Tarte tatins from Filip Peeters and his family missing week available to Bourla: “You see meeting people right away, that’s different from making a film” | Antwerp
ANTWERPFrom the shelves to the kitchen. From now on, the actor couple Filip Peeters and An Miller and their daughters will be at the Bourla Theater in Antwerp on Saturday afternoons to sell their now famous tarte tatins. “It’s still a bit of coffee grounds to see which of our performances can continue in the coming period, so it’s great that we can put our energy into this collectively.”
Tart tatin. Or how, according to legend, in 1889 the Tatin sisters mistakenly put apples first and then dough in their pie tin, because they were so impressed by the Pope’s visit. Filip Peeters, who specialized in patisserie before he became an actor, started specializing in lockdown times together with his wife An Miller and daughter Louisa and Leonce. ‘Les Soeurs Miller’ was born and in December, the family placed their first pop-up pick-up point at the Bourla Theater in the heart of Antwerp’s Theater District. As of this weekend, they will be there every Saturday.
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“Our cakes are doing well, we’ve started”, Filip chuckles. “We do this in collaboration with the very best restaurant in town, Bistro Du Nord. We provide some snacks and choose a nice selection of wines. It is a very pleasant place to stay and puts a smile on people’s faces. We try to do everything we can to deliver the most specific quality and it gives us satisfaction to the people who also notice and appreciate.”
family
The fact that the actor’s family plays right next to the Bourla merchant is, according to Filip, a “nice”. chance”. However, there is hardly any acting in this moment. “Frustrating, because we started our show ‘Family’ just in Ghent when the cultural world closed again. The day of the performance, it turned out that even more was allowed, but by then it was of course already too late. Then you stand there looking at the measures taken by the government, that is terrible.”
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With ‘Family’ a European tour is planned this spring in addition to Flemish cities such as Lyon, Madrid and Stuttgart. The show is about a family with two daughters who collectively decide to take their own life. In addition to Filip Peeters and An Miller, their two daughters are also on stage.
quality time
“Whether it is confrontational to play such a piece with your own family? You can’t really call it a door-to-door comedy”, Filip smiles. “The rehearsal period was very tough for us, but as soon as your performance is put together, you just start playing, performing your task. We’re even having a great time, it’s real quality time for our family. After the presentation of how we do that, questions arise, first going to the hall in full misery and later happily going on a city trip”, Filip laughs. “There will also be a movie of ‘Family’ soon.”
When the theater, film and television worlds can run at full speed, the family does not plan to stop with Les Soeur Miller right away. “We’re not thinking about stopping our pies, no. We enjoy it a lot. You immediately see the appreciation among people. They buy a cake, put a piece in their mouth and show satisfaction. Do you know how long it takes to get to people when you’re making a movie?” he winks.
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