Het Zuidelijk Toneel, Theater Artemis & hetpaleis
In this new family show directed by Jetse Batelaan (winner of the 2026 Directing Award) we see adults racing through their personal lives at breakneck speed. In the little time they have left, they rush from one event to the next. There is flirting, bickering, laughter and tears. In this runaway drama, high peaks and deep troughs alternate at a dizzying pace. All in a feverish attempt to leave an indelible impression.
And all the while, somewhere in the far corner of our field of vision, something else seems to be stirring. It’s agonisingly slow, but something is undeniably happening. Yet these 18-year-olds and older have no time for that. They must carry on! The next distraction is already clamouring for their attention.
Could someone perhaps help them? Is anyone here actually keeping track of what’s going on? Are there perhaps children in the room?
Following the success of Het eind van het begin van het einde (2020), Een leuk avondje uit (2022) and De (2024), Theater Artemis, Het Zuidelijk Toneel and hetpaleis are joining forces for a fourth time.
Please note: strobe lighting effects are used during the performance.
Jetse Batelaan is a director and has been the artistic director of Theater Artemis since 2013. He has He has a keen eye for the struggles of ordinary people, and through this lens he creates vivid, imaginative and refreshing theatre that surprises and moves audiences. His approach is radical. In recent years, he has received several nominations and awards, including for the co-productions Het verhaal van het verhaal and Een leuk avondje uit.
Cast Imrane Akajjoua, Elias De Bruyne, Lotte Diependaele, Seppe Somers, Jakob Vrancken, Willemijn Zevenhuijzen
Assistant director Tim Verbeek
Dramaturgy Koen Haagdorens
Set and lighting design Theun Mosk
Assistent set designer Rients Dijkstra, Does Krijger (intern)
Set construction Danny Havermans, Frederik Liekens, Sven Van Looy
Costume design Liesbet Swings
Costume production Jente De Graef, Nushi Lambreva, Vick Verachtert
Music Janne Kosmos
Sound design Bob Hermans
Technical team Stan Bannier, Fati Ben Azouz, Joram Demeyer, Milan De Aguirre, Dean Peeraer, Iris Rodenburg, Emile van Gils, Steven Brys, Yule De Wolf, Douwe van Doornewaard
Props Els Selleslach, Zjoske van Niekerk, Nick Verachtert
Production Jenne Van daele, Els Selleslach, Zjoske van Niekerk, Rianne Valstar
Co-production Theater Artemis, Het Zuidelijk Toneel and hetpaleis
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government’s tax shelter scheme via the BNP Paribas Fortis Film Fund
With thanks to Simon van Buyten, Maas van Gogh, Eland Peeters, Ingrid de Laat
Qaaios was used for certain elements of the set design and the music. This Queer Autonomous AI Operating System runs locally and was specifically developed to offer creators and artists an alternative creative operating system within which they can develop their own AI practice.
