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An 8-part tragicomic operetta radio play set in and around a retirement home.
Emilienne (86) is in a relationship with her masseur Nestor (75). They are going steady and are madly in love. After a long period when they were not allowed to meet, they are now enjoying their reunion. Some of the neighbours: Mireille (82), Leon (83), and Agneske (89) are witnessing it reluctantly. The happiness of the young couple confronts them with old wounds. They are concocting a plan with unforeseen consequences: everyone, including the care staff (all roughly 40), are dragged into it.
Boze Bejaarden (Enraged Elderly) is a comedy of many misunderstandings and plenty of romantic, sugar-coated, and warm moments. At the same time, as it should be in operetta, it provides a sharp critique of our handling of care and the elderly.
We bring the live version with 8 actors, 4 musicians, 2 singers, 1 conductor, and 1 radio play specialist to the theatre. Annelies Verbeke and Gaea Schoeters wrote the text. Annelies Van Parys wrote new music and adapted arias from the classical operetta repertoire.
Acting
- Wunderbaum
- Jetty Mathurin
- Frieda Pittoors
- Leny Breederveld / Mieke Verdin
- Aus Greidanus
- Jaak Vanassche / Bert Luppes
Vocals
- Britt Truyts
- Willem de Vries
ensemble
- HERMESensemble:
- Karin de Fleyt
- Peter Merckx
- Marc Tooten
- Geert Callaert
- Gaetan La Mela
conductor
- Stijn Saveniers
Arrangement & Composition
- Annelies Van Parys
Text
- Gaea Schoeters
- Annelies Verbeke
Producers
- Wunderbaum
HERMESensemble
Het Laatste Bedrijf
Volksopera
met steun van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap.
With the support of
- Erasmus Stichting
- Fonds Sluyterman van Loo
- Stichting RCOAK
Past dates
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January 2024
22
Theater 1150
Sint-Pieters-Woluwe -
October 2023
07
De Grote Post
Oostende -
May 2023
27
Humanitas Bergweg
O. Festival, Rotterdam -
May 2023
27
Humanitas Bergweg
O. Festival, Rotterdam -
February 2023
18
CC Zwanenberg
Heist-op-den-Berg -
December 2022
02
Lancering podcast
Current projects
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ALFA -
John & Gena -
A Family Portrait