Al het blauw van de hemel

The result is a moving theater performance in which story and music reinforce each other. All the blue of the sky touches on themes that everyone recognizes: loss, hope, starting over and the courage to face yourself. A comforting experience for anyone who has ever lost someone, perhaps even themselves.

All the blue of heaven is a brand new musical theater piece based on the bestseller of the same name by Mélissa Da Costa. Buddy Vedder and Shelley Bos play the leading roles in this intimate, lived-in musical play, directed by Daan Wijnands, with texts by Max Roijé and music by Mark Kuypers.

From every theater ticket sold, 1 euro goes to Alzheimer Nederland, to promote research into Alzheimer's disease.


About Buddy Vedder, Shelley Bos and Neos Theater
> Buddy Vedder is an actor, presenter and singer. He played leading roles in musicals such as Saturday Night Fever, Het Was Zondag in het Zuid and Soldaat van Oranje. He also starred in The Comedy about a Bank Robbery and various editions of The Christmas Show. Buddy is also a regular on RTL 4, where he can be seen in popular programs such as Stars on Stage and The Masked Singer.

> Shelley Bos shone last theater season alongside Jeroen Spitzenberger in Cyrano. She previously played in Midsummer Night's Dream by Theater Oostpool. Thanks to her sincere playing and strong vocal qualities, she is seen as one of the great talents of her generation.

> Producer Neos Theater: After working for several years for the most diverse companies, Buddy Vedder felt that the time was right to tell his own stories. Performances that stick, that are not only entertaining, but also make the audience think. Inspired by his Greek roots and the ambition to tell new stories, Neos Theater was born.

Quotes from the partners

• AFAS Theater:
  A moving and socially relevant story, passionate makers and an entrepreneurial mindset;
• Toneelgroep Maastricht:
  Toneelgroep Maastricht and Buddy Vedder have been strong partners for years thanks to various joint productions. Based on that shared history, we are happy to support Buddy in this new, ambitious project. In Neos Theater we recognize the same ambitious, enterprising DNA that characterizes us. That is why we warmly support this initiative and are happy to support this project wherever we can.
• Alzheimer Netherlands:
  Alzheimer Netherlands is particularly fond of this performance! Unfortunately, dementia is still a taboo for many people, even though almost all of us have to deal with it. All the blue of the sky tells the story about a man with Alzheimer's at a young age. More than that, it is about friendship and vulnerability. About getting the most out of life when you know it will end sooner than you had hoped. We think it's great that Buddy is now bringing this story to the theaters and opening the conversation about it. With a smile and a tear.