Ons vader

Theater en toneel

Everyone has one, but not everyone knows it. The father. A safe haven. The man who cuts the meat. A storyteller. Your biggest fan. A passerby. A silent presence. And a son can of course also become a father in turn. And how do you view fatherhood? A family show with a laugh and sometimes a tear, but one thing is certain, you will be touched and wonder what about me?

In Our Father, actors Gürkan Küçüksentürk (De Toeslagenaffaire, Het Schnitzelparadijs, Thirties, son of a football coach, talent scout andWithin the setting of a hairdressing salon, where leisure player and hairdresser and well-known Den Bosch resident Huib Burmanje receives the customers, Gürkan and Huub bring the myths surrounding fatherhood to life, and then, with great pleasure, they will also be pushed through again. In addition to fathers and sons, it will of course also be about daughters and mothers ofHow has his position changed over the years? Does the 'classic father' still exist, the guy who comes home and hides behind his newspaper and then falls asleep on the couch while snoring? Or did that type never exist in the first place? How stuck are we in our roles and can we do things differently?

The text forOur Fatherwas written by writer Don Duyns (with contributions from the players), son of a well-known writer and filmmaker and father of two children. It is directed by Vincent van den Elshout, son of a police officer and father of two children. Directing assistance is provided by Talla Dirkzwager and the dramaturgy by Saskia de Haas.