'I don't believe in God but I miss him' 
​- Nothing to be Frightened Of, Julian Barnes

A collective ritual about the finiteness of things.

It shall start, in the dark.
We will greet each other and we will say goodbye.
There will be singing and pretending.
There will be light and room for darkness.
We’ll light candles, we will eat and drink and celebrate our lives.
And all of that will end.
Welcome.

After interactive shows about economy (£¥€$), democracy (Fight Night) and online radicalisation (TM), Ontroerend Goed looks the audience and death in the eyes.
Funeral is a theatrical ceremony, a new ritual that brings people together, whatever they believe, are or think. Because everything is finite and we are going to have to live with that.

Funeral won a Fringe First Award 2023 in Edinburgh. 
 

Sat 25 October, 2025 REMAKE
Ieper, BE
JOC Ieper
Sun 26 October, 2025 REMAKE
Ieper, BE
JOC Ieper
Mon 27 October, 2025 REMAKE
Ieper, BE
JOC Ieper
Thu 30 October, 2025
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht, BE
CC Ter Vesten
Wed 5 November, 2025
Izegem, BE
CC De Leest
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'Funeral is a moving, almost transcendental experience that’s filled with ritual, humility and humanity.'

*****
British Theatre Guide

'A deeply personal, even intimate experience.'

****
De Morgen
Ewoud Ceulemans

'Belgian experimentalists Ontroerend Goed strike gold again with this deeply moving theatrical mourning ritual.'

*****
Time Out
director Alexander Devriendt cast Karolien De Bleser, Charlotte De Bruyne, Josse De Pauw, Julia Ghysels, Aurélie Lannoy, Pien Louw, Luca Persan, David Roos, Angelo Tijssens, Chris Thys, Ayoub Sadik, Somalia Williamson, Prince K. Appiah, Sophie-Anna Veelenturf music Joris Blanckaert costume design Element (Katrien Baetsle en Eline Willemarck) & Charlotte Goethals  light design Sarah Feyen technicians creation Sarah Feyen, Lucas Van de Voorde, Pepijn Mesure technicians tour Jeroen Wuyts, Nick De Keyser, Tuur Decoene set building Sam Declercq props Angelo Tijssens graphics Nick Mattan research / assistant Remi Cosijn photography Dries Segers, Ans Brys production Ontroerend Goed coproduction DE SINGEL INTERNATIONAL ARTS CENTRE (BE), VIERNULVIER (BE), LOD Muziektheater (BE), le MAIF Social Club, Paris (FR), La Rose des Vents, Villeneuve d'Ascq (FR), Perpodium (BE) special thanks Jeffrey Caen, Hector Devriendt, Kris Martin, Anthony Bosschem & Tom Mahy, Nick De Keyser, Seppe Broeckaert, Jeroen Wuyts, Sam Declercq, Achim Biebouw, Joeri Smet, Aaron Denolf, Aaron Bruyninckx, Lucas Vandevoorde, Nic Roseeuw, Jamy Hollebeke, Johannes Ringoot & LOD Muziektheater, Steve Marmion, Barbara Raes, Colin Temple, Eric De Donder (Lease & Rent), Toneelacademie Maastricht, De bende van ‘een titel waar we allemaal achter staan’ / Noa en Anne for the last light.  With the support of the Flemish Government and The City of Ghent.