Falstaff - DESCHONECOMPANIE & Muziektheater Transparant

Five generations of female players form a theater company that performs an adaptation of Shakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor. On and off the stage, they are forced to fight the iconic character Falstaff. But while they try to perform his grotesque plans to seduce two women at the same time, reality breaks through the stage every time. In the wings, conflicts and confusion slumber. Even the direction becomes part of the story. Gradually, the boundaries between fiction and reality blur: what is ‘real' and what is ‘true'? In a concept of Tom Goossens and Elien Hanselaer and with musical direction of Wouter Deltour, Falstaff unfolds as a true theatrical matryoshka. The iconic piece is reinvented in a game with humor, playful confusion, and sharp insights. Characters, actors, directors, and unexpected figures become intertwined with each other. With music that refers to Verdi, Nicolai, and Williams, a contemporary and idiosyncratic reinvention of a classic arises.