Ontroerend Goed

Merci d’être là (Thanks for Being Here)

In Merci d’être là, your presence is crucial. Ontroerend Goed, internationally renowned for their ground-breaking theatre, celebrates theatre’s most essential element: the audience. In this witty and ingenious play of video and viewpoints, they blur the boundaries between audience and performers. But don’t worry – you don’t have to do anything. Just sit back, relax, and have yourself celebrated!

An ode to the audience. Because without you, there’s no theatre.

Belgian Theater Festival Audience Award 2024

Funny, accepting and warm-hearted, the perfect festival show (The Guardian, ****)

Company presentation

After previous runs with A Game of You (2014), Fight Night (2016), and £Y€$ (Avignon IN, 2019), Ontroerend Goed is back in Avignon! The Belgian theatre collective tours worldwide with its bold, innovative work, which often invites audiences not just to watch, but to become part of the performance. Even for those who don't like interactive theatre.

www.ontroerendgoed.be

Ontroerend Goed

Distribution

Director Alexander Devriendt
Performance Charlotte De Bruyne, Karolien De Bleser, Aurélie Lannoy, Clémence Boisse, Hervé Guerrisi, Patricia Kargbo, Leonore Spee
Assistent director Anne Meffert
Costumes Fauve Ryckebusch
Sound editing Anne Meffert, Leonore Spee & David Sanders
AV consulting Maxime Lahousse & Vidiots
Light scenography Scott Jun
Technical Elias Baudouin, Nick De Keyser, Joaquin De Rycke, Diederik De Cock, Luc Schaltin & Matthias Tuinstra

Production

Production Ontroerend Goed
Co-production Perpodium
In collaboration with NTGent
With the support of the Flemish Community & the city of Ghent, The Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal government & uFund