OUR PARTNERS
A list of excellent organisations that we work with regularly, including theatre companies, schools, other youth theatres, venues, and more!
Theatre companies for adults
American Theatre Company
Brussels, Belgium
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The American Theatre Company AISBL is an entirely voluntary and non-profit organization, driven by the passion of our volunteer members for creating outstanding theatrical works of art. Since our founding in 1969, our mission has been to present a variety of American plays covering a diversity of genres. Over the past 45 years, the ATC has become one of the pre-eminent amateur English-language theatre groups in the country. We continuously strive to increase the level of professionalism in our productions, and offer a balance between classic, modern, dramatic and comedic plays.
ECC
Brussels, Belgium
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The ECC originally started as the English Comedy Club in Brussels in 1909. We put on around three amateur plays per year, either at local theatres around Brussels or at our own studio theatre (shared with the Irish Theatre Group and American Theatre Company).
Irish Theatre Group (ITG)
Brussels, Belgium
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The Irish Theatre Group (ITG) is a not-for-profit organisation, here to share our love of theatre and our rich tradition of storytelling with the international community of Brussels. We started back in the early 1980s with a desire to stage some of the classics of Irish theatre and we haven't stopped since. Fortunately for us, and we hope for you, the world of Irish theatre is vibrant and increasingly diverse and there is no end to the stories that need to be told and are worth telling.
Brussels Shakespeare Society
Brussels, Belgium
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In its 44-year history the Society has staged most of Shakespeare’s canon. It has also ventured into Greek Tragedy, Restoration Comedy, other Elizabethan dramatists such as Middleton and German dramatists such as Schiller, as well as modern works by Beckett, Fry, Goldman, Lorca and Stoppard. It also organizes workshops on acting and stagecraft run by prominent names in British Theatre including Andrew Visnevski, theatre director and teacher of drama at RADA.
Brussels Light Opera Company (BLOC)
Brussels, Belgium
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Brussels Light Opera Company is the largest amateur musical theatre company in Brussels and performs principally in English. It comprises over 200 members from 22 nations, encompassing a broad spectrum of cultures, ages and professions, who all share a love of musical theatre and who work together as amateurs to achieve high-quality productions as well as enjoy varied social activities.
European Theatre Club (ETCetera)
Brussels, Belgium
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ETCetera (European Theatre Club) is an amateur theatre group founded by Peter Willis and Teresa Perez-Roca in 2009 in Brussels.
Since 2009, Etcetera has produced about 30 plays, both classic and contemporary: writers include Chekhov, Pinter, Molière, Ionesco, Shaw, St Exupéry, Shakespeare, J B Priestley, and Horvath; and several musical plays, including operettas.
We use different theatres in the Brussels region, every 2 years or so participating in a French summer theatre festival, Théâtres de Bourbon, not far from Vichy in central France.
British American Theatre Society (BATS)
Antwerp, Belgium
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Over the years, BATS has maintained a tradition of staging some four shows per season. The club also organises Open Evenings, not only for club members, but also for other people interested in learning more about BATS, or just having a chat in English. In this way the club has become much more than just an activity for expatriates. While English remains our club language, today’s membership is made up not only of expatriates, but also of locals and other nationalities, whatever their mother tongue.
Other youth companies in Belgium
Jet's Academy
Musical theatre and dance school
Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium
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Jeanette Marino created her own dance school “JET’s School of Dance” in 1996 teaching jazz, tap & later on, hip hop. The dance school then evolved into Jet's Academy, also adding Musical Theatre classes, Drama and Music, and Ballet as well as Contemporary Jazz. Jet's Academy puts on shows & concerts and pupils are encouraged to take part in the examination sessions too. In the past 28 years, the school has obtained a 100% pass rate in all the examination sessions, with many pupils receiving the highest mark.
Panda All-Stars
Musical theatre school
Jesus-Eik, Belgium
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Our four children have always loved drama and musical theatre. It has been a wonderful way for them to make friends, gain confidence and push themselves to achieve new goals. They all love being part of theatre shows and have gained enormously from performing on stage in and around Brussels. But it’s not always easy to find opportunities for children to get involved in theatre. Many shows don’t include children in the cast, and solo roles for kids and teenagers are quite rare. That’s why we decided to create Panda All-Stars. We want to give kids the chance to learn the techniques of singing, dancing and acting on stage, as well as being part of a team putting on a show.
Theatre companies abroad
Het Badhuistheater
Theatre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mike’s Badhuistheater is the home of English-language theatre in Amsterdam. The theater is a friendly and welcoming location in Amsterdam-Oost for music, dance, theatre, parties and meetings. For more than 30 years the theatre has been a centre for the local community and a magnet for Italian theatre, French theatre, Czech theatre, Polish theatre and many other language groups. The venue can host 50-150 people depending on the event.
Panda All-Stars
Musical theatre school
Jesus-Eik, Belgium
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Our four children have always loved drama and musical theatre. It has been a wonderful way for them to make friends, gain confidence and push themselves to achieve new goals. They all love being part of theatre shows and have gained enormously from performing on stage in and around Brussels. But it’s not always easy to find opportunities for children to get involved in theatre. Many shows don’t include children in the cast, and solo roles for kids and teenagers are quite rare. That’s why we decided to create Panda All-Stars. We want to give kids the chance to learn the techniques of singing, dancing and acting on stage, as well as being part of a team putting on a show.