Steffie De Baerdemaeker

Do you know that moment when you think: did I really just say that out loud? In her new cabaret show, Steffie De Baerdemaeker dives straight into that uncomfortable zone between thinking and speaking. With her signature humor, she talks about relationships, family, parenthood, and her own journey, including her gender transition. For years, she made teachers, the most critical audience, laugh with shows about education. Now, she applies that sharp gaze to a wider audience. Honesty is the best policy. But does it always have to be? The doubt of 'Should I say it or not?', the slight panic after 'Oops, I said that out loud!', or the frustration of 'That's not what I meant' – Steffie De Baerdemaeker says what actually shouldn't be said. About the desire for children and parenthood, about relationships and family, about the world, and for the first time, about her gender transition. But in anything but the way you expect. That was to be expected. After years of making teachers, the most critical audience, laugh with her shows about education, Steffie is now taking off all the brakes for a wide audience. The result: a quirky cabaret show about the rollercoaster in your head between thinking and speaking. An evening that chafes and caresses, makes you giggle and roar with laughter, and resonates long after the last potato chip crumbs have been swept from your lap. Credits: Text and performance: Steffie De Baerdemaeker. Direction and coaching: Myrthe van Velden (Grof Geschud), Suzanne Grotenhuis (De Nwe Tijd), Tina De Bisschop Techniek: Geert Custers, Wietse De Puysseleyr Foto: Noortje Palmers