Gilles!

Jan Decleir brings Claus’ masterpiece back to life Anyone who wants to see Wie Jan Decleir at work in his natural habitat should definitely mark this performance in their calendar with a thick marker. After 37 years, the acting powerhouse returns to the role that Hugo Claus wrote especially for him: Gilles de Rais, the notorious French marshal who fought alongside Joan of Arc, but ended up in history books as one of the most depraved figures of his time. With his masterful language and sharp irony, Hugo Claus wrote a monologue that exposes love and war, faith and horror, power and depravity. A gripping text for all times, in which man is portrayed in all his darkness and tragedy. With linguistic flair, Decleir proves that he has not forgotten the role of the devil incarnate. - in pzazz ,