'Mensen met problemen', a unique collaboration between NTGent and the Dutch acting collective Wunderbaum, is a razor-sharp tragicomic theatre marathon about people who fearlessly challenge the status quo.

For the first time in the Netherlands and Belgium, acting collective Wunderbaum and NTGent present a translated cycle by German-Swiss author Sibylle Berg. In four parts, Mensen met problemen follows the lives of a woman and her friends through different stages of their lives.

They are young. Their expectations are high, their actions stormy. They sell homemade drugs on the internet and are constantly available across all digital channels. They date, have empty sex and cry in public toilets. Then they are no longer so young. They have children and develop a longing for the countryside. Their bodies and their teenagers rebel. Friendships and careers crumble. Nature disappoints.

Mensen met problemen is a gripping account. A desperate attempt to do things differently and better. An escape into nature, crime, love, another planet, a bombing. What should we fight for? How much must we give up for it? What is there left to save?

Artistic team

For Mensen met problemen, Belgian city theatre NTGent and Dutch theatre collective Wunderbaum join forces. Long-standing members of the collective Maartje Remmers and Wine Dierickx share the stage with actors Bavo Buys and Laura De Geest. Live music on stage is performed by musician Suzan Peeters. The production is co-directed by Lisa Verbelen. For Koen Tachelet, this new creation marks a welcome return to NTGent, where he was chief dramaturg from 2005 to 2010.