An-Sofie Kesteleyn
© An-Sofie Kesteleyn

KID.

a performance for children about adults and vice versa

hetpaleis, Het Zuidelijk Toneel & BOG.

8+

KID. is two in one.
Two performances at the same time.
Two stands with a wall between them.

One of the leading theatre companies of the last decade.
Marijn Lems, Theaterkrant

On one side, the grown-ups sit and watch an 18+ show about children. On the other side, the children sit and watch an 8+ show about grown-ups. 
Nobody knows what’s happening on the other side. You can hear everything, but it’s not always what you think it is. And what you see isn’t always what you hear. 

During KID., the children take their seats in the theatre seating and are treated to a high-quality, philosophical slapstick show about what a grown-up actually is.
On the other side of the wall, backstage, the grown-ups must do all they can to assist to make the show for the kids go smoothly, while enjoying some grown-up entertainment, like red wine and a bit of functional nudity.

In KID., BOG. asks what a grown-up actually is. If you’re big, are you a grown-up? If you can afford a house? If you’re sad more often than you’re happy? BOG. peels away at the grown-up, layer by layer, before the children’s eyes and before the grown-ups’ ears. KID. is confrontational and as honest as can be for grown-ups, intimate and juicy for children, and hilarious for young and old. After the show, the conversation between generations continues in the foyer, because your child saw the same show you saw… didn’t
they?

For this reboot, a simplified version of the set has been designed, so that the show can go on tour more easily, in a more sustainable and cost-effective way. The old square set with our own stands is a thing of the past. Now, the children take their seats in the theatre’s stands. On scene, there is a reinforced wooden wall, over which the actors can climb. Behind it, the grown-ups take their places on chairs on risers. This way, it is a great deal easier to take KID. on tour and to build the set, thus making it available to more theatres.
In addition, this reboot of KID. can be booked as a show for schools.

tourdates

past


  1. KZ

  2. KZ

  3. KZ

  4. KZ

  5. KZ

  6. KZ

  7. KZ

  8. KZ

  9. KZ

  10. De Nieuwe Vorst - Tilburg

  11. De Nieuwe Vorst - Tilburg

  12. Rotterdamse Schouwburg

  13. Parktheater Eindhoven

  14. cc De Warande - Turnhout

  15. Chassé theater - Breda

  16. Krakeling - Amsterdam

  17. cultuurcentrum Hasselt

  18. Spinrag festival cc Kortrijk

  19. Schouwburg Kunstmin - Dordrech

  20. 30CC Leuven

  21. Stadsschouwburg Arnhem

  22. cc De Spil - Roeselare

  23. Theater Kikker - Utrecht

  24. Theater Kikker - Utrecht

  25. Toneelschuur - Haarlem (NL)

  26. Stadsschouwburg Groningen

  27. Stadsschouwburg Groningen

  28.  

  29. Theater aan het Spui - Den Haa

  30. Theater Speelhuis - Helmond

  31. De Grote Post - Oostende

  32. Schouwburg Amstelveen

  33. Theater Frascati - Amsterdam

  34. Theater Frascati - Amsterdam

  35. Tweetaktfestival Utrecht

  36. Theater Kerkrade

  37. Theater De Krakeling - Amsterdam (NL)

  38. Theater De Krakeling - Amsterdam (NL)

  39. C-mine - Genk

  40. C-mine - Genk

  41. cc Guldenberg - Wevelgem

  42. cc Guldenberg - Wevelgem

  43. De Nieuwe Vorst - Tilburg (NL)

  44. De Harmonie - Leeuwarden (NL)

  45. cc Diest - Den Amer

  46. cc Diest - Den Amer

  47. Corrosia Theater de Roestbak -

  48. Corrosia Theater de Roestbak - Almere (NL)

  49. SN!K Stadsschouwburg - Sint-Niklaas

  50. SN!K Stadsschouwburg - Sint-Niklaas

  51. SN!K Stadsschouwburg / Sint-Niklaas

  52. cc Zwaneberg - Heist op den Be

  53. cc Zwaneberg - Heist-op-den-Berg

  54. KZ

  55. hetpaleis

  56. KZ

  57. hetpaleis

  58. KZ

  59. hetpaleis

  60.  

  61.  

  62. Stadsschouwburg Utrecht (NL)

  63. Stadsschouwburg Utrecht (NL)

  64. Festival De Betovering - Den Haag (NL)

  65. Koninklijke Schouwburg - Grote zaal Korte Voorhout 3, Den Haag

  66. Leidse Schouwburg - Leiden (NL)

  67. Leidse Schouwburg - Leiden (NL)

  68. FLINT - Amersfoort (NL)

  69. FLINT - Amersfoort (NL)

  70. Parktheater Eindhoven (NL)

  71. Parktheater Eindhoven (NL)

  72. KZ

  73. hetpaleis

  74. KZ

  75. hetpaleis

  76. KZ

  77. hetpaleis

  78. KZ

  79. hetpaleis

  80. KZ

  81. hetpaleis

  82. KZ

  83. hetpaleis

  84. KZ

  85. hetpaleis

  86. KZ

  87. hetpaleis

  88. KZ

  89. hetpaleis

  90. Cultuurcentrum Mechelen i.s.m. DE MAAN

  91. DE MAAN - Mechelen

  92. Cultuurcentrum Mechelen i.s.m. DE MAAN

  93. DE MAAN - Mechelen

  94. Cultuurcentrum Mechelen i.s.m. DE MAAN

  95. DE MAAN - Mechelen

  96. Cultuurcentrum Mechelen i.s.m. DE MAAN

  97. DE MAAN - Mechelen

  98. Toneelschuur - Haarlem (NL)

  99. Schuur - Haarlem (NL)

  100. 30CC Leuven

  101. 30CC Leuven

  102. 30CC Leuven

  103. 30CC Leuven

  104. 30CC Leuven

  105. 30CC Leuven

  106. Musis en Stadstheater Arnhem (NL)

  107. Musis en Stadstheater Arnhem (NL)

  108. Zwolse Theaters (NL)

  109. Odeon De Spiegel - Zwolle (NL)

  110. Verkadefabriek Den Bosch - 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)

  111. Verkadefabriek Den Bosch - 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)

  112. Verkadefabriek Den Bosch - 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)

  113. Verkadefabriek Den Bosch - 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)

  114. Theater De Veste - Delft (NL)

  115. Chassé theater - Breda (NL)

  116. Schouwburg Hengelo (NL)

  117. Schouwburg Hengelo (NL)

  118. Theater De Krakeling - Amsterdam (NL)

  119. Theater De Krakeling - Amsterdam (NL)

  120. Theater Rotterdam (NL)

credits

van en door: Judith de Joode, Benjamin Moen, Sanne Vanderbruggen & Lisa Verbelen
final direction: Jetse Batelaan
dramaturgy: Roos Euwe
scenography: Decoratelier Jozef Wouters
costumes: Johanna Trudzinski
production: Vera Vlot
technical production: Emiel Rietvelt
business manager: Anne Baltus
publiciteit, productie en technische realisatie: BOG., Het Zuidelijk Toneel & hetpaleis