Juliette & Roméo • William Shakespeare Eline Schumacher

Following La Ville des zizis, which was staged here in 2022, Eline Schumacher continues her exploration of a joyful and generous form of theatre. You go to a party, you get into a fight, you fall in love, you climb up her balcony, you make love, your best friend is killed, you take revenge, you have to flee, you find your love again, she’s dead, you kill yourself, she wasn’t really dead, but you were, so she dies, too bad. But legendary. Some texts transcend theatre to become something resembling a passion, almost a belief. Such texts are no longer performed, but celebrated. And so Eline Schumacher transforms Shakespeare’s masterpiece into an explosive celebration, a pretext for the blossoming of a new folklore. This is about a discreet brotherhood devoted to Romeo and Juliet, a sign of absolute love for the classics that is shared as a collective ritual. Between scenes that are revived and reinvented, live music and a complicit audience, the play unfolds in a burst of energy. The performance takes the form of an immersive celebration where the auditorium and the stage vibrate together to honour love. This performance features live music, including a brass band. Earplugs and hearing protection earmuffs are available in the foyers or at the reception desk.   Première Studio creation Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles Copresentation Théâtre de Poche