and a hardworking shopkeeper, in between the roquefort and the sausages. | Première 27 July 2012, Theater aan Zee (BE)
Translation and adaptation of Marel Pagnol's 1952 film scenario 'Manon des sources' and of 'L'eau des collines', the novel he wrote 10 years later which recounts the same story.
A Provencal version of 'Crime and punishment' in the open air, with rabbit and prunes served in the interval. Since 2006
Adaptation of 'Spring' and seven stories from 'The Cinnamon Shops' (1933) by the Polish avant-garde writer Bruno Schulz.
Premiere French version: January 2005, SN Le Volcan, Le Havre (FR)
Premiere Dutch version: January 2006, deSingel (on location: Red Star Line hangars), Antwerp (B)
An evening at Le Lieu Unique in Nantes, unique in the sense of being a one-off: a debate with 1000 people from Nantes and 10 specialists, on the subject of 'What is art and why is it important?', in the form of a grand dinner for the people.
Premiere: 15 February 2003, Le Lieu Unique, Nantes (FR)
Translation and adaptation of Jean Giono's 1929 short story 'Regain' and Marcel Pagnol's 1937 film scenario of the same name.
Premiere: July 2000, Zomer van Antwerpen, Hoboken (BE).
Premiere French version: September 2005, Aubagne (FR).
Premiere Spanish version: May 2005, Madrid (ES).
Translation and adaptation of the 'Trilogie Marseillaise' by Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974). A minor marathon in the open air at the waterside, with a Mediterranean meal served in the interval. | Premiere 1999, Zomer van Antwerpen, Antwerp (B) | Premiere French version 2001, Nantes (FR)