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With the best of intentions, five actors compete for your sympathy — not for themselves, but to save a poor man named Willem. They examine what his tragic life story is really worth. Join this comic theatre performance about helping, good intentions, and the often unbelievable stories behind poverty. Can we truly change anything? Maybe. But no promises.
Do you donate to charity? Good for you! Ever given money to a beggar on the street? Even better! Doekje voor het bloeden is a musical, tragicomic theatre performance that offers a glimpse into the world of poverty, homelessness, and the absurdity that often goes along them. Willem’s suffering is turned into a story — with the aim of improving the story itself. But is it ethically sound to put poverty on display? Does it come at the expense of the dignity of the people whose lives are being told? The performance walks a fine line between theatre and reality.
Doekje voor het bloeden is part of the project De Kapitalisten, alongside De Kapitalisten by Het NUT and Belofte maakt schuld by Martin Rombouts / Het NUT.
Accessibility info
It’s a 100-meter distance across flat grass from the bike parking to the location.