A ROOM OF HIS OWN

The secret castle, the urban oasis, the multimedia fun palace – the bed.
There she lies, a critic alone in pyjamas, watching late-night television, dissecting the fantasies of sexual freedom while the world outside continues its endless pursuit of pleasure.

A Room Of His Own is a perverted comedy of manners about the world of pornography, power, and sexual politics. Its protagonist is Andrea Dworkin, the radical feminist of the 1970s, famous for her tireless attacks on the porn industry. Following a sleepless Dworkin during a night of decadence, the production interrogates the post-war dream of sexual freedom - its promises, its contradictions, its lasting grip on society. A testament to a voice who questioned the sexual fantasies that we consume.

ENGLISH WITH DUTCH SURTITLES

PERFORMANCE DATES

3 Apr 2026 – Antwerp, deSingel – 20:00
25 Apr 2026 – Antwerp, deSingel – 20:00
26 Apr 2026 – Antwerp, deSingel – 15:00
29 Apr 2026 – Ghent, VIERNULVIER – 20:00
8 May 2026 – Menen, CC De Steiger – 20:00
2 Oct 2026 – Aalst, De Werf – 20:00
7 Oct 2026 – Genk, C-mine – 20:30
8 Oct 2026 – Brussels, KVS – 20:30
9 Oct 2026 – Brussels, KVS – 20:30
16 Oct 2026 – Beveren, CC Ter Vesten – 20:00
22 Oct 2026 – Ostend, De Grote Post – 20:00
9 Feb 2027 – Leuven, 30CC – 20:00
18 Feb 2027 – Antwerp, De Kern – 20:15
20 Feb 2027 – Tielt, Theater Malpertuis – 20:00

PRESS

★★★★ De Standaard
"Its subject is as blunt and explicit as its staging is clever and suggestive." (De Standaard)

"What is strong about her approach — more rhetorical than in her hit Up Your Ass with Lieselot Siddiki — is the sensual visual language that goes with it. It stays strikingly suggestive, with a vintage edge."
(De Standaard)

"How do you make interesting theatre departing from one of the most emphatic thinkers of the twentieth century? Demey Gallagher tackles that challenge by confronting Dworkin with her enemies — libertine men and women alike, from history and from her own time — in gloriously over-the-top absurdist scenes." (Etcetera)

CREDITS

Concept and direction: Nona Demey Gallagher
Cast: Daphne Agten, Arne Luiting, Verona Verbakel, Astrid Cox
Text: Nona Demey Gallagher, Joeri Smet
Translation: Florian Deroo
Music: Bart Demey, Tania Gallagher
Costume: Lena Mariën
Costume assistant (intern): Marie Baudoncq
Assistant stage direction (intern): Anna May Christmas
Set design: Lars Uten
Set design prints: Andreas Van Kerckhoven
Choreography: Arne Luiting
Dramaturgy: Dina Dooreman
Video: Nicole Tegelaar
Props: Lars Uten
Surtitles: Jarne Van Loon
Production management: Jarne Van Loon
Lighting design and technique: Kato Stevens
Sound and technique: Bert Toulet
Production: detheatermaker
Co-production: deSingel, KVS, VIERNULVIER, C-mine, Het Laatste Bedrijf, with the support of LOD, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, CAMPO and DeAuteurs.
With thanks to: the Flemish Government. This production was made possible with the support of the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government.

PRESS & MEDIA

Knack Focus, 7 April 2026
Interview with Daphne Agten and Verona Verbakel
Different Class, 26 March 2026
Interview with Nona Demey Gallagher
De Tijd, 23 April 2026
Interview with Nona Demey Gallagher
De Standaard, 27 April 2026
Review by Wouter Hillaert
Etcetera, 4 May 2026
Review by Persis Bekkering