Oh oh oh dennenboom (6+)
Dec 26
hetpaleis / Kim Karssen & Hendrik Kegels
Every year, millions of trees disappear into living rooms, wrapped in lights and decorations. A ritual that feels natural, yet is rarely questioned.
The forest speaks back
- Date
- December 26, 2026
- Duration
- 80 min, no interval
- Genre
- Children and family, Theatre
- Language
- Dutch
- Location
- Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Grote Zaal
In Oh oh oh dennenboom, the perspective shifts: it is no longer humans looking at the forest, but the forest looking back. What if what we call “cosy” is, for nature itself, an inescapable intervention?
Kim Karssen and Hendrik Kegels build a playful, musical and absurdist world in which the forest talks back. Humour opens the door, but behind it lies an uneasy question: how natural is it really to use nature as scenery?
A community of voices
The pine forest transforms into a community of voices. No longer a silent backdrop to the winter season, but a living whole in which every tree has its own character.
Some trees want to stay rooted. Others are looking for an escape. And some begin to question their place in a world that cuts and relocates them year after year.
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Credits
text, scenography and direction
Kim Karssen, Hendrik Kegels
cast
Hendrik Kegels, Thomas Dudkiewicz, Frank Focketyn, Adina Macpherson, Annelotte van Aarst
musicians
Robin Aerts, Erik Bogaerts, Nabou Claerhout
composition
Steven Ivo, Merel Pauw
final direction
Joram Demeyer
costume design
Wim Muyllaert
lighting design
Mark Van Denesse
sound design
Bob Hermans
assistant direction
Britt Lemmens
production management
Jip Vuik
