Beste Mensen - Bureau Vergezicht

For Beste Mensen , theatre maker and writer Anoek Nuyens examined climate speeches from the past fifty years. The performance not only shows historical speeches, but also the history of the climate movement. It was once characterised by optimism, when both left-wing and right-wing politicians such as Margaret Thatcher and Richard Nixon called for tackling this 'new major problem'. Now, fifty years later, that optimism has given way to despair and young people and climate activists are taking to the streets all over the world. The question that is now on the table: what comes after that despair? Could the turning point lie in the sum of the speeches?

Beste Mensen is a topical performance about passionate climate language, rich imagination and poor politics and is played by actress Hannah Hoekstra (winner of the Theo d'Or 2019). The direction is in the hands of Erik Whien (known for performances such as Verdriet is het ding met veren and A Case for the Existence of God ).

About Bureau Vergezicht

Bureau Vergezicht is the new theatre company of artistic director Anoek Nuyens and makers Erik Whien and Rebekka de Wit. Bureau Vergezicht creates investigative and compelling stories about power, climate and shared responsibility. The company investigates the role that artists can play in a world where the climate crisis is happening and makes citizens, multinationals and politicians think.