De Late Late Tante Beb Show
The Netherlands learnt to cook Indonesian with Beb Vuyk's 'Great Indonesian Cookbook', for more than 40 years the cookbook on this cuisine. Less well known is the adventurous life Beb Vuyk (1905-1991) led. As a sharp critic of colonial rule in the Dutch East Indies, as a sympathiser of an independent Indonesia and as persona non grata in post-war Holland.
With Thom Hoffman, Ellen Deckwitz and De Vrouw Met De Baard as special guests.
Duration 60 minutes
Genre Theatre/Context programming
Language Dutch
De Late Late Tante Beb Show
In this sideshow to the performance Brown Sugar Baby, Eric de Vroedt pays tribute to his colourful great-aunt. In the early 1930s, she left for the Dutch East Indies at a young age and wrote for newspapers and weekly magazines and in her novels unflinchingly about the final days of Dutch rule, the turbulent decolonisation and about the birth shocks of the new Indonesia. However, her razor-sharp perspective was not appreciated by everyone.
In De Late Late Tante Beb Show, journalist Ischa Meijer (Betty Schuurman) talks to Beb Vuyk (Esther Scheldwacht) one last time. Has the Netherlands indeed never understood anything about Indonesia? Prominent guest speakers shine their light on the colony. Young writers read their favourite fragments of Indonesian literature. There is jazz by Brown's Sugar Babies. And there are innovative snacks from Indonesian chefs.
De Late Late Tante Beb Show is a dazzling evening full of compelling stories, hidden blots and a grande dame of Dutch-Indonesian literature.
Please note: De Late Late Tante Beb Show is a separate programme and you do not need to have seen the show Brown Sugar Baby to understand it. Of course, it is fun if you attend both programmes.
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The guests
Thom Hoffman is a Dutch historian, actor and photographer and wrote a.o. the book Indië, betovering en desillusie; Een persoonlijke zoektocht naar verborgen geschiedenis.
Columnist and poet Ellen Deckwitz is city poet of Amsterdam and is considered one of the most important poets of her generation. In 2019, she published Hogere Natuurkunde, a collection of poetry about the Dutch East Indies, the war, and its impact on the present-day Netherlands. She received both the Herman de Coninck Prize and De Grote Poëzieprijs for it. In 2022, Deckwitz received the Tollens Prize for her entire oeuvre.
De Vrouw Met De Baard: The culinary and creative duo De Vrouw met de Baard consists of Moluccan-Indian Carl Lemette and Indian Mas van Putten. Renowned for their explosive flavours, hospitality and cheerful eclectic Asian dishes that make a travelogue from east to west.
Credits
Composition & direction Eric de Vroedt
acting Esther Scheldwacht, Betty Schuurman
band Mariana Aparicio, Emma Buysse, Hein van der Heijden, Fjodor Jozefzoon, Roben Mitchell, Kurt Schwab, Kim Soepnel, Eddie B. Wahr, June Yanez
credit image: National Archives/Collection Savings City/ANP/Cor Mulder
