Theatre in season 24/25
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Romeo & Julia
25 Sep '24 to 27 Sep '24
A spectacular remake of Shakespeare's famous tale of love, friendship, and betrayal. The cast consists of 13 outstanding actors and dancers, featuring Vanja Rukavina (Romeo) and Soumaya Ahouaoui (Juliet), and tells the thrilling story of hopeless love and impossible choices.
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De zaak Shell
28 Sep '24 to 29 Sep '24
De zaak Shell ingeniously shows that the climate crisis is a crisis of responsibility.
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Duizend aanslagen op de Obama's
04 Oct '24 to 05 Oct '24
Eight years after leaving the White House, Barack and Michelle Obama are looking for their place in society. But in a world of extremism and centre-right thinking, their relevance and influence are declining.
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Giselle (8+)
18 Oct '24 to 29 Dec '24
A thundering dance and music theatre spectacle with the energy of the street. After previous successes, the Toneelmakerij is once again presenting a performance for families on the big stage, based on a world-famous classic.
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Werken en dagen
26 Oct '24 to 27 Oct '24
While FC Bergman's previous production, The Sheep Song (2021), celebrated the individual freedom and the notion of life's controllability, Werken en dagen stands as a genuine tribute to the relentless strength of the collective and the boundless power of nature.
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Brideshead Revisited
30 Oct '24 to 11 Dec '24
After the success of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, De Warme Winkel brings another English literary classic to the theatre. Florian Myjer, together with Abke Haring, thrusts Brideshead Revisited into the 21st century.
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Terug naar Prinsenplein
31 Oct '24
An ode to the fearless self. Gershwin Bonevacia searches for his ten-year-old self, 'Gush,' in Terug naar Prinsenplein.
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Stepping Stones
06 Dec '24 to 08 Dec '24
After the successful performances Woiski vs. Woiski and De Gliphoeve, Orkater and Bijlmer Parktheater present the performance Stepping Stones; the third part in the triptych about the arrival of Surinamese people in the Netherlands.
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Rexit!
09 Dec '24
After Unsung, a razor-sharp dissection of the political state, Vincent Stuer (political spokesman and speechwriter) writes another play, together with Valentijn Dhaenens and Bruno Vanden Broecke. Together they get under the skin of the historical figures of Spaak and Leopold III.
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Renaissance
10 Dec '24 to 11 Dec '24
Discover the enchanting world of Igone de Jongh and Merijn Rademaker in the new masterpiece, Renaissance. Igone and Marijn express their artistic freedom masterfully through five unique choreographies.
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Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione
13 Dec '24 to 14 Dec '24
Voor Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione laten Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker en Radouan Mriziga zich inspireren door De vier jaargetijden van Antonio Vivaldi.
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The Story of Travis
18 Dec '24 to 21 Dec '24
The Story of Travis, the theater hit from season 22/23 is returning!
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John & Gena
21 Dec '24 to 22 Dec '24
An anti-Hollywood tragicomedy about the work and life of filmmaking couple John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands. Starring Elsie de Brauw, Bert Luppes, Wine Dierickx and Matijs Jansen.
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PERSIANS. Triumph of Empathy
30 Jan '25
Director Chokri Ben Chikha examines the empathic capacity of six performers. Do they succeed in perceiving a decades-old highly polarised conflict differently through the lens of a Greek tragedy?
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Paradise Roulette jr.
06 Mar '25 to 22 Mar '25
Paradise Roulette jr. is an exhilarating dance and theater production inspired by the profound themes of the play Giovanni's Room. Join us as we dive into a world of identity, self-acceptance, relationships, and the eternal quest of humanity for love and connection.
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Return of the King
08 Mar '25
After the success of CITIZEN K and Somedaymyprincewill.com, accomplished storyteller Sadettin Kırmızıyüz and director Casper Vandeputte are joining forces once more. Their newest project, Return of the King, explores the re-emigration of Sadettin's retired father.
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The Grief of Red Granny
26 Mar '25
17 February 1934. King Albert climbs the cliffs of Rocher du Bon Dieu in Marche-les-Dames and falls to his death. Reportedly, two million Belgians attended the funeral procession, yet according to protocol, Queen Elisabeth was not even allowed to be present at her husband's funeral.
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De mannen Maria
27 Mar '25
De mannen van Maria tells the true story of a woman who, in a challenging time, recognized her possibilities, chose her own path, and did what no woman had done before.
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De dood van Benny Simons
03 Apr '25 to 04 Apr '25
De dood van Benny Simons is not only a story about the consequences of senseless violence but also about a boy who, as the eldest son, is determined to keep his family together at all costs, even after his death.
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Laat me leven
05 Apr '25 to 06 Apr '25
Laat me leven depicts how radical circumstances compel a young woman to make the greatest sacrifices for her personal freedom.
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Nachtwacht
10 Apr '25 to 13 Apr '25
Rik van den Bos, Guy Weizman, and Roni Haver delve once again into a realm where the significant themes of our era are fearlessly and unconventionally explored through a fusion of dance, text and newly composed music.
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Moeder Courage
29 Apr '25 to 30 Apr '25
A woman known as Moeder Courage (Mother Courage) risks everything during wartime to survive with her children. We follow her heartbreaking journey amidst chaos and conflict. The National Theatre presents Moeder Courage a raw, contemporary, yet loving music theater production.
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Mantike Bloom Boom
03 May '25
Mantike Bloom Boom advocates for multiple perspectives and takes up the fight against resignation. Author Louise van den Eede is in charge of the script for this production. Instead of predicting doom or promoting conspiracy theories, the production fosters innovative ideas for a brighter future.
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Battlefield of Dreams
09 May '25 to 10 May '25
Battlefield of Dreams is a new transdisciplinary work by Floor Houwink ten Cate and explores one of the greatest existential questions of our time: to reproduce or not to reproduce?
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Reigen re-erected
18 May '25 to 19 May '25
After the success of Mission Molière and Crashtest Ibsen, Het Zuidelijk Toneel presents Reigen re-Erected. In this version, director Sarah Moeremans and writer Joachim Robbrecht humorously illuminate the mysterious and vulnerable corners of lust and love in our time.
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Queen of Disco
24 May '25 to 25 May '25
Winner of the Toneelschrijfprijs 2023. Due to its success, the show returns! QUEEN OF DISCO is a music theatre production depicting the irresistible rise, tragic downfall, and inevitable rebirth of disco music, all personified through the life of disco icon and flamboyant LGBTQ activist SYLVESTER.
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Anna Karènina
29 May '25 to 31 May '25
Anna falls in love, and just then, like an omen she senses, death begins to hang over the whole play. She decides to stop letting herself be pushed around: everything is a lie, everything is deception, everything is false, everything is evil.