FEST 2024
Festival of English Language School Theatre
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With English being a global language of communication and business, the need for
young people to use it actively is now an essential life skill. Schools around
the country have in recent years added theatre options alongside their normal
English classes, giving students a chance not only to improve their language
skills by using English on stage, but also to develop their presentation skills
and self-confidence while learning about performing arts.
Enjoy a wide variety of stimulating and entertaining plays, and support the
vibrant artistic talent in Luxembourg. Nine one-act plays highlight the
excellent but often unnoticed talent among pupils in Luxembourg.
PROGRAMME
The programme could be subject to change.
FRIDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
>19:00
European School Mamer
THE AUDITION by Don Zolidis
Comedy/drama (All ages) 45 mins
A group of young actors auditions for the school production of “A CHORUS LINE”.
But the new director, Ms Torrance, is more demanding than some of them think.
And maybe, as we start to see, some of them aren’t really cut out for the
theatre! Between the string of comic and chaotic auditions, we get a glimpse
into the lives of those auditioning; and get a glimpse of the personal pressures
and private longings which make them turn to theatre.
>20:00
International School of Luxembourg
THE IT by Vivienne Franzmann
“Darkly-comic” (14+) 45 mins
“It is really small. Whatever it is. But it’s here. It’s definitely here.” A
teenage girl has something growing inside her. She doesn’t know what it is, but
she knows it’s not a baby. It expands. It has claws. Eventually, it takes over
the entirety of her body. No one must know about it. She has to keep its
presence, its possession of her, concealed. She pulls away from her friends. She
refuses to speak, in case The IT is heard. But she can’t contain it forever.
Sooner or later, something has to give…
SATURDAY 24TH FEBRUARY
AFTERNOON SESSION
>13.30
Lënster Lycée International School, Junglinster,
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a new adaptation of the famous Lewis Carroll novel by Sarah
Lippert
Children’s Show (All ages) 45 mins
Alice in Wonderland. Everyone knows the story. But even Alice cannot escape the
passage of time. But despite everything, despite digitalization, despite COVID,
despite Instagram, they still exist: Alice, the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and
the Queen of Hearts…
This production of Lewis Carroll‘s classic proves that the story about the
incredible power of children‘s imagination has lost none of its appeal, even in
modern times. So, get ready for Five o‘clock tea with the Mad Hatter, the March
Hare and LLIS Theatre Project!
>14.30
Lycée classique de Diekirch
INNOCENT WITNESS by Geoff Rose-Michael
Drama (12+) 40 mins
A mundane visit to a local shop leaves Julia in an unenviable position as she is
caught up in an armed robbery. She agrees to give a statement to the police. But
when she discovers that there was more to the robbery than she thought, she
finds herself caught in a moral dilemma with dangerous consequences.
>15.30
Lycée Michel Lucius
SPLIT by Bradley Hayward
“Dramedy” (12+) 40 mins
Children of divorce are united through humour in this honest and theatrical look
at the day-to-day reality of what it’s like to be in a family that has been torn
apart. As these teenagers navigate a winding road that includes new bedrooms,
new siblings and new responsibilities, they begin to put the pieces of their
broken homes back together.
>16.30
Atelier des Arts
THROWBACK THURSDAY by Justin Flowers
Comedy (10+) 40 mins
Chaos theory tells us that small changes in initial conditions can result in
significant changes later, like the flutter of a butterfly’s wings might cause a
typhoon halfway across the world. In terms of time travel, it’s called a time
paradox, and it’s the very thing that keeps DeeDee from trying out her new time
machine she’s invented using household items, including her sister’s curling
iron. Unfortunately for DeeDee and her friends — and for the state of all
mankind, really — Tony didn’t pay enough attention in school last week. She's
flunked her algebra test, so she dismisses DeeDee's warnings and borrows the
hat-shaped time travel device for a quick trip back to last Thursday to warn
past Tony, in hopes of saving her current self from summer school. But she
changes a little too much, so she goes back again... and again...
SATURDAY 24TH FEBRUARY
EVENING SESSION
>19.00
European School Kirchberg
THE SHAPE OF THE GRAVE by Laura Lundgren Smith
Drama (14+) 45 mins
Contains some strong language.
Northern Ireland 1974: tensions between mainly-Protestant loyalists, who want
the province to remain part of the UK and mainly-Catholic loyalists who want
join independent Ireland have erupted into violence. The arrival of British
soldiers in 1969 has made thing worse, and a vicious cycle of killing and
counter-killing has become the norm. Colleen, a young Catholic teenager, feels
embittered by the situation and is determined to fight for the Republican IRA.
But her sister, Brigid, who just wants to live her life in peace, tries to make
her see sense. But can she stop Colleen from going down the path of violence
and, ultimately, tragedy. A hard – and timely - look at the way communities can
fall apart and how a background of violence can brutalise even the most
innocent.
>20.00
St George's International School
TWO by Jim Cartwright
Dramatic comedy (12+) 45 mins
Two is an investigation into domestic relationships and how life can pass
couples by, taking place in a singular location and gradually revealing what has
pushed the central characters apart.
>21.00
Lycée Michel Rodange Luxembourg
15 REASONS NOT TO BE IN A PLAY by Alan Haehnel
Comedy (all ages) 45 mins
You think you’re going to see a play. But that’s not what you’re going to get!
The chances are that at some point in your life you’ll be asked to take part in
a play. So here are … well, 15 reasons why under no circumstances should you
ever even consider being in a play!
Or should you …?
* Genre : Théâtre
* Organisateur / Collaboration : Organisé par FEST a.s.b.l.
En collaboration avec les Rotondes
* Âge : À partir de 6 ans
* Lieu : Grande Salle
* Langue : Anglais
* Prix : Prix par pièceAdultes: 8€Étudiant·e·s: 5€
* Programme : Ven 23.02.24 >19:00-21:00Sam 24.02.24 >13:30-17:30 & 19:00-22:00
* Liens :
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