Care & Welfare
Attention for people and society
This page is for everyone who is committed to a caring society: from care professionals and teachers to students and experts by experience. You will find performances and initiatives that highlight current themes such as elder care, mental health, social inequality, loneliness and meaning.
Whether you are looking for deepening, inspiration for your work, or want to be touched as a human being - the theater offers space for meeting, reflection and dialogue.
A selection from the heart of the program
On this page we highlight a number of special performances and projects that explore themes around care and welfare. Each and every one of them brings current topics and personal stories close by, and forms a valuable source of inspiration for everyone involved in care and welfare.
Highlights
Be inspired by stories that connect, move and give insight:
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Pyrrha throws a stone
Olivier DiepenhorstA brutal monologue based on true storiesThu 17 Sep '26*Pyrrha Throws a Stone*, a powerful monologue directed by Olivier Diepenhorst and written by Emmie Kollau, tells a story set shortly after World War II, while at the same time drawing a clear connection to the present.
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Thu 17 Sep '26 19:30Tickets
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Thu 17 Sep '26 19:30Tickets
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The Drama
Theater OostpoolDutch class society finally on the chopping blockstroomThu 15 Oct '26In The Drama director Florian Myjer theatrically dissects our class society with humor and painful honesty. Because that the Netherlands supposedly has no classes? That story is long outdated. No matter how hard you work, the place where you were born determines to a large extent how you will fare in life.
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do 15 Oct '26 20:30Tickets
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do 15 Oct '26 20:30Tickets
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Sexodus
Theater UtrechtAn honest look into the female mindlet's talk about...Wed Nov 11, '26In SEXODUS we check an actress on the threshold of her fortieth year of life. She knows: if she wants to stay in the Western world, she has to keep looking like she's twenty-four until she's sixty. So she tries to adapt. Again. And again.
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Wed 11 Nov '26 20:30Tickets
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Wed 11 Nov '26 20:30Tickets
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Time Machine
HNT jong & Theater UtrechtSci-fi thriller about a stabbing at schoolThu 3 Dec '26andFri 4 Dec '26The school party is in full swing. Suddenly chaos ensues: a fight, a scream.... and a knife. What happened? In Time Machine, you end up in a high school where time can be stopped and rewound. Who was stabbed and who did it?
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Nothing Left on Blue
Company TiuriTragicomic dance about power, war and humanityNieuwe maanWed Jan '27Nothing Left On Blue is a penetrating, tragicomic choreography that confronts, unsettles and hopefully stimulates.
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Wed, 27 Jan '27 20:30Tickets
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Wed, 27 Jan '27 20:30Tickets
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Four cremations and a divorce
The Theatre TroupeComedy with an edge of griefSTROOMThu 18 Mar '27On a day of remembrance, old acquaintances come together and emotions run high. What is meant to be a solemn moment quickly turns into miscommunication, awkward situations and unexpected outbursts. A sharp and recognizable comedy about mourning, relationships and everything in between.
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Thu 18 Mar '27 20:30Tickets
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Thu 18 Mar '27 20:30Tickets
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Life stories & Care for the elderly
Attention to aging, life wisdom and the power of memory. These performances focus on stories of elderly people - sometimes played by themselves, sometimes told by others. Themes such as loneliness, informal care and meaningful aging are given a theatre. For anyone who works in elder care or feels connected to this generation.
Performances and projects within this theme include:
Agenda
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Pyrrha throws a stone
Olivier DiepenhorstA brutal monologue based on true storiesThu 17 Sep '26*Pyrrha Throws a Stone*, a powerful monologue directed by Olivier Diepenhorst and written by Emmie Kollau, tells a story set shortly after World War II, while at the same time drawing a clear connection to the present.
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Thu 17 Sep '26 19:30Tickets
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Thu 17 Sep '26 19:30Tickets
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MES FEST
Mies-en-ScènePearls from 10 years of Mies-en-ScèneFri 18 Sep '26andSat 19 Sep '26What happens when you put the different groups of people with whom you have made documentary theater in the past 10 years together on a play? Ex-homeless people, Stratummers, refugees, the elderly, Latinos, youth & clients of the GGZE. They all share the play together during MES FEST.
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All the blue of the sky
Buddy Vedder and Shelley BosThe story that gently breaks and heals your heartTue 15 Dec '26All the Blue of Heaven is a new musical theater piece based on Mélissa Da Costa's bestseller. Buddy Vedder and Shelley Bos play Emile and Joanne, two strangers who leave together in a camper when Emile is diagnosed with young Alzheimer's disease.
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di 15 dec '26 20:00Sold out / Waiting list
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di 15 dec '26 20:00Sold out / Waiting list
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Four cremations and a divorce
The Theatre TroupeComedy with an edge of griefSTROOMThu 18 Mar '27On a day of remembrance, old acquaintances come together and emotions run high. What is meant to be a solemn moment quickly turns into miscommunication, awkward situations and unexpected outbursts. A sharp and recognizable comedy about mourning, relationships and everything in between.
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Thu 18 Mar '27 20:30Tickets
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Thu 18 Mar '27 20:30Tickets
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The Sleep Scientist
University of the Netherlands Live | Merijn van de LaarTue 18 May '27It is a topic that touches and fascinates us all: sleep. In De Slaapwetenschapper, one of the Netherlands' best-known sleep scientists, Merijn van de Laar, takes you into the wonderful world of sleep and dreams.
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Tue 18 May '27 20:30Tickets
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Tue 18 May '27 20:30Tickets
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Mental resilience
Vulnerability is part of life, but is not always seen or discussed. These performances revolve around mental balance, overstimulation, burnout, depression and recovery. Theater provides a safe space to feel and discuss these themes - for professionals and audiences alike.
Performances and projects within this theme include:
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The Drama
Theater OostpoolDutch class society finally on the chopping blockstroomThu 15 Oct '26In The Drama director Florian Myjer theatrically dissects our class society with humor and painful honesty. Because that the Netherlands supposedly has no classes? That story is long outdated. No matter how hard you work, the place where you were born determines to a large extent how you will fare in life.
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do 15 Oct '26 20:30Tickets
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do 15 Oct '26 20:30Tickets
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TBS
Job KnoesterBetter an ex-TBS guy as a neighbor than an ex-convictFri 16 Oct '26What do we really know about TBS? Criminal lawyer Job Knoester gives a unique theatercollege into a world that remains closed to many. Who ends up in a TBS clinic and why? And who ultimately poses a greater risk: an ex-TBS patient or an ex-convict?
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Fri 16 Oct '26 20:30Last Tickets
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Fri 16 Oct '26 20:30Last Tickets
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Sexodus
Theater UtrechtAn honest look into the female mindlet's talk about...Wed Nov 11, '26In SEXODUS we check an actress on the threshold of her fortieth year of life. She knows: if she wants to stay in the Western world, she has to keep looking like she's twenty-four until she's sixty. So she tries to adapt. Again. And again.
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Wed 11 Nov '26 20:30Tickets
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Wed 11 Nov '26 20:30Tickets
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I AM ROOM 15
Playful CollectiveAbout life in the clinic and the stories we tell ourselvesFri 13 Nov '26A jovial truck driver, an undisguised dominatrix, a shy accountant, an activist theater maker. This is how people check them in the outside world. In here, they are all people who didn't know it anymore.
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Fri 13 Nov '26 20:30Tickets
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Fri 13 Nov '26 20:30Tickets
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Time Machine
HNT jong & Theater UtrechtSci-fi thriller about a stabbing at schoolThu 3 Dec '26andFri 4 Dec '26The school party is in full swing. Suddenly chaos ensues: a fight, a scream.... and a knife. What happened? In Time Machine, you end up in a high school where time can be stopped and rewound. Who was stabbed and who did it?
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Kameleon
Sadettin KWhat does it mean to keep changing colorThu 3 Dec '26"Raise your hand if you are white!" shouts Sadettin's daughter in the living room. She raises her hand, and he joins in. "Daddy! You're brown!" she says, laughing. She is six, has dark blond hair and blue eyes and was baptized in the village church. But she watches her favorite movies in Turkish and sometimes says, "When I grow up, I will become a Muslim." Who is this child? And who is Sadettin next to her?
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Thu 3 Dec '26 20:30Tickets
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Thu 3 Dec '26 20:30Tickets
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Connection & social issues
Care is more than medical procedures - it is also attention, safety and social connection. This theme includes performances on poverty, migration, inclusion, gender, parenting and the power of community. Sometimes painfully topical, sometimes hopeful and comforting, but always with an open view of society.
Performances and projects within this theme include:
Agenda
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Pyrrha throws a stone
Olivier DiepenhorstA brutal monologue based on true storiesThu 17 Sep '26*Pyrrha Throws a Stone*, a powerful monologue directed by Olivier Diepenhorst and written by Emmie Kollau, tells a story set shortly after World War II, while at the same time drawing a clear connection to the present.
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Thu 17 Sep '26 19:30Tickets
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Thu 17 Sep '26 19:30Tickets
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MES FEST
Mies-en-ScènePearls from 10 years of Mies-en-ScèneFri 18 Sep '26andSat 19 Sep '26What happens when you put the different groups of people with whom you have made documentary theater in the past 10 years together on a play? Ex-homeless people, Stratummers, refugees, the elderly, Latinos, youth & clients of the GGZE. They all share the play together during MES FEST.
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Tulip Town
Steef de Jong, Ilse Warringa, Rop Verheijen, Daniel Cornelissen and Thor BraunA punkoperette by Steef de JongTue 22 Sep '26-Sat 26 Sep '26Playwright Steef de Jong throws Offenbach's 19th-century operetta classic L'île de Tulipatan into the blender and serves up a cardboard operetta feast full of energy, humor and raunchy double roles. After the success of Postillon d'amour and Operetta Land, he once again packs big, together with a top cast: Ilse Warringa, Rop Verheijen, Daniël Cornelissen and Thor Braun, accompanied by a live band. 'Tulip Town' is in town! This is operetta like you've never seen it before.
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BURGER
Studio Possible Futures & MC KassettAbout saving democracy and the search for the recipe for participatory citizenshiplet's talk about...Mon 28 Sep '26In BURGER we meet Becky, a participation officer of a small municipality who is tasked with re-engaging the angry citizens of the Bloemenbuurt neighborhood in local democracy.
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Mon 28 Sep '26 19:30 - 21:30Tickets
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Mon 28 Sep '26 19:30 - 21:30Tickets
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The Drama
Theater OostpoolDutch class society finally on the chopping blockstroomThu 15 Oct '26In The Drama director Florian Myjer theatrically dissects our class society with humor and painful honesty. Because that the Netherlands supposedly has no classes? That story is long outdated. No matter how hard you work, the place where you were born determines to a large extent how you will fare in life.
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do 15 Oct '26 20:30Tickets
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do 15 Oct '26 20:30Tickets
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The score in America
Raymond MensThe eve of the midterms, what's next?Mon 19 Oct '26The United States is on the eve of the midterm elections, or the midterms. Will this be the turning point in American democracy? Will Trump seize power again? Or will the Democrats finally manage to force a comeback?
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Mon 19 Oct '26 21:00Tickets
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Mon 19 Oct '26 21:00Tickets
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Parktheater connects
Culture brings people together. Besides a versatile theater program, Parktheater initiates and supports various social cultural projects in the city in the areas of sustainability, diversity and inclusion that make a positive contribution to society. Everyone is invited and welcome to participate, experience, experience, talk and decide. We want to be open and accessible to all of society.
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Working together on welfare
At Parktheater Eindhoven we believe in the power of theater as a bridge between people, stories and worlds. Our performances offer space for recognition, reflection and conversation - also within the care and welfare sector.
Would you like to visit a performance with your team, organization or clients? Or are you curious how we can make impact together through art and encounters?