Handle with Care

Photo: Ans Brys

A box is mailed to the theater. The instructions are clear: invite a group of people on a specific night at a specific time. Place the box at the center of the stage. And then, an audience member stands up and opens the box. The show has started.

In “Handle with Care,” Ontroerend Goed put you in control. They provide the structure; you shape the experience. Choose your role—take the lead or observe as others make choices that steer the performance in unexpected directions. Together, you create something special. And don’t worry—there are no wrong choices in “Handle with Care.” You’ve got this. For one hour, you’ll live something unique and unrepeatable. Here. Now. Together. No one is watching. What is yours, stays yours. Take good care of it. And send us a postcard.

Artist: Ontroerend Goed
Year created: 2025
Country: Belgium
Medium: (immersive) theater

Credits

Concept & Creation
Alexander Devriendt, Karolien De Bleser, Samir Veen, Leonore Spee, Charlotte De Bruyne
Design
Nick Mattan & Edouard Devriendt
Production Team
Lynn Van den Bergh, Leda Decleyre, Willie-Marie Hermans, Hannes Pieters
Photography
Ans Brys, Joëlle Desmet
Production
Ontroerend Goed
Co-production
NTGent (BE); Stadttheater Schaffhausen (CH); Melbourne Fringe (AU); Theatre Royal, Plymouth (UK); Take Me Somewhere, Glasgow (UK); CCAM Scène Nationale de Vandœuvre (FR); IDFA, Amsterdam (NL); De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (NL); YOUNG Theatre, Shanghai (CN); Hexagone Scène Nationale, Meylan (FR); MAIF Social Club – Biennale Némo, Paris (FR); La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand (FR); Lowry, Salford (UK); Scène Nationale Carré-Colonnes, St. Médard (FR); Theater RAMPE, Stuttgart (DE); The Zoom Arts Center, Seoul (KR); Hong Kong Arts Festival (HK); Cambridge Junction (UK); The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (HR); Théâtre La Mouche, Saint-Genis-Laval (FR); Sapienza CREA – Nuovo Teatro Ateneo, Rome (IT); Gothenburg English Studio Theatre (SE); Teatro do Bairro Alto, Lisbon (PT); Perpodium, Antwerpen (BE)
With the support of
the Flemish Community, the city of Ghent, the Tax Shelter measures of the Belgian federal government, and Cronos Invest