Captain Fantastic - HNTjong | Het Nationale Theater | Nina Spijkers

Parenting and growing up outside the lines
Director Nina Spijkers, known for great classics such as Antigone and Het Achtste Leven, makes her first show for the whole family with Captain Fantastic: “Now that I have become a mother myself, I am endlessly concerned with how to raise a child. The film Captain Fantastic questioned my motherhood so critically. For example, how should we deal with the influence of all the screens in our daily lives? But also: how do you talk to children about complicated topics?"

Based on the award-winning film Captain Fantastic
In this theater version of the well-known film we follow father Ben and his children Bo (17), Rellian (14), Vesper (11) and Zasj (7). They live deep in the forest, where they learn how to survive in nature and how to continue to think critically: which plants can you eat, how do you catch a rabbit and what are the principles of the constitution and quantum theory. When they hear that their mother has died, they return to town for her funeral. There they are confronted with a world full of strange customs and strange things: from smartphones to cola and hot dogs. Their grandmother demands that the children come live with her. But the family fights to stay together.

The influence of screens
“Now that I have become a mother myself, I am endlessly concerned with how to raise a child and this film has critically questioned my motherhood. For example, how should we deal with the influence of all screens in our daily lives? The children in the film grow up completely without screens, making music in the evening or reading by a campfire. What can we learn from this in this day and age when we and our children are looking at screens all day long?” – Director Nina Spijkers

• Excl. consumption
• Children must also have a ticket
• Suitable for children aged 8 and over

Kijkwijzer
No theme is avoided within the family in Captain Fantastic. Topics such as sexuality and (suicide) are openly questioned and discussed, they are not shown in the performance.