Opening Night
DE HOE
- Flanders
- Theater
Inspired by the exceptional cinematic work of John Cassavetes, DE HOE's "Opening Night" embarks on a collective quest for a new emotionality. In a society overwhelmed by emotions, the collective experiments with excess, love, sentimentality and vulnerability.

© Koen Broos
Grande salle
From 16 years old
In French
With Annelore Crollet, Ans Van den Eede, Joris Hessels, Natali Broods, Peter Van den Eede, Timon Kouloumpis, Willy Thomas
By and with (for the original version in Dutch) Natali Broods, Mitch Van Landeghem, Willem de Wolf, Ans Van den Eede, Carine van Bruggen, Peter Van den Eede, Greg Timmermans, Wannes Gyselinck
Set design Bram De Vreese, Shane Van Laer
Technical and sound control Marthe Leon Thys, Lennert Boots, Bert Vermeulen
Costume design Fran Labarque
Translation and language coaching Martine Bom
Dramaturgy interns Sjoerd Koolma, Jens Dewulf, Tomas Van Balen
Thanks to Matthias de Koning
A production by DE HOE | With the support of gouvernement flamand | The original Dutch version was produced with the support of the Belgian federal authorities’ Tax Shelter measure | Creation in Dutch on 27 July 2023 at the Festival Theater Aan Zee, Ostende | The show was selected by the Het Theaterfestival (Flanders) and Nederlands Theater Festival (Netherlands).