Ik Had Eigenlijk NO Moeten Zeggen - Maarten Westra Hoekzema

When did you last think: "I should have actually said no"? It happened to Maarten often. When he stood dressed in an apple suit on the set of a commercial. When he cooked real Dutch food for them at the request of his Belgian in-laws, as proof that the Dutch do have taste. When he babysat his niece for a long weekend to get a taste of fatherhood. It is just a small selection of the many uncomfortable moments that this performance is rich in. Yet Maarten often thought afterwards: luckily I said yes. Because how colorless would his life have been if he had always said no? De Nederlandse cabaret artist Maarten Westra Hoekzema (1980) has lived in Belgium for years. With his first theater monologue ‘Soms schrik ik van mezelf’, he immediately won the Jong Theater Werk prize at Theater aan Zee. Afterwards, he formed the collective unm together with Louis van der Waal and Kyoko Scholiers. In the meantime, he continues to make solo performances that increasingly shift towards cabaret, although his masterful storytelling is never far away. The press on ‘Ik had eigenlijk nee moeten zeggen’: “Westra Hoekzema unpacks with flashes of class and knows how to amaze his audience.” (Jasper Van Loy, HUMO) “[…] Hoekzema is a magnetic storyteller, who with his original humor, thoughtful morality, and a nicely bizarre stylistic break […] shows a pleasant, calm vision of cabaret.” (Rosalie Fleuren, Theaterkrant) “And every spectator who ends up in a workshop after this show where a well-meaning coach comes up with the fable that you have to let your body speak, will promptly remember Hoekzema's divine demonstration. With the giggles as a result. You have been warned.” (Els Van Steenberghe, Knack Focus) Schouwburg Kortrijk is a proud UiTPAS partner. Save UiTPAS points during the performance. Are you entitled to a ticket at an increased allowance? Keep your UiTPAS at hand and book your ticket online or by phone at 056 23 98 55. You can also visit our ticket counter. Be sure to bring your UiTPAS with you.