Now Jamal has got to talk every afternoon for half an hour, or else he’ll be expelled from school. So there he sits with some old guy called Matthieu who questions and questions him. Why is Matthieu so keen to discover Jamal’s secrets? Why won’t he leave him alone? And just how honest is Matthieu himself, actually? His wife is dead and now he’s sitting out his time, alone whenever possible. Until, that is, Jamal shakes him awake. Jamal and Matthieu are condemned to each other’s company, in the arena of the classroom or the stage. This is where they attack one another with sharp tongues and silent stares, when the battle is decided between poems about love and true love, between lessons from books and lessons from life, and between finding yourself and showing yourself.
“Jamal” was partly inspired by the work of Gus van Sant, director of Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester and many other films.
Directly after the play there will be a 15-minute discussion with the actors
13+
Duration: circa 50 minutes
- Stage direction, Text: Daniel van Klaveren
- Dramaturgy: Paulien Geerlings
- Performance: Peter van Heeringen, Majd Mardo
- Props, Costumes: Esmée Thomassen
- Production management: Meta Weyschedé
- Photo: Sanne Peper