Rozeke – Warre Borgmans
based on the novel by Guillaume van der Stighelen
a story about love, family and siphons
The young Guillaume Van der Stighelen finds ‘the siphon’, a revolutionary
invention. When his great childhood love drops him for a rich
good-for-nothing, he marries another woman and decides to build
a plumbing empire.
The company becomes a success and Guillaume makes a fortune. His wife
becomes his great support and confidante, his little daughter Rozeke his
apple of his eye, but the relationship with his three sons becomes increasingly strained.
Then Guillaume sees his childhood love again.
On his 88th birthday, the old Guillaume looks back on his life. He is
proud that he succeeded during and after the war in saving his company
and expanding it further. At the insistence of his wife, he has
meanwhile handed over the business to his sons. But at the cost of
what?...
The theater text ‘Rozeke’ is based on the novel of the same name which
was written by the great-grandson of sanitary magnate
Guillaume Van der Stighelen, namely… (ex-)advertising man and author
Guillaume Van der Stighelen.
Warre Borgmans plays the old (and young) Guillaume, Geert Vermeulen
wrote the text and directs.