Wim Helsen

A performance with a message. It goes like this: Pain is your friend. Boredom is your friend. Discomfort is your friend. Wim Helsen is your friend. That will be laughing! Bye! In ‘Welkom ongemak’, Wim Helsen embraces with wonderful cabaret the awkwardness in his imagination and in real life. - HUMO **** He remains the measure of all things, even after a quarter-century career. ‘Welkom ongemak’ is vintage Helsen, but not nostalgic, cuts deep without drawing tears, and makes us want to watch all his previous shows again. Even more, we have already started. ‘Smeerlappen!’ - HUMO **** Wim Helsen coughs, hops, and cries (just not) until he has found his inner Julie Andrews – with the help of his audience. That quest is called Welkom ongemak and immerses you in an equally absurd, personal, painful, and hilarious ‘Helsen universe’. - Knack focus ****