Weg met Eddy Bellegueule - Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Theater en toneel

In a small village in northern France, the soft and sensitive Eddy grows in a flat floor, coarse and merciless working-class environment. We follow him through his many attempts to be a "normal boy", but he doesn't look like the children in his area. His attitude, his tongue and even his course give him as many humiliations of his classmates as from his alcoholic father and bossy mother. Even before he feels the least desire, many assume that he is gay. By telling his story, Eddy reveals his stifling environment. Can he escape from it?

Eline Arbo about Road with Eddy Bellegueule:
" The first time I read with Eddy Bellegueule, I was Blown Away through the raw energy, the recognizable sense of youth, the smart social criticism, the feeling of the main character. The story is very personal and at the same time universal. We get a glimpse into the life of a boy who grows up in a village and in a family where there is no room for someone who is different. As a chameleon he tries to fit in everywhere, but in the end he deals with his past and creates a life in which he can be himself. I am still proud of the show I made of this book in 2020. Unfortunately we still live in the same world today, in which people are discriminated against because of their orientation. That is why I think it is important to keep telling this story. "