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Katja van Kalmpthout tells the story of a young woman caught between family expectations and her desire for independence. The daughter of newly wealthy parents, Katja rejects their plan to marry her off to a suitable suitor, determined to defy their petty-bourgeois prejudices. On her birthday, a grand party brings influential guests and potential matches to the family home, but Katja slips away to explore the city. There, she meets Chris, a recent graduate struggling to find work, and a tender romance blossoms. To stay with him, she must confront her parents’ rigid values, making for a charming and spirited tale of love, rebellion, and self-discovery.

Sammy’ is a monologue by Alex Wilequet based on the 1963 film ‘The Small World of Sammy Lee’, adapted by the Dutch writer and poet Jan Willem Hofstra and directed by Dré Poppe, a Flemish theatre director who worked for the Flemish B.R.T. for a long time after the launch of television in Belgium.