Puppet Show at the Maison de Toone
Brussels offers many quirky traditions and the puppets are one of the best, especially at the Maison de Toone. The Maison de Toone is simultaneously a typical estaminet with its Spanish pink brick walls, blackened beams and tiled floor, and a puppet theatre in the attic. Let's enjoy a performance of “The Three Musketeers!”
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The Three Musketeers
In 1625 France, d’Artagnan (a poor young nobleman) leaves his family in Gascony and travels to Paris to join the Musketeers of the Guard.
D’Artagnan falls in love at first sight with Constance Bonacieux. She works for Queen Anne of France, who is secretly conducting an affair with the Duke of Buckingham. The King, Louis XIII, gave the Queen a gift of diamond studs but she gives them to her lover as a keepsake. Cardinal Richelieu, who wants war between France and England, plans to expose the tryst and persuades the King to demand the Queen wear the diamonds to a soirée that the Cardinal is sponsoring.
Constance tries to send her husband to London but the man is manipulated by Richelieu and does not go, so d’Artagnan and his friends intercede. En route, the Cardinal’s henchmen repeatedly attack them and only d’Artagnan reaches London. Although Milady stole two of the diamond studs, the Duke of Buckingham provides replacements while delaying the thief’s return to Paris. D’Artagnan is thus able to return a complete set of jewels to Queen Anne just in time to save her honor.
Event details:
Date: Saturday March 5, 2016.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Théâtre Royal de Toone, Impasse Sainte-Pétronille (66 rue du Marché aux Herbes), 1000 Brussels.
Show description: "The Three Musketeers" in English. This is a private show.
Duration: Approximately 45 minutes.
The museum is free with an explanation of the history of Theater Toone.
Seating limit: 140 persons.
Pricing:
• ACB – Adults €10, children (under 12) €5.
• Australia Society – Adults €10, children (under 12) €5.
• AWCB - Adults €10, children (under 12) €5.
• Canadian Club – Adults €10, children (under 12) €5.
• Studs – Adults €10, children (under 12) €5.
• Non- Member – Adults €15, children (under 12) €9.
Reservations are due by Friday, March 4 at:
http://www.americanclubbrussels.org/event-2160179
Payment in advance to ACB account BE55427919588144 (KREDBEBB). Please mention “Toone” in the reference section of the bank transfer. Online payment with a credit card is also possible (through PayPal, but no actual PayPal account is required); pay when registering or use the link provided in the invoice.
Cancellations are possible until noon on Wednesday, March 2. Participants canceling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.
