Weirdo
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Thu 9 Apr '2619:35 - 20:30Philipszaal
"Everyone feels like a weirdo sometimes, especially in high school. How should you behave? Who do you want to be and how do you do it? Thoughts that make your head explode, but that you prefer to keep to yourself. By letting all those thoughts, fears and dreams be heard for once, it turns out that we have more in common than we think." (Loek de Bakker)
An auditorium full of discomfort
The auditorium of a high school. The place of seeing and being seen, of cliques, unwritten rules and uncomfortable search for your place in the whole. In a chain of separate events, the audience not only witnesses intense intermission conversations, the relationship crisis of Melanie and Dave, and every false note of the Christmas musical, but also everything that is thought, but not spoken. And among all the fragments of words, fears also creep in, in the form of strange figures who populate the auditorium but are not seen by everyone.Weirdo is a performance for young people aged 12 and up, but emphatically also for adults. With plenty of humor and a touch of magical realism, Weirdo invites you to embrace the outsider in yourself.
The discomfort of being an adolescent
After Supernormal and Only Sweet Boys, Loek de Bakker once again chooses to tell stories of outsiders and questions existing norms in a humorous and poetic way. The makers drew inspiration for Weirdo from, among other things, the atmosphere of the popular young adult film Eighth Grade, the brutal and absurdist magnification of the Netflix series Sex Education and the honesty of the animated film Inside Out. With a great sense of humanity, the creators deliberately seek out the awkwardness of being an adolescent. They touch on themes that are strongly felt by adolescents and their parents, but are not always visible and discussable.
- Please note: the performance contains bright, flashing lights.
The media about Weirdo
"In Loek de Bakker's surrealistic direction, the fine group of actors excels in recognizable, unruly adolescent behavior." (de Volkskrant)
"It is a recognizable, funny and sometimes moving performance, for young people but certainly also for adults." (Ilovetheater)
"Everyone feels like a weirdosometimes."
Director Loek de Bakker previously created the successful performances Supernormaal and Alleen maar lieve jongens at HNTjong. In his performances he chooses stories of outsiders and questions existing norms in a humorous and poetic way.
"Everyone feels like a weirdo sometimes, especially in high school. How should you behave? Who do you want to be and how do you do it? Thoughts that make your head explode, but that you prefer to keep to yourself. By hearing all those thoughts, fears and dreams for once, it turns out we have more in common than we think." - Loek de Bakker
Prikkelwijzer
A Prikkelwijzer has past event developed for this performance. This shows you which moments in Weirdo can give you more prikkels . This can help you prepare for your theater visit, if you feel the need. The Prikkelwijzer is about sensory prikkels, such as loud noises and light effects.
Credits
Directed by Loek de Bakker Dramaturgy Danielle Wagenaar Play Josephine Arendsen, Emma Buysse, Josephine Arendsen, Sina Nazari (play), Sam van Hulst, Sophie Höppener, Sina Nazari
