Sweet Sixteen

Following the success of Nadia, a short play about extremism and radicalisation by Daniel Van Klaveren, in 2017, which was performed in secondary school classes, the Théâtre de Liège is expanding this approach by establishing the Sweet Sixteen education project.

The original play was written in 2019 by Dutch author Casper Vandeputte for the Toneelmakerij theatre in Amsterdam. The show tackles the delicate theme of suicide among teenagers. After finding success in schools in The Netherlands, with more than 180 performances in classrooms, the Théâtre de Liège is offering a version in French, which has been translated by the Belgian author Alex Lorette. Berdine Nusselder’s staging mirrors the original process, namely a classroom performance, followed by one hour of discussions and activities carried out by mediation teams from the Théâtre de Liège, the artists and psychological and social support experts.