The Second Woman

Nat Randall & Anna Breckon - met Natali Broods

VIERNULVIER

Sat 13.06

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Sun 14.06

From 16:00

De Vooruit, Gent

THEATERZAAL

Past event

Grand finale of the season: 24 hours long,
100 x 1 scene

Natali Broods performs the impossible in this epic endurance work: a single scene, repeated 100 times with 100 different people who identify as male* over 24 hours. No rehearsals. No safety net. Each encounter unfolds differently, revealing fragility, power and desire. Fiction and reality blur and pull you into a hypnotic rhythm.

The Second Woman is a 24-hour performance conceived by Nat Randall and Anna Breckon, which was first staged in 2016. An actress repeats a scene loosely based on John Cassavetes’ Opening Night one hundred times. The film Opening Night (1977) is about a play entitled The Second Woman. The dialogue for Randall and Breckon’s The Second Woman is largely drawn from Cassavetes’ film.

A once-in-a-lifetime experience that will be raw, intimate and unforgettable.

Each encounter lasts about 10 minutes, and every single time, an intense, intimate ritual unfolds. Through the repetition of the exact same arc, you begin to see the subtle changes, the minor nuances, and the emotions shifting from scene to scene. Fiction and reality blur into one another, drawing you into an addictive and hypnotic rhythm.

You are free to come and go as you please, but do not miss the finale: a magnificent release following the crescendo of 100 encounters, 100 choices, and 24 hours of intensity. This is the once-in-a-lifetime experience with which we close the season. A tribute to acting, to humanity, and to the power of duration and repetition. This concept has garnered massive international success, featuring star actresses such as Georgina Verbaan in the Netherlands, Ruth Wilson in the United Kingdom, and Pia Hierzegger during the Wiener Festwochen.

Let yourself be carried away, share the ecstasy, feel the vulnerability of a pure human encounter, and experience how a single scene can open up an entire world.

TICKETS

If you want the full package, buy a 24-hour ticket. This allows you to come and go as you please. Alternatively, you can join in from a specific time: from 9 pm, 2 am or 9 am. With any ticket, you can stay until the end. If you want to be there from the start, the 24-hour ticket is your only option. And don’t worry, with every ticket you can enter and leave the venue as often as you like – except for with the one off door tickets. You’ll find more details about ticketing at the bottom of this page.

What if I don't speak Dutch? Can you go to the bathroom? Can you get a drink? Do you really have to stay seated for 24 hours? Can I sleep? → More info about ticket categories and answers to frequently asked questions

in Dutch with live surtitling in English

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REVIEWS

Guardian - ★★★★★ Stunning endurance theatre takes aim at patriarchy

The Arts Review — "Mesmerising, compelling, endlessly watchable, funny, silly, tragic, in-control, lost. What a part. What a gift."

Time Out — "An almost heroic figure: stoically enduring the male gaze while forging and reforging the so-called 'second sex' into an indomitable being."

Natali Broods

Artiest

Credits

Creators: Nat Randall & Anna Breckon – Acting: Natali Broods – Script & Direction: Nat Randall & Anna Breckon – Video design: EO Gill & Anna Breckon – Lighting co-design: Amber Silk & Kayla Burrett & Lauren Woodhead – Sound design: Nina Buchanan – Set design: FUTURE METHOD STUDIO – Original hair and Makeup design: Sophie Roberts – Technical Manager: Guillem Gelabert – Producer: Jenny Vila

Ticketing info

24-HOUR TICKETS

This is your only way to guarantee access to the full 24-hour experience, from beginning to end.
Guaranteed entry at 4pm for the entire 24-hour experience.
24-Hour Ticket holders are the only audience members who will get to experience the very start of the performance. The performance will start at 4pm sharp on Saturday 14 June.
Once seated, you can choose to stay for the full 24-hours. At very busy times, if you choose to leave the venue, you may need to join the Priority Queue and wait for a seat in the auditorium to become available. (You will not need to pay again on re-entry)

SCHEDULED ENTRY TIME TICKETS

Scheduled entry times: 21:00 | 02:00 | 09:00

This ticket gives you entry at the time stated on your ticket.You can arrive 15 minutes before the start of your scheduled entry time on your ticket. On arrival, you can join the Priority Queue at your scheduled entry time.
Latecomers will join the General Queue.
At very busy times, we cannot guarantee entry at your exact arrival time, but you will be admitted into the performance at the earliest available opportunity.
Once you are seated, you can choose to stay until the performance ends at 4pm on Sunday 14 June. At very busy times, if you choose to leave the venue, you may need to join the General Queue and wait for a seat in the auditorium to become available. (You will not need to pay again on re-entry).
If you arrive after your scheduled entry time, you may need to join the General Queue and wait for a seat in the auditorium to become available.

ON-THE-DOOR TICKETS

Peak (16:00–22:00 Saturday / 10:00–16:00 Sunday) → €20,-
Off-Peak (22:00 Saturday – 10:00 Sunday) → €15,-

Arrive at any point throughout the performance, join the General Queue and get entry to the show as soon as a seat becomes available.
On-The-Door tickets can be purchased in person at the venue box office any time throughout the 24-hour performance on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply show up, join our General Queue and wait for a seat to become available.
We cannot guarantee a specific entry time. You will be let in at the earliest available opportunity as a seat becomes available. Please note, anyone who has purchased a Scheduled Entry Time Ticket and is waiting in the Priority Queue, will be let in ahead of those waiting in the General Queue.
Once seated, you can choose to stay until the performance ends at 4pm on Sunday 15 June or leave whenever you wish.
Once you have excited, you cannot re-enter. Exit is final unless you pay again on re-entry.

ENTRY & QUEUEING

Priority Queue: For 24-Hour tickets and Scheduled Entry Time tickets at time shown on ticket
General Queue: On-The-Door tickets, and re-entry for Scheduled Entry Time tickets.