In the Western theater repertoire there are hardly any female roles that can compare to classic male protagonists like Hamlet, Oedipus or Uncle Wanja. Zuidpool is changing that and is joining forces with grandmaster Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer. He has written a theater text about the rise and fall of a famous actress. As the victim of and champion against male oppression, she quickly achieved enormous hero status. She becomes an example for other women worldwide and sets in motion a movement that can be felt in all parts of society. Until she turns out to be the perpetrator …
The Prosecutrix is a contemporary tragedy in which truth and fake truth are intertwined beyond recognition in a battle that is being waged through the media. A struggle in which imaging is more powerful and fatal than facts.
Premiere: 4 March 2020, Theater Zuidpool, Antwerpen
Actors: Sofie Decleir, Koen van Kaam, Robby Cleiren, Kenneth Cardon en Stijn Van Opstal
Director: Jorgen Cassier
Company: Theater Zuidpool
