Antwerpen: a photo blog

If by any chance you just happen to enjoy Broadway musicals, the phrase “I love you, you’re perfect, now change” may recall the name of a 10y running Broadway musical that succeeded in becoming a worldwide hit (http://www.loveperfectchange.com)

Last Sunday Antwerp “enjoyed” both a car-free day (just imagine) and the opening of the cultural season – an explosive combination resulting in a quite sunny city filled with countless tourists and 1001 streetside stands, showing what will be on offer this fall. The translated version of “I love you, you’re perfect, now change” is one of the shows presented by a tiny local theatre company: http://www.theaterarte.be/home/index.php

Unlike the US original, the actors decided to promote the show by walking through the local Antwerp streets:

[The actors in front of the Antwerp Hilton, an authentic landmark Paris Hilton never visits, in fear of a culture overdose ]

In line with the original, I was asked to have my picture taken with the cast. “Married?” the veiled fake bride asked me. “No”, I replied, “I’m gay”. In the true spirit of a real actor she handed me a one-liner: “Great, so am I”, she said with a sparkling smile. That’s the way to go