KID.
a performance for children about adults and vice versa
hetpaleis, Het Zuidelijk Toneel & BOG.
for everyone from 8 year
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.
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.