Premiere

Mensen met problemen

Mensen met problemen
Wunderbaum & NTGent
10.12.26 — 21.03.27

Mensen met problemen

10.12.26 — 21.03.27

The actors’ group Wunderbaum and NTGent present a translated cycle by the German Swiss author Sibylle Berg for the first time in the Netherlands and Belgium. 'Mensen met problemen' (People with Problems) is a razor-sharp, tragicomic theatre marathon about people who confront the status quo without fear.

They’re young. Their expectations are great, their actions tumultuous. They sell homemade drugs on the internet; they’re always available on every digital channel. They date, have meaningless sex and cry on toilets. 

Then they’re not so young anymore. They have children and feel compelled to move to the countryside. Their bodies and teenagers protest. Friendships and careers crumble. Nature is a disappointment.

Mensen met problemen is a probing narrative. A frantic attempt to do things differently, and better. A flight into nature, crime, love, to another planet, to a bombing. What should we fight for? How much should we sacrifice to the cause? What is left to save

The plays by German-Swiss author Syville Berg are stirring, angry and incredibly powerful. Full of intelligence, humour, rage and respect. They possess an existential urgency and are nothing less than a definitive reckoning with... well, just about everything. Yet behind the celebrated author’s sarcasm, a heart-warming melancholy always shines through.

Practical info

Duration

4-5 hours (break included)

Tickets
15 - 28 euros
Language
Dutch
Subtitles
English
Good to know

This spectacular theatre marathon lasts over four hours, with an interval halfway through. We provide a meal (€11), which can be booked when purchasing a ticket. Delicious, local and socially responsible! The catering is provided by Compaan, a social enterprise based in Ghent.

Dates

Thu 10.12.26 — 18u00

18u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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Sat 12.12.26 — 17u00

17u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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Sun 13.12.26 — 14u00

14u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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Sat 20.03.27 — 17u00

17u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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Sun 21.03.27 — 14u00

14u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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On Tour

This production is also hitting the road. Can’t come at NTGent? Find the full list of tour dates below.

Credits

With

Bavo Buys, Laura De Geest, Wine Dierickx, Maartje Remmers

Text

Sybille Berg

Adaptation text & Dramaturgy

Koen Tachelet

Scenography

Maarten Van Otterdijck

Costume design

Judith Van Herck

Accordion

Suzan Peeters

Production

NTGent, Wunderbaum

On Tour

Thu 17.12.26 — 18u00

18u00

Kortrijk, Stadsschouwburg
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Sat 23.01.27 — 18u00

18u00

Antwerpen, Toneelhuis
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Sun 24.01.27 — 14u00

14u00

Antwerpen, Toneelhuis
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Wed 24.02.27 — 18u00

18u00

Rotterdam, Schouwburg
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Dates

Thu 10.12.26 — 18u00

18u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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Sat 12.12.26 — 17u00

17u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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Sun 13.12.26 — 14u00

14u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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Sat 20.03.27 — 17u00

17u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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Sun 21.03.27 — 14u00

14u00

NTGent Schouwburg
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On Tour

This production is also hitting the road. Can’t come at NTGent? Find the full list of tour dates below.

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