Assassins is a musical written by Stephen Sondheim which explores the dark side of American history. It premiered in 1991 when the United States first went into Iraq in the “Gulf war”. Two weeks later it closed. The general populous couldn't accept a work that was so anti-patriotic. It was set to have a revival on Broadway in 2001 but the World Trade Center came down. Again it wasn’t appropriate to put on a show that questions the governments role in collapsing the American Dream. In 2004, Assassins, a show about people who killed or tried to kill American presidents, finally had its moment of success after George Bush had been president for 3 years. Now it’s 2009 and Barack Obama has been sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. He has also received more death threats then all of the previous presidents combined. Is Assassins topical? Completely.

Direction: Davis Freeman
Music / Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Text: John Weidman / Davis Freeman
Video: Sam Vanoverschelde & Jo Scolo
Video injections: Lucasse Racasse
Orchestra: Alejandro Petrasso
Vocal Coaching / Musical Assistant: Dianne Weller
Lights: Vincent Malstaf
Performers: Adrian Fisher, Bernd Maier, Davis & Kaya Freeman, Leen Diependaele, Caroline Daish, Bernard Eylenbosch, Karim Gharbi, Dianne Weller, Mohamed Yamani & Alejandro Petrasso
Support : Monty, Work Space Brussels, Theatre Garonne, Bains::Connective, Visual Kitchen