Stuntelman (4+)

A comic explosion of vulnerability and strength.

KLABAM! Welcome to Professor BOEM and her bouncing stuntman. He looks like he's made of rubber! Undaunted, he bumps and bangs on everything. Put your helmet on and go! Do you dare?

Professor BOEM is brilliant and crazy: in her crash lab, she invents the wildest experiments. And our Stuntman? He performs them all. Right in front of your eyes. POING! KABOOM! CLASH! But then things go wrong. One test too many... and Stuntman turns from rubber into glass. PING! His head, arms, legs, even his hair: all breakable. KRAK! Suddenly, he is not Stuntman. He is Stuntman. Can't do anything anymore. Dares nothing more.

Adventurous musical theatre for all little and big stuntmen

discovery ever stuntman and Professor BOEM search for answers together. Because how do you test the world if you are afraid of every punch? Who are you left when you can no longer do anything of what you could? And can fragility also be a strength? You'll discover it at this adventurous adrenaline-fuelled musical theatre performance for all little and big bums; about vulnerability, courage and the power to start again.

The story behind Stuntelman

Stuntelman was written by Woutertje Pieterse Prize winner Benny Lindelauf and directed by Silver Cricket winner Lennart Monaster. Lennert draws on his own experience for this performance:

"In recent years, my life has totally changed because of my illness. That requires a lot of adaptability. From me but also from my children. Sometimes I can play football with them, sometimes just lie in bed for weeks. How do you deal with that? I have seen myself and my children grow from 'fighting for what was' to 'being open to what is'. That quest takes courage and that deserves a stage. For anyone who changes."

Credits

Concept: Lennart Monaster & Benny Lindelauf
Directed by: Lennart Monaster
Text: Benny Lindelauf
Performance: Jacob de Groot & Marie Körbl
Set: Douwe Hibma
Costume: Mieke Kockelkorn
Lighting design: Thierry Wilders
Technique: Roel Verberne
Image: Lennart Monaster