BRODER - Niels

Niels Hooooolgerssooon!” that’s how the famous cartoon song sounded. But this is the real made-up story, raw and fresh from the air. Niels comes singing and stormily telling his report of his incredible journey on the back of wild geese. He challenges the fox, fights with rats, and gets enchanted by the dance of the cranes. Along the way, he meets a gnome who loves chocolate milk and who shows him that the ‘law of the strongest’ doesn't have to be true at all. Master storyteller and singer Bert Verbeke, a pianist, a women's choir, and an aerial acrobat take you on this world-famous adventure. Based on the story by Nobelprijswinnares Selma Lagerlöf, BRODER brings a theater trip full of music, rhyme, and playing fun. About the border between mischief and pain, between raw and beautiful nature, and an unlikely friendship. ‘Niels’ is an ode to unbridled fantasy, full of poetic imagination and a hefty splash of child-friendly spectacle. After the publication of ‘Nils Holgerssons wonderbare reis’, Selma Lagerlöf was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature as the first woman ever. If she could attend ‘Niels’ by BRODER, she would certainly have been delighted with this funny, ingenious, and rich adaptation, which manages to move both children and adults. […] The direction of Koen Boesman and Floor Burdack finds the perfect balance between image and music, between humor and seriousness, between big and small moments. (Tom Permentier – Pzazz, February 14, 2026) CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY PARTY DURING THIS PERFORMANCE