Performance in which Hopefully Nothing Happens 8+
Blood-curdlingly boring theatre for everyone age 8 and up
We won't promise you anything, but can we keep that promise? Being funny is easy, it happens by accident. Performance in which hopefully nothing happens is like a castle in the clouds, nothing and everything at the same time. Get deliciously bored with a stumbling moment, a detail that's overlooked and the next thing that never arrives. Monty Python for children with an actor who isn't allowed on stage, a doorman desperately trying to find himself. Feel free to wander and get lost, everyone’s doing it. Sweet dreams!
Press quotes
"In a comical, nonchalant way the creators deconstruct the conventions of watching and making theatre. By emphasising the artificiality of theatre and turning it upside down, this exercise in emptiness verges on life itself." Volkskrant, Netherlands
"The kind of production that twists your outlook on the world. Everyday terms garner a new meaning." NRC Handelsblad, Netherlands
"Völlig absurd, völlig witzig." Main Echo, Frankfurt, Germany
"Theatergroep Max. are intellectual pranksters with a flair for clowning (...) More performances should have this kind of nothing happening." The Herald, Scotland
Jury quote
"Who starts with an empty stage and forces minutes of silence on the audience is either insane or a genius. This group can have both, because they don't care about conventions, they have courage. The production stole the hearts of the audience. And that of the jury, that unanimously voted for this winner." Jury report of the 'Golden Cricket 2005', the annual Dutch Award for most impressive production for children
Cast & creatives
Direction: Jetse Batelaan
Performance: René Geerlings, Rogier Philipoom
International tours
Theatergroep Max. was invited with this performance by several international festivals and theatres in Austria, Germany, the United States, Scotland, Canada, Liechtenstein and Luxemburg.
Practical information
Touring period: on request (easy to travel)
Script: translated to English (translation Manon van de Water) and German
Age: 8 years and up
Duration: 60 minutes
Performance area: 10 m (width) x 8 m / height: 5 m
Bookings: info@tgmax.nl
We won't promise you anything, but can we keep that promise? Being funny is easy, it happens by accident. Performance in which hopefully nothing happens is like a castle in the clouds, nothing and everything at the same time. Get deliciously bored with a stumbling moment, a detail that's overlooked and the next thing that never arrives. Monty Python for children with an actor who isn't allowed on stage, a doorman desperately trying to find himself. Feel free to wander and get lost, everyone’s doing it. Sweet dreams!
Press quotes
"In a comical, nonchalant way the creators deconstruct the conventions of watching and making theatre. By emphasising the artificiality of theatre and turning it upside down, this exercise in emptiness verges on life itself." Volkskrant, Netherlands
"The kind of production that twists your outlook on the world. Everyday terms garner a new meaning." NRC Handelsblad, Netherlands
"Völlig absurd, völlig witzig." Main Echo, Frankfurt, Germany
"Theatergroep Max. are intellectual pranksters with a flair for clowning (...) More performances should have this kind of nothing happening." The Herald, Scotland
Jury quote
"Who starts with an empty stage and forces minutes of silence on the audience is either insane or a genius. This group can have both, because they don't care about conventions, they have courage. The production stole the hearts of the audience. And that of the jury, that unanimously voted for this winner." Jury report of the 'Golden Cricket 2005', the annual Dutch Award for most impressive production for children
Cast & creatives
Direction: Jetse Batelaan
Performance: René Geerlings, Rogier Philipoom
International tours
Theatergroep Max. was invited with this performance by several international festivals and theatres in Austria, Germany, the United States, Scotland, Canada, Liechtenstein and Luxemburg.
Practical information
Touring period: on request (easy to travel)
Script: translated to English (translation Manon van de Water) and German
Age: 8 years and up
Duration: 60 minutes
Performance area: 10 m (width) x 8 m / height: 5 m
Bookings: info@tgmax.nl
