Infos pratiques
Location
Hors les murs
Théâtre des Martyrs
22 Place des Martyrs, 1000 Brussels
Duration
approx. 1 hour 15 minutes
Languages
No spoken text

Please refer to the pricing information on the Théâtre des Martyrs website

Public
Ages 12 and over
Accessibility
pmr
25.11—05.12.2026

Les Veilleuses

Héloïse Meire &
Compagnie What’s Up

Masques
Theater
Création

Combining subtle interplay with evocative and poetic imagery, Héloïse Meire’s new production unfolds like a graphic novel brought to the stage, immersing us in the daily lives of family carers 

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Summary

A block of flats. Three windows lit up, night after night. Behind these windows lies the same reality: that of carers and those they care for. From snapshots of everyday life to dreamlike interludes, we meet a teenager and her mother, a woman and her father, and a male couple. As the seasons pass, their stories echo and intertwine in a visual and sensory tapestry where acts of care unfold in all their humanity.  

Whilst the title Les Veilleuses evokes the little lamps designed to dispel the fear of the dark, it also reflects the reality of many people – mostly women – who care for a loved one outside any professional setting. For two years, the director led artistic workshops with these unsung heroes and heroines. With this production, she shines a spotlight on their experiences, their taboos, and the difficult yet transformative journey they have undertaken. 

We are partnering with the Théâtre des Martyrs for the first time to present the latest production by the What’s Up company. Following the documentary style of *Is there life on Mars?*, Héloïse Meire has this time created a work of fiction based on the testimonies she has gathered. To recount and explore the dynamics of the relationship between carer and care recipient, she works on stage with expressive full-face masks, which serve as both valuable acting tools and powerful vehicles for the imagination. 

Co-presented with the Théâtre des Martyrs.

Les Veilleuses
Les Veilleuses
Les Veilleuses
Les Veilleuses
Les Veilleuses
Hubert Amiel
Cast

 

Directed and written by Héloïse Meire  

Cast: Muriel Clairembourg, Marie Delpit, Mehrzad Kateb, Léa Le Fell, François Regout   

External consultant on script and dramaturgy: Stéphanie Mangez   

External consultant on direction: Jean-Michel d'Hoop   

Assistant director: Tara Bozkurt

Set design: Renata Gorka  

Mask design: Anaëlle Impe, assisted by Baptiste Leclère   

Costumes: Cinzia Derom  

Props: Laura Erba   

Lighting design Xavier Lauwers   

Sound and music design: Guillaume Istace   

Video and photography design: Hubert Amiel   

Technical direction Grégoire Tempels   

Set construction: Kevin Sage   

Production administration: Ophis – Céline Wiertz   

Production and distribution: Bianca Riccardi 

 

Credits

Executive production: Compagnie What’s Up  

Co-produced with DC&J Création, Le Vilar, the Maison de la culture de Tournai, Le Varia, Le théâtre des Martyrs, and the Kinneksbond-Mamer Cultural Centre 

With the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation/General Directorate for Culture/Theatre Department, the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter and Inver Tax Shelter.  

Tour dates

Le Vilar (Louvain-la-Neuve, BE) – 4 November to 13 November 2026 

Maison de la culture de Tournai (Tournai, BE) – 19 November 2026 (school and evening performances) 

Théâtre des Martyrs, co-presented with Le Varia (Brussels, BE), 25 November to 5 December 2026 

Kinneksbond – Mamer Cultural Centre (Mamer, LUX) – 9 December 2026 

Eden – Charleroi Cultural Centre (Charleroi, BE) – 31 March and 1 April 2027 (school and evening performances)  

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