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De zaak Shell

Anoek Nuyens & Rebekka de Wit / Frascati Producties / De Nwe Tijd
Fri 28.10.2022 20:00 - 21:30
KVS, Brussels
KVS BOL
Past event
28.10.2022
20:00 - 21:30
Past event

Theatre creators Anoek Nuyens and Rebekka de Wit have been following the climate case closely for years. For every voice in the climate debate, they wrote a plea. In De zaak Shell [The Shell case], all these voices come together.

They attended stakeholder meetings at multinational companies, read speeches and interviews by Shell, combed through international agreements and government policy notes, and systematically wrote down the remarks of their uncles and neighbours over Christmas dinner any time the climate crisis came up. 

The motive is the real lawsuit that is currently being brought against Shell by a group of NGOs. Aim of the lawsuit: to force Shell to radically change its business policies. Shell’s defence? It’s not us, but consumers who need to change ...

With follow-up discussion including energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten

During the Gala of the Dutch Theatre Festival, De Zaak Shell won the 2021 award for directing and the 2021 Arlecchino. The jury wrote about the direction: “The Shell Case is both razor-sharp and confusing. The thorough research has been translated into a strong text with a daring staging. The stage here is a platform for diverse perspectives. The players create their characters through dedication, focus and performances of great accuracy. Through their commitment and the consistent elaboration of the concept, the performance seduces the spectator to take a stand that veers from empathy to aversion. Skillfully, the direction stays away from judgement of individual characters. This allows the spectator to become internally entangled in the fluid roles of witness, referee and bystander.”

 

“For how old our planet is. And how young we are.”

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Making a major, politically-charged topic accessible: this is what De zaak Shell does.
De Volkskrant
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"Nuyens en De Wit maken haarfijn inzichtelijk hoe de klimaatcrisis op dit moment vooral een verantwoordelijkheidscrisis is."
NRC
De zaak Shell is an important piece that everyone should see, if only to have or keep a bit of hope.
Theaterkrant

Credits

TEKST, SPEL & CONCEPT / TEXTE, JEU & CONCEPT / TEXT, PERFORMANCE & CONCEPT Rebekka de Wit & Anoek Nuyens ACTEURS OPNAMES / ACTEURS / ACTORS VR PRODUCTION Suzanne Grotenhuis, Musia Mwankumi, Anoek Nuyens & Michaël Pas EINDREGIE / FINAL DIRECTION Erik Whien DRAMATURGIE, TEKST / DRAMATURGY, TEXTE / DRAMATURGY TEXT Freek Vielen VORMGEVING / GRAPHISME / GRAPHIC DESIGN Marloes & Wikke GELUIDSONTWERP / CONCEPTION SON / SOUND DESIGN Christiaan Verbeek KOSTUUMS / COSTUMES Fransje Christiaans AFFICHEBEELD / IMAGE DE L'AFFICHE / POSTER IMAGE Paul Sahre / Boris Snauwaert (bewerking) PRODUCTIE / PRODUCTION Frascati Producties & De Nwe Tijd MET DE STEUN VAN / AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE / WITH THE SUPPORT OF de Vlaamse Gemeenschap