Weg met Eddy Bellegueule
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Tue 26 May '2620:30 - 22:05Philipszaal
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Wed, 27 May '2620:30 - 22:05Philipszaal
In a small village in northern France, the gentle and sensitive Eddy grows up in a flat, crude and ruthless working-class environment. We follow him through his many attempts to be a "normal boy," but he is nothing like the children around him. His attitude, his tone of voice and even his walk earn him as much humiliation from his classmates as from his alcoholic father and bossy mother. Even before he feels the slightest desire, many assume he is gay. By telling his story, Eddy reveals his stifling environment. Can he extricate himself from it?
Eline Arbo on Weg met Eddy Bellegueule:
"The first time I read Weg met Eddy Bellegueule, I was blown away by the raw energy, the recognizable feeling of youth, the clever social criticism, the sense of injustice and the main character's demand for a place in the world. The story is very personal and at the same time universal. We get an insight into the life of a boy growing up in a village and in a family where there is no place for anyone who is different. Like a kameleon he tries to fit in everywhere, but eventually he settles af with his past and creates a life where he can be himself. I am still proud of the performance I made of this book in 2020. Unfortunately, we still live in the same world today as we did then, where people are discriminated against because of their orientation. That's why I think it's important to keep telling this story."
The media about Weg met Eddy Bellegueule
One of the best performances of this season." (NRC ★★★★)
"The performance directed by Eline Arbo is at its deepest essence an ode to theater." (de Volkskrant ★★★★)
"Beautiful drama about otherness in a coarse environment." (Trouw ★★★★)
"The play embodies a strong plea for the transforming power of theatre and its empathetic leaps of imagination."
Credits
With Minne Koole, Jesse Mensah, Felix Schellekens, Romijn Scholten Directed by Eline Arbo From Édouard Louis