14-18, the musical

2014 Flemish musical 14-18 A Spectacular Musical 14-18 musical.jpg Dirk Brossé Allart Blom 2014 Mechelen 14-18, the musical is a Flemish musical about the First World War with the music of Dirk Brossé. The original production by Gert Verhulst and Hans Bourlon opened in April 2014 at the Nekkerhal in Mechelen, directed by Frank Van Laecke and produced by Studio 100.http://1418.nu/cast.html Cast www.1418.nu January 29, 2014 February 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201180841/http://1418.nu/cast.html dead The show closed on November 11, 2014, after being seen by more than 320,000 visitors.October 2020 In 2024 the musical reopened on the 2nd of June with an updated version in the Studio 100 pop-up theatre in Puurs. This is a theatre that they specially build for their musical about the Second World War 40-45. The show is about a group of Flemish friends at the outbreak of World War I, as the war drags on longer than anyone expected.Bradshaw Lisa English version of 14-18 musical rescheduled https://www.flanderstoday.eu/art/english-version-14-18-musical-rescheduled Flanders Today 12 October 2020 History Development On June 24, 2011, Studio 100 announced that the creative team of Daens was brought together to create a new spectacle about the First World War. On October 30, 2013 Studio 100 announced that there would be English language shows with an alternate cast. On April 15, 2014, it was announced that 117,000 tickets were sold. On June 12, 2014, Studio 100 announced that more than 200,000 tickets were sold.October 2020 Platform The musical played in the Nekkerhal in Mechelen. In this gigantic hall, it was possible to build a mobile platform so the audience could ride for 150 meters on a set that had a surface area of 2 football fields. The platform weighed 135 tons (excluding the audience), rode over 350 wheels, and was 55 meters long and 22 meters wide.October 2020 Scenery There were 11 gigantic setpieces (including 6 houses and a large tree) that moved using laser-guided technology. The cast consisted of 9 main actors, 23 ensemble members, 45 extras, 16 children and 6 horse riders.October 2020 Story In 1914, Germany wants to attack France via Belgium. Belgium refuses and becomes involved in World War I. Jan, Kamiel, Albert and Fons are friends who have to fight to defend their country. But all of them want to be somewhere else: Jan wants to go home to his wife, who is pregnant with his son, Kamiel hates violence and does everything to escape it, Albert wants to return to his sweethearts. Flemish Cast 2014: Jan: Jelle Cleymans Albert: Bert Verbeke Fons: Jonas Van Geel Kamiel: Lander Depoortere Céline: Maaike Cafmeyer Anna: Free Souffriau General: Jo de Meyere Sergeant Dedecker: Peter Van de Velde (actor) nl Peter Van De Velde (acteur) Peter Van De Velde Deprez: Louis Talpe 2024: Jan: Jelle Cleymans, Yanni Bourguignon (alternate) Albert: Niels Destadsbader, Bert Verbeke (replacement) Fons: Jonas Van Geel, Jérémie Vrielynck (alternate) Kamiel: Remi De Smet Céline: Charlotte Timmers Anna: Sandrine Van Handenhoven General: Marc Peeters, Ron Cornet (alternate)Spektakel-musical 14-18 - Een meeslepend verhaal uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog https://14-18.nu/nieuws/spektakel-musical-verwelkomt-charlotte-timmers-hoofdcast 14-18.nu be-en Sergeant Dedecker: Peter Van de Velde (actor) nl Peter Van De Velde (acteur) Peter Van De Velde, Nordin De Moor (understudy)https://14-18.nu/musical/cast Archived copy 2025-01-05 2023-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20231202202556/https://14-18.nu/musical/cast dead The role of the general was alternated from September 5, 2014 between Jo De Meyere and Mike Verdrengh.Herneming musical '14-'18 in september met Mike Verdrengh, deredactie.be, July 10, 2014 On September 17, 2014, Maaike Cafmeyer was replaced by Marie Vinck.Marie Vinck vervangt Maaike Cafmeyer in '14-'18, deredactie.be, August 22, 2014 On October 1, Bert Verbeke, who took on the role of Albert, was replaced by James Cooke.James Cooke vervangt Bert Verbeke in '14-'18, deredactie.be, September 27, 2014 In the 2024 version was Niels Destadsbader who played the role of Albert replaced on August 28, 2024. English cast Jan: Rob Eyles Albert: Bert Verbeke (BE) Fons: Danny Whitehead Kamiel: Jonathan Broderick Celine: Sarah Dungworth Anna: Kayleigh McKnight General: Dirk Bosschaert (BE) Sergeant Dedecker: Luke Hope Deprez: Lawrence Sheldon Source: http://www.studio100fan.eu/encyclopedie/Musical_14-18_-_Vlaanderen_2014_(Cast) English cast www.studio100fan.eu May 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190214061312/http://www.studio100fan.eu/encyclopedie/Musical_14-18_-_Vlaanderen_2014_(Cast) February 14, 2019 dead References External links Category:2014 musicals Category:Belgian musicals Category:Musicals set in Belgium Category:Musicals about World War I Category:Musicals by Dirk Brossé