Joke Devynck | De Keizerin, the Whore and the Daughter of the mussel farmer

Three fascinating women from the Belgian royal house are central. Three women whose lives still sound surprisingly relevant today. Charlotte van Belgi, Empress of Mexico, sees her dream turn into a nightmare and then lives for sixty years in self-chosen madness. But perhaps happier than ever before... Blanche Delacroix, sixteen and a prostitute, wins the heart of the 65-year-old Leopold II and marries him. Wealth follows, but also betrayal and misfortune. Lilian Baels, daughter of a mussel farmer, marries Leopold III during the Second World War and thus becomes the woman who brings him down. De Keizerin, the Prostitute and the Daughter of the Mussel Farmer is the Belgische Monarchie at its sharpest: no Disney fairy tales, but three women who made difficult choices... and paid the price for them. Joke Devynck is De Keizerin, the Prostitute, and the Daughter of the Mussel Farmer. (In collaboration with partner organization Kom op tegen Kanker.) Start of ticket sales for subscriptions - from 6/2/26, 9 AM Start of ticket sales for individual tickets - from 6/9/26, 9 AM