Harm Edens

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An evening full of uncomfortable truths, illuminating insights and, above all, plenty of humour.

Is there anything to laugh about in today’s world? Harm Edens certainly thinks so. Because let’s face it: humanity is behaving completely absurdly. War, overconsumption and the destruction of the planet. Yet Harm remains an optimist, and humour is his weapon in the fight for a better world. If we’re going down anyway, we might as well go down laughing.

In this show, Harm puts his urge to make the world a nicer, more fun place centre stage. Because, let’s be honest, between us we’ve made a right old mess of it. Harm wants to talk to the audience about that. “Do you really need that air fryer, Henk? You’ve already got three winter coats, Josien – do you really need a fourth?” In a cheerful tone and with lots of humour, Harm takes people through the idiocy of our collective behaviour and shows them how things could be different and better, without losing the fun.

The core of Harm’s existence: do everything with joy

“I grew up in a joyless family, where nothing was celebrated, nothing was enjoyed, where humour didn’t exist and where I wasn’t seen. These experiences have shaped me into what I also am: someone who faces this idiotic life with a great deal of humour, stays optimistic (most of the time, anyway) and enjoys things as much as possible. That’s why I also talk about that formative side of my life.”

Credits

Producer: FC Klap
Photography: Serge-Henri Valcke
Script/writing: Harm Edens
Director: Erik van Muiswinkel
Creative producer: Merel van den Meerendonk