Het Nieuwstedelijk - Benefit of the doubt

A young investigative journalist discovers large-scale fraud in which politics and business are intertwined. As he digs deeper, he himself becomes entangled in a web of lies, truth and doubt. When his editor-in-chief stops the publication of his article, he decides to continue alone. Until a death threat follows. Benefit of the doubt is an exciting and topical theater thriller about truth in an era of post-truth and alternative facts. Doubt plays an ambiguous role in this: it can lead to insight, but can also be deliberately used to undermine the truth. Regisseur Stijn Devillé investigates how doubt is used as a weapon today. How lobby groups and power structures sow doubt to distort facts and undermine trust. What remains when no one is sure anymore what is true? With this performance, Het Nieuwstedelijk starts a new series of theatrical thrillers in episodes. Each episode stands on its own, but is part of a larger story that unfolds over several seasons.