Mensen met problemen
In Mensen met problemen, we follow four women at different stages of their lives. Their expectations are high, their behaviour is impulsive, and their existence unfolds in a world that is constantly in motion.
They date, work, lose themselves in digital worlds and search for stability in relationships that appear and disappear just as quickly. As their lives accelerate, so does the surrounding world, shifting from personal chaos to social unrest in the streets and in politics.
Duration tbc
Genre Theatre
Language Dutch
Between desire, resistance and survival
Mensen met problemen is a tragicomic cycle about four generations of women trying to gain control over an increasingly unpredictable world. Their lives move between freedom and unrest, between cynicism and hope, between escapism and confrontation.
The performance shows how private lives and social tensions become entangled. While the outside world polarises and ideals shift, the women search for alternative ways to shape their existence, sometimes radical, sometimes vulnerable, sometimes desperate.-|-
What remains is a sharp, human and often painfully funny portrait of people trying to live in a time that seems constantly on the verge of collapse.
About the makers
For Mensen met problemen, the Belgian city theatre NTGent and the Dutch creative collective Wunderbaum are joining forces. Long-standing members of the collective, Maartje Remmers and Wine Dierickx, take to the stage alongside actors Bavo Buys and Laura De Geest. For Koen Tachelet, this new production marks a joyful return to NTGent, where he served as chief dramaturg between 2005 and 2010.
Credits
Text Sibylle Berg
Cast Bavo Buys, Laura De Geest, Maartje Remmers, Wine Dierickx
Adaptation and dramaturgy Koen Tachelet
Scenography Maarten Van Otterdijck
