The story about friendship, freedom and love returns to the Netherlands. Now experience the classic like never before with an all-new set and star cast!

"The time has finally come for your favorite cabaret artist, who is not understood by others but whom you can appreciate, to close out the old year on NPO1.  And, you can be there.  Live and direct from the Parktheater in Eindhoven on September 25 and 26, 2023. How is that possible? That can only be seen on the evening itself.”

In one evening, discover three different performances by theater makers of the future. During Het Debuut, you will experience the most impressive graduation performances from 2023, by makers whom you will undoubtedly hear more of. Which shows will you see? That's still a surprise...

Vlag is an umbrella term for all the social constructs and systems we take for granted. For invariance, as if it cannot or should not change. The systems are restricted by arbitrary country and city boundaries. In a theatrical, musical and visual performance, Yousef Gnaoui deconstructs our ideas and merges them into a new perspective. Final directing: Marcus Azzini.

Mesthoop is not a well-rounded story, but an energetic search for the answer to that one question: how should life actually be?

Experience the wonderful world of circus for the first time with your little one. Be kind is an intimate theater experience for babies from 6 to 18 months and their parents/guardians. Up close, you will experience acrobatics and juggling. In this fluid performance of sound, color and movement, two circus artists take you on a sensory journey. After the performance, the artists invite the little ones to discover the circus arena together. They can crawl in, out, along and through the circus set to explore the special materials up close.

Pow wow questions how we, coming from different beliefs and traditions, care for our parents and the elderly (with dementia). What do we take for granted, and what do we experience as a task? Where do our beliefs clash, and what can we learn from each other? Theater company MINOUX invites you to a festive, cheerful and often moving encounter between different generations. Especially for this performance, MINOUX founded the Bende van Alzheimer: dancing  70-plussers who enjoy sharing their opinions and questions with the audience.

After the success it had in 2019 with Die tote Stadt, the Nederlandse Reisopera company is producing another opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The leading role is played by none other than the internationally renowned Dutch soprano Annemarie Kremer. In this opera, all but one of the characters are nameless, and it revolves around a woman who, by finding true love, will break or gain magical power respectively. Performed in German with Dutch and English surtitles.

At work, during your studies, in the pub or while enjoying your holiday…. science is everywhere. In Science for everyone, live theater lectures are given by top scientists. Not endless talk, but rather good interactive stories that you will learn something from and can laugh about. The lectures and experiments deal with themes such as money, the climate, AI/future, love/sex, healthy living, music and the brain. The University of the Netherlands will bring science closer to you with this fascinating show. And all that under the inspirational leadership of presenter and comedian Fuad Hassen.

Tobi Kooiman is a cabaret artist, stand-up comedian, mathematician and stoic. He tries to tackle life and everyday issues with his sense of logic, seeing (non-)causal connections and unraveling misuse of statistics. Clear right? On stage, yes; beyond that, it invariably puts him in wonderful situations. He accepts that the audience will laugh unabashedly throughout his stories.

After his controversial performance WINTER/21/J and the hypnotic LENTE/22/K, the leading role in Ryan Djojokarso's third dance portrait HERFST is reserved for Death. A visually impressive crossover between dance, (opera) music, theater and imagery in which farewell rituals from different cultures come together. Every culture says goodbye to loved ones differently. From the slice of cake at the coffee table to an exuberant celebration of life. Rituals give passage to our grieving process.

Why do we label people as 'normal' or 'abnormal', and what happens when we let go of these distinctions? In Maar niemand kuste mij, Carte Blanche confronts the audience. How do we look at each other, what do we see, and what do we think of that? And what happens when the separation between audience and actors is suddenly no longer clear? An auditory performance in which the prevailing norms about what is normal is questioned (or perhaps radically rejected). Director: Xandry van den Besselaar.

In Don't Wanna Touch, YoungGangsters and DOX dive deep into the fear of touch and embrace the discomfort. Why can a simple handshake be awkward? Where does the shame come from with some touches? And when do you draw a line? Director Annechien de Vocht and choreographer Simon Bus, together with five energetic performers, create an exciting mix of hip-hop and “action theater”. With (un)ease, humor and vulnerability, we set boundaries and collectively break through the walls surrounding touch and intimacy. Are you ready to be touched?

The musical Grease is a phenomenon. It is one of the longest-running musicals ever on Broadway, and it became a household name in our country due to the film that played with great success in cinemas 45 years ago.

"A popular series of comedy set in a café atmosphere in the Kameleon. Tables, a bar, and warm lighting. You hear the familiar sounds of gently clinking glasses and music playing. An MC enters, and he asks for your applause. Excitement mounts as the first artist is announced. Who will it be? Comedians and cabaret artists take the stage, from well-known names to up-and-coming talents. Every night is different. Don't miss these evenings if you like to laugh!"