F*CK LOLITA - Het Zuidelijk Toneel

Theater en toneel

How does a young woman discover her sexuality? And who can tell about that? Director Silke van Kamp has a fascination for Nabokov's scandal novel Lolita from 1955, in which a young woman is taken away from her discovery of sexual fantasies and craving. For decades, Lolita has been set up as a romanticized pleasure object and countless versions of her story appeared. After 70 years, Silke Nabokov's literary classic turns radically inside out and gives the story again from the female perspective in f*ck lolita . Lolita gets out of the cage of Lust object and claims her story and body back. Not as a victim of abuse, but as someone who fights loose from the grip of the male perspective.

With text by Annet Bremen (Nomination Tonerijfprijs 2023) is created in f*ck lolita a whimsical, meaningful, and complex duet between Lolita and Humbert Humbert. Lolita claims her artwork back: about herself, as herself.

director about f*ck lolita
“ From a young age I was curious about sexuality and feelings in love and hunting that. You want to be able to fantasize about that carefree without anyone seeing it as an unintended invitation. In this performance I want to deepen both the raw beauty of young female sexuality and the taboo on it. Let’s Talk About this. ” - Silke van Kamp

The media about f*ck lolita
“Fantastic theater performance! A sharp, powerful monologue of the southern theater in which twelve -year -old Dolores (Lolita) is played by an unparalleled Keja Klaasje Kwestro. ” (NRC ★★★★★)