PARTY TIME

After the HOUSEWARMING, it is now PARTY TIME. In a country that is on the verge of a civil war, an exclusive and influential group gathers during a party. While the streets are on fire, there is - inside - pleasantly chatting, laughing, and eating. It’s party time! On one hand, a revolution that is about to happen, on the other hand, concerns about membership of an exclusive tennis club. But while waiting for the other guests, a hypocritical battle unfolds between those present that revolves around status, recognition, and power. A party on the edge of the abyss. After 'Housewarming', the trio Acke, Bakker, and De Graeve work together again. For their new production, they start from the one-act play 'Party Time' (1991) by Harold Pinter and the non-fiction book 'The Hour of the Wolves' (2025) by Giuliano da Empoli, and they write a new text. In this way, they connect classical repertoire with the world of today. 'PARTY TIME' will be a biting satire that asks whether (political) power always corrupts. Can idealism survive within an economic system that is structurally built on self-interest? Is there also room for doubt and vulnerability within that power? Muzikant Engel Peet creates a sizzling and alienating sound score for the performance. 'PARTY TIME' is thus a dangerously topical and sensually stimulating performance by a new generation of theater makers. Concept, text, and performance Toon Acke, Kes Bakker & Anna De Graeve | Geluidsontwerp Engel Peet | Coaching Willem de Wolf | Lichtontwerp Thomas Walgrave | Co-production STAN & PerPodium