Theater Oostpool

Come see how a perfect, sweet and fun family sees their lives destroyed by the internet.

A new black comedy from Hulst & Tarenskeen, 'purveyors of witty theater satires' (De

Volkskrant) and known for the theater hits 'Showmeister' and 'Millennial I VREDE'.

Brick wall, a racing bike on the wall and a large plant in the corner. The Smit family is doing well

for each other. Two people in their forties with a nice job, a nice relationship and a 15-year-old daughter to raise

according to the left progressive handbook. Consent, transparency, open conversations at the kitchen table. Everything is negotiable. They have nothing to hide.

But it would be a boring play if we didn't put this family through hell. A website will appear. With a timer. 24 hours. When the clock resets, everyone can see each other's entire browser history. Every search. Any DM. Every porn night. Every question you ever ask

Google or ChatGPT suggested.

Total anarchy breaks out outside. People are burning laptops and data centers are being stormed. It becomes eerily quiet inside. The parents decide to tell each other everything as a preventative measure. Small confessions

become bigger. Fantasies are expressed, supposedly without judgement. And while their marriage slowly crumbles, their teenage daughter has another problem.

At school she always acted as if she knew everything. All shocking videos that were talked about in a cool way. In reality, she was watching dance tutorials. Now she has 24 hours to redeem her innocence. Four screens at the same time. No break. 2 girls 1 cup.

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'Browser History X' is a dark comedy about shame, desire and the right to a hidden side.

Because do we really want to know everything about each other? Or is it the secrets that keep us together?

After the critically acclaimed 'PEACE', this is the second part of the Millennial series by Hulst & Tarenskeen,

about the generation that saw the internet emerge, normalized it and is now being overtaken by it.

Credits

Concept and direction: Hulst & Tarenskeen

Text: Kasper Tarenskeen

Game: Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Eva Van der Gucht and Sara Afiba

Scenography: Jan Hulst

Costume: Patricia Lim

Lighting design: Yuri Schreuders

Sound design: Kasper Tarenskeen

Dramaturgy: Fanne Boland

Production manager: Ilze Versloot

Photo: Elza Jo, edited by Pieter Hulst