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Eurovision Fact #484:

Belgium has already announced their representative for the 2024 contest. Broadcaster RTBF did an internal selection for this year after 7 years of using a national selection.

Mustii, also known as Thomas Mustin, who has had a fruitful career in both music and acting, will be representing the nation in May of 2024.

[Source]

'Belgium announces first artist for Eurovision 2024!,' Eurovision.tv.

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[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Series Premiere

The Lone Wolf - The Long Beach Story - Syndicated - April 9, 1954

Action Adventure

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Bernard Girard

Produced by Jack Gross and Phil Krasne

Directed by Bernard Girard

Stars

Louis Hayward as Michael Lanyard

Barbara Billingsley as Jean Arnold

Burt Mustin as George Braken

Robert Nichols as Sam Harris (as Bob Nichols)

Thomas E. Jackson as Lt. Diggers (as Tom Jackson)

Stephen Bekassy as Henri Felix

Isabel Dwan as Frankie Ludwig

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Charley Palmer Rothwell and Thomas Mustin in Play or Die (2019). More pics here.

Players in an escape game have to find the way out.

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[Video] Belgiens ESC-Teilnehmer Mustii teilt "Before The Party's Over"!

Thomas Mustin alias Mustii wird Belgien beim Eurovision Song Contest mit seinem neuen Song "Before The Party's Over" vertreten (via [PIAS] Recordings) - eine Hymne an das Leben und über Widerstandskraft und Durchhaltevermögen, zerbrechlich und kraftvoll zugleich.

Der Song ist wie das Leben selbst - eine Achterbahnfahrt, die gefühlt in einem Wimpernschlag vorbeirauscht. Spärliche Synthies führen zu einem epischen Höhepunkt mit Streichern, Bläsern, pulsierenden Beats und einem gewaltigen Chor. Und doch ist der große Star des Tracks Mustii und seine fesselnde Stimme. Dieser ist in seiner Heimat nicht nur als Sänger, sondern auch als Komponist, Autor und Schauspieler erfolgreich. Zu sehen war er unter anderem in der Serie "La Trêve" und in Filmen wie "Grave", "Un Petit Boulot" und "L'Echange des Princesses." Auf der Theaterbühne verkörperte er den "Hamlet" in einer Adaption des Shakespeare-Stücks von Emmanuel Dekoninck. Außerdem ist er Juror in der belgischen Ausgabe von RuPaul's "Drag Race". Bisher hat Mustii zwei Alben veröffentlicht: "21st Century Boy" (2018) und "It's Happening Now" (2021). Zwischen 2014 und 2022 war er mit sechs Singles in den belgischen Charts in den Top 25 vertreten.

“Before everything is over, we must live fully, intensely… experiment and get out of our comfort zones. We must pull down our masks, be ourselves completely, listen to our guts and not let ourselves be caged in. I draw a metaphor between a long evening at a party (with its ups and downs) and life. Before the fall, before the end, we must live!”

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Eurovision 2024 begynner - Belgia har valgt Mustii

Belgia sender det første startskuddet mot Eurovision Song Contest 2024! Les mer om årets første artist her!

Mustii er valgt til å representere Belgia i 2024. Bilde: RTBF Allerede før September har startet har altså Belgia nå gått ut med den store nyheten om at de har valgt sin representant til Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Artist og låtskriver Thomas Mustin, bedre kjent under artistnavnet Mustii, er et kjent ansikt i Belgia. Han er nemlig ikke bare en artist som allerede har gitt ut to album, men han…

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I urge you all to listen to this.

Mustii is a Belgian pop/rock singer I’ve been following for years. His latest album has been out since Friday, and it’s just a piece of art.

Mustii likes to give a story to his albums and this one is dedicated to his uncle Michel who was schizophrenic and committed suicide due to poor mental health.

This album is everything people like us, like me and you, need.

Skyline kills me each time I listen to it.

It’s amazing.

[samsdei]

Thomas Mustin

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Buddie 311 meta

The airplane rescue that kicks off 311 once again forces me to shout about Buddie being battle boyfriends. That trope goes back to antiquity, when the couple fighting together as one on the battlefield were also understood to be intimately involved (it was only later generations’ homophobia that removed the sexual/romantic aspect of this trope while still preserving all others). So let’s appreciate the level of trust, nonverbal communication and ability to coordinate moves that was required from Buddie in order to rescue the guy. They’re not just co-workers, they truly are partners during these calls in a way that none of the others are. Add to that how some shots of during the ep are about them looking climatic AND AT EACH OTHER - AT THE SAME TIME - and Buddie could easily restore this tradition to its original meaning.

When that lady asked whether they were single, it’s not that they looked at each other, it’s that they FIRST looked at each other. The way this comic scene is usually played out is they’d first look at her like she was crazy, then they’d look at each other IF they look at each other at all. But nope, not Buddie, they first and foremost have eyes for each other. This shifts the emphasis of this comic moment onto Buddie, especially since it’s not being played out with characters we know, care about or will ever see again. Even though the craziness of the mom is supposed to be the comic point, the way they did the scene actually puts all of the focus on Buddie and it’s not by chance that we’ve all taken note of it.

When Maddie looks at Albert and talks about how surprising it is that he turned out as well as he did, she doesn’t start her sentence with “Albert,” making it clear who she’s talking about. She starts with a more ambiguous “he” while looking in his AND Buck’s direction. So until she makes it clearer, toward the end of what she says, we can only assum who “he” is, Albert or Buck since what she says could fit either. Don’t forget, we got confirmation in this ep that the Buckleys, while good people, were not good parents and Maddie even made a point that they did make mistakes with Buck, as they did with her. She looks very soft and loving, like she’s happy for Albert, but her gaze is also on her own brother happily playing with Eddie’s son. That the show gives us a second to wonder which one of the younger brothers she’s talking about is a gentle reminder that what she says about Albert is true for Buck as well. He too could have grown up to be all sorts of messed up, but is instead this amazing and kind soul, who has found his place in the world, his people, and in that moment is so clearly content in his own skin. In fact, Buck started out in s1 as a bit of a screw up, so this is a reminder of just how far he’s come and the path he managed to carve for himself. We can see this as an invitation to do what Chim and Maddie did there with Albert, to look at Buck and marvel at who he is and the life that he’s made for himself.

Justin and Miles, wow. Once again, we have a same sex couple on a call. We don’t get that often enough, but in 2 out of 3 cases where we have, they stood out in how involved the show got us in their personal story. We got a whole lifetime together with Thomas and Mitchell in ep 208 and now, a whole “How I Met Your Daddy” condensed into one call. Also, that girl who helped them by reading out Justin’s love letter, Katie? I could easily draw parallels between Mustin and Buddie, and Katie and the fandom, she’s totally all of us, screaming at Buddie “kiss already” and willing to lend them her voice in order to make it happen (hello, tons of meta analysis and fics). Also, a request. Since we now have to confirmed cases of calls returning, can Mustin please be a repeated call, too? Maybe they have some sort of an emergency in the middle of their proposal... <3

The whole domesticity vibe in an ep that wasn’t even about Buck or Eddie and in which we haven’t actually seen them so much as talking to each out is a wonder. We have it because they are so *together* at all times. Even when they’re across the room from each other in Eddie’s house, Eddie is still staring at Buck and Chris playing together while talking about the family we choose, a clear reflection of the way he smilingly stared at Buck and Chris playing together in 310 (to add to this, if they caught up with the Buddie fandom and were all like… “oh no, NO, you got this all wrong,” the mid-season break after 310 would have been the perfect place to change directions with Buddie. After all, the Xmas episode domesticity can be excused away. After all, 310 was about the holidays and that’s all about family and fluff, right? Yet, not only do they continue with this direction, they give us a clear visual repetition of Eddie’s gaze at his boys playing together). The way Buck not only feels he’s not a guest in Eddie’s, but he also expects Maddie to be aware of it and is bewildered she thought he would have to bring a gift when he comes there. I’ve had friends crashing on my couch for several months and while I loved them with my whole heart, it was still clear they were in *my* house and they *were* guests. It’s a big deal, to consider yourself as more than a guest in someone else’s house. When everyone’s eating together at the station, Buddie are automatically by each other’s side and Buck keeps giving Eddie meaningful looks while Albert and Eddie find a connection through sports. At the karaoke bar, they’re by each other, sharing laughs and non-verbal communication. It just automatically reminded me of that ep 208 line, “all we ever wanted was to go together.” Listen. LISTEN. These levels of domesticity for two “platonic” friends are truly out of this world. NOTES: Thank you so much to @taxingninja​. You always make the most beautiful of gifs with these gorgeous artistic touches to accompany my yada yada, but you’re also encouraging of others to go and create. You’re a treasure and I’m always so grateful to and for you. 

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MY THREE SONS at 60!

September 29, 1960

“My Three Sons” was a situation comedy produced at Desilu Studios. It premiered on ABC TV on September 29, 1960 and finished its first run on April 13, 1972, with 380 episodes making it the second-longest running live-action sitcom in TV history after “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriett” (1952-66). 

Seasons 1 through 5 were aired in black and white on CBS.  In 1965 it moved to CBS when ABC declined to underwrite the costs of airing in color.  The series was initially filmed at Desilu Studios in Hollywood, but at the start of the 1967–68 season, the cast and crew began filming the series at the CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California due to Lucille Ball’s sale of Desilu to Gulf + Western, which owned Paramount Pictures. The sale also affected the filming location of another family sitcom, “Family Affair.”

Incredibly, “My Three Sons” ran concurrently through both “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy.” Both Steve Douglas and Lucy Carmichael (and later Carter), where single parents raising children. 

September 16, 1965 was a big night for CBS airing the very first episode of “My Three Sons” after moving from ABC titled “The First Marriage”. It was also the first episode of the series broadcast in color, something “The Lucy Show” did three days earlier with “Lucy at Marineland” (TLS S4;E1). The premise of the series is a widowed father (Steven Douglas) raising his three boys with help of his extended family.  Initially, the three sons were Chip, Robbie, and Mike, but in 1967 Mike was written out and replaced by Ernie, whom Steve adopted.  The extended family at first consisted of Bub, Steve’s father-in-law and the boys’ maternal grandfather, but in 1964, that character was replaced by Uncle Charley, Steve’s uncle and Bub’s brother. 

The leading role was played by film star Fred MacMurray, who the series was built around - including his hectic schedule. To suit MacMurray, scenes would be shot out of sequence and even alone on a soundstage and later edited to create a complete episode.  This was not MacMurray’s first time at Desilu. In 1958 he played himself on the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” in “Lucy Hunts Uranium” set in the Nevada desert outside Las Vegas. He was joined by his second wife, actress June Haver. MacMurray (1908-91) appeared in over 100 films in his career but is perhaps best remembered for the film Double Indemnity (1944), which Lucy references in this episode. MacMurray’s name was first mentioned by Ethel in 1953 in “The Black Eye” (ILL S2;E20) when flowers arrive for Lucy mistakenly signed “Eternally yours, Fred.”

Although Lucille Ball was their landlord (and ultimate boss) she never acted on the show, but many of the actors who appeared on Lucille Ball’s sitcoms did appear on “My Three Sons”.

From 1960 to 1965, MacMurray was joined by William Frawley as Bub O’Casey, the family’s live-in maternal grandfather. Of course, Frawley came to fame on “I Love Lucy” as the crusty landlord Fred Mertz. Frawley had worked with MacMurray in the 1935 film, Car 99. When Frawley had to leave  the show due to ill-health (and it was too costly to insure him) he was replaced by another Desilu alumni, William Demarest, as Uncle Charley. Like his previous co-star, Vivian Vance, Frawley was not especially fond of Demarest personally or as an actor. Demarest had, however, done three films with Lucille Ball. Frawley kept watching “My Three Sons” on his TV set bitterly. He never really got over being replaced by Demarest. On March 3, 1966, Frawley died of a heart attack.

For Christmas 1959, Frawley and Demarest both appeared with Lucy and Desi in “The Desilu Revue” (above with “December Bride’s” Spring Byington). At the time, Demarest was working on the Desilu lot appearing in NBC’s “Love and Marriage.”

On “My Three Sons” two of  Steve Douglas’ boys had been seen on “The Lucy Show”: Don Grady (Robbie Douglas) had played Chris Carmichael’s friend Bill and Barry Livingston (Ernie Douglas) had played Mr. Mooney’s son Arnold. Ted Eccles, who assumed the role of Arnold Mooney when Barry Livingston was busy on “My Three Sons,” also did an episode. 

The children of “The Lucy Show,” Ralph Hart (who played Viv Bagley’s son Sherman), Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael), and Candy Moore (Lucy Carmichael’s daughter Chris) were also on episodes of "My Three Sons.”

Other “Lucy” performers who were on “My Three Sons” include: 

Mary Wickes ~ Jeri Schronk (1964)

Doris Singleton ~ Helen & Margaret, 8 episodes (1964-70)

Shirley Mitchell ~ Sally, 2 episodes (1968) 

Barbara Pepper ~ Mrs. Brand (1966)

Verna Felton ~ Mub (1962)

Kathleen Freeman ~ Lady Checker (1967)

Jerry Hausner ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1964 & 1966) 

Reta Shaw ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962 & 1965) 

Elvia Allman ~ Maude Prosser (1967) 

Eleanor Audley ~ Mrs. Vincent, 9 episodes (1969-70)

Burt Mustin ~ Various Characters, 5 episodes (1962-70)

Olan Soule ~ Various Characters, 5 episodes (1963-70)

Alberto Morin ~ Professor Madoro (1967)

Herb Vigran ~ Caretaker (1967)

Maurice Marsac ~ Various Characters, 3 episodes (1964-72)

Tim Mathewson ~ Various Characters, 3 episodes (1962-63)

Bill Quinn ~ Doctors, 4 episodes (1964-66)

Barbara Perry ~ Mrs. Thompson & Mrs. Hoover, 3 episodes (1964-72)

Nancy Kulp ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962)

George N. Neise ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1960 & 1967)

Maxine Semon ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1964 & 1967) 

Roy Roberts ~Various Characters, 2 episodes (1965 & 1967) 

Lou Krugman ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1966 & 1967)

Richard Reeves ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962 & 1965)

Dorothy Konrad ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1961 & 1962)

Ed Begley ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962 & 1968)

Gail Bonney ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1965 & 1970)

Rolfe Sedan ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1968 & 1971) 

Tyler McVey ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1962 & 1967)

J. Pat O’Malley ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1963 & 1964)

Paul Picerni ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1965 & 1967)

Sandra Gould ~ Various Characters, 2 episodes (1963 & 1964)

Richard Deacon ~ Elderly Man (1960) 

Mabel Albertson ~ Mrs. Proctor (1964) 

Joan Blondell ~ Harriet Blanchard (1965) 

Leon Belasco ~ Professor Lombardi (1966) 

Dayton Lummis ~ Dr. Blackwood (1963) 

Lurene Tuttle ~ Natalie Corcoran (1968)

Robert Foulk ~ Pop Action (1962) 

Dick Patterson ~ Bunny Baxter (1963)

Jamie Farr ~ Itchy (1964)

Larry J. Blake ~ Policeman (1968) 

Amzie Strickland ~ Cora Dennis (1968) 

Barbara Morrison ~ Mrs. Murdock (1969) 

Louis Nicoletti ~ Caddy Master (1962)

Frank Gerstle ~ Policeman (1964)

Gil Perkins ~ Painter (1963) 

Tommy Ferrell ~ Mr. Griffith (1964) 

Eve McVeagh ~ Clara (1966)

Remo Pisani ~ Pepe (1970) 

Dub Taylor ~ Judge (1963)

Frank J. Scannell ~ Emcee (1968) 

Ray Kellogg ~ Henshaw (1965) 

Romo Vincent ~ Charley (1964) 

Stafford Repp ~ Sergeant Perkins (1969)

Jay Novello ~ Vincenzo (1966) 

Leoda Richards ~ Restaurant Patron (1966)

CHILD STARS!

Other child stars who appeared on “My Three Sons” included Butch Patrick (“The Munsters”), Jay North (“Dennis the Menace”), Oscar-winner Jodie Foster, Angela Cartwright (“Make Room for Daddy”), Flip Mark (”Lassie”), John Walmsley (”The Waltons”), Tony Dow (“Leave It To Beaver”), Erin Moran (“Happy Days”), Maureen McCormick (”The Brady Bunch”), Ann Jillian (Gypsy), and Heather Menzies (The Sound of Music). 

On November 22, 1977, ABC TV (and Dick Clark Productions) brought together a reunion of two of television's favorite sitcoms "The Partridge Family" and "My Three Sons." Hosted by Shirley Jones and Fred MacMurray this would be the only time that the surviving cast members would get together to celebrate the series which included clips, a song from David Cassidy, and an update of what each cast member was doing in 1977.

Also in 1977, some of the stars of the series reunited on a morning program titled "The Early Show", including Stanley Livingston (Chip Douglas), Barry Livingston (Ernie Douglas), Tina Cole (Katie Miller Douglas), and Don Grady (Robbie Douglas).  

TRIVIA

In “Lucy Helps Danny Thomas” (TLS S4;E7) in 1965, there is a large framed photo of Fred MacMurray in the studio hallway.  He is joined by other Desilu stars like Jim Nabors (of “Gomer Pyle USMC”), Andy Griffith (of “The Andy Griffith Show”) and Danny Thomas (of “The Danny Thomas Show”). 

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Hamlet au Centre culturel d'#Uccle

Hamlet au Centre culturel d’#Uccle

Hamlet Du mercredi 9 au samedi 12 février 20:00 THEÂTRE William Shakespeare / Emmanuel Dekoninck / Thomas Mustin Shakespeare revisité, une libre adaptation de Hamlet interprété par le jeune et talentueux acteur/chanteur Thomas Mustin (Mustii). À ne pas manquer !  Une plongée onirique dans l’âme tourmentée d’un jeune homme de 20 ans seul face à un monde hostile. Hamlet, jeune prince de…

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #594:

Belgium's 2024 representive Mustii says his Eurovision inspiration is Måneskin's Damiano David.

[Source]

"Belgium’s party starter: Mustii is making moves," Eurovision.tv.

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THE CAVALCADE OF AMERICA:  “SKYLARK SONG”

June 21, 1948

The Cavalcade of America ran on NBC Radio from 1935 to 1953. It featured events from American history, usually dramatizing the positive aspects of the nation’s past. Additionally, the show attempted to end criticism of its sponsor, the Du Pont Company due to negative publicity from profiting by producing gunpowder during World War I. 

Throughout the years, actors and actresses from Broadway and Hollywood were featured. The show was broadcast live from the Longacre Theatre in NYC and repeated later in the day. 

In 1952, the series was transferred to NBC television and lasted until 1957, nearly identical to the run of “I Love Lucy” on CBS. For six months the radio and television versions also overlapped. The TV version featured “Lucy” actors Robert Foulk, Dayton Lummis, Byron Foulger, Maurice Marsac, Ross Elliott, Roy Roberts, Hayden Rorke, Pierre Watkin, Will Wright, Nestor Paiva, Joi Lansing, Dorothea Wolbert, Don Rickles, Burt Mustin, Lurene Tuttle, Gladys Hurlbut, Paul Picerni, Richard Reeves, James Flavin, Larry J. Blake, Peter Graves, Rhodes Reason, Irving Bacon, Milton Frome, Eleanor Audley, Joe Mell, Mary Ellen Kay, Mario Siletti, John Banner, Harry Bartell, Robert Carson, William Fawcett, Mabel Paige, June Whitley Taylor, Iron Eyes Cody, Strother Martin, Norma Varden, Madge Blake, Ellen Corby, Dick Elliott, Vivi Janiss, Ida Moore, Elizabeth Patterson, Frank J. Scannell, Herb Vigran, and William Schallert. 

Synopsis: "Skylark Song" by Virginia Radcliff is the story of Grace Moore,  charting her climb from a small southern church choir to star of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

Grace Moore (December 5, 1898 – January 26, 1947) was an operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film. Born in Slabtown, Tennessee, she was nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale." Her films helped to popularize opera by bringing it to a larger audience. She was nominated for the Academy Award for  for her performance in One Night of Love. In 1947, Moore died in a plane crash at the age of 48. She published her autobiography in 1944 titled You're Only Human Once. 

In 1953, a film about her life was released titled So This Is Love starring Kathryn Grayson and Lucy’s friend Merv Griffin. The movie featured “Lucy” players Herb Vigran, Victorio Bonanova, Moroni Olsen, Mario Siletti, Ray Kellogg, Olin Howland, Tristram Coffin, Jack Chefe, and Barbara Pepper as Fat Girl with Sailor in Nightclub!

Lucille Ball (Grace Moore) may be the last person on earth one would consider to play one of the most famous opera singers of all time - but this was radio - and recordings of Grace Moore and studio singers were used to supplement the program. Ball affects a slight southern accent during the broadcast. Operatic trills and other miscellaneous singing by the character was provided by Marjorie Brett and Marjorie Hamilton. 

Lucille Ball signed the contract for “Skylark Song” on June 11, 1948 and was paid $3,500 for her work. 

The story starts when Moore is 17, convincing her father to allow her to attend music school. She goes to New York City where her father tells her to “only take parts in Shakespeare”.  She tells him she will report to theatrical impresario David Belasco to ask him if she can play Juliet.  

GRACE: “Hark! What light through yonder window breaks...”

Belasco stops her. Moore is reciting Romeo’s speech because that is the role she played in school. Lucille Ball purposely does a very stilted rendition, with a large country twang. 

Lucy Ricardo also did Romeo and Juliet in school, later hoping to repeat her triumph with Orson Welles. 

Belasco sends her to see composer and producer George Gershwin, who unfortunately hasn’t got a job for her.  

In 1920, Moore finally lands a job in the chorus of a Broadway show called “Hitchy-Koo.” The show was produced by Raymond Hitchcock (hence the unusual name) with music by Jerome Kern (”Showboat”).   

GRACE: “Well, Daddy, what do you think of your skylark, now?” 

Grace lands an audition at the Metropolitan Opera but is told that her Broadway work has damaged her classically-trained voice and sent away. 

GRACE: “I’m either a skylark or a mud hen. There’s nothing in between.”

A fortune teller named Carmen tells her that she should go to Europe and make her name. In a montage sequence, Moore trains in Europe. Now at the peak of her vocal range, Grace finally gets a job at the Metropolitan Opera as Mimi in La Boheme.  

Her proud father and mother attend Grace’s triumphant opening night. 

Announcer Ted Pearson sums up Grace’s remarkable journey, as well as her tragic death in a plane crash in Denmark. 

Pearson reminds us that next week on The Cavalcade of America Basil Rathbone will play Thomas Jefferson in “The Common Glory”...

...and that Lucille Ball will soon be seen in the Paramount Picture Sorrowful Jones, despite the fact that the film will not premiere until a year later, June 1949. Filming began on April 7, 1948. 

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Un début d'année en fanfare au Centre Culturel d'Uccle!

Un début d’année en fanfare au Centre Culturel d’Uccle!

NOS SUGGESTIONS POUR 2022 !  Hamlet Mercredi 9 au Samedi 12 février 20:00 THEÂTRE William Shakespeare / Emmanuel Dekoninck / Thomas Mustin Une plongée onirique dans l’âme tourmentée d’un jeune homme de 20 ans seul face à un monde hostile. Hamlet, jeune prince de Danemark, beau, riche, amoureux, idéaliste, mène brillamment ses études à Wittenberg en Allemagne quand, un matin, il est rappelé…