Do you see me?
Drie performers met grote zonnebrillen poseren dicht bij elkaar, deels ontkleed, tegen een okergele achtergrond; het is een campagnebeeld voor de voorstelling This Will Not End Well van Het Zuidelijk Toneel.

Het Zuidelijk Toneel & Suze Milius

Recognition, everyone craves it. To be seen, to be valued, to matter. But what if that confirmation is lacking? What if your words go unheard, the music of your band doesn't resonate or your talent goes unnoticed? Exactly, jealousy rears its head, uncertainty gnaws away and somewhere deep inside you hear a little voice whispering: will this be okay?

During a special Exposure Night, we watch the noise band Distortion Klub rehearse in line with their credo: anything that makes a noise is an instrument. As their sound fills the room, one of the band members begins to film the rest and ask them questions. In the presence of the camera, their alter egos increasingly come forward and the boundary between personality and performance becomes more and more blurred.

In the performance This will not end well, Suze Milius and Annelinde Bruijs do exactly what they do best: turn language into music. Interviews, improvisations and conversations are cut, pasted, repeated and composed into an intriguing musical – and almost museum-like – performance about identity and uncertainty.

Let’s give it up for Distortion Klub!

Good to know: this production is both spoken in Dutch an English alternately.
This production went on a short tour in 2025–2026 and will return for the 2026–2027 season.

Fri, Jan 2208:00 PM
EekloCC De Herbakker
Sat, Jan 2308:00 PM
MiddelburgSchouwburg Middelburg
Tue, Jan 2608:15 PM
KampenStadsgehoorzaal Kampen
Wed, Jan 2708:30 PM
MaastrichtAINSI Maastricht [KZ]
Thu, Jan 2808:30 PM
DeventerDeventer Schouwburg

“Plenty to enjoy in this mad performance in which the ego presents itself through noise – ugh sorry, music.”

de Volkskrant ★★★

“NOT AN EASY EVENING’S ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE AVERAGE THEATREGOER, BUT WELL WORTH IT FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN PERFORMANCE AND THEATRICALITY.”

Podium Reviews ★★★

Portretfoto maker Suze Milius van Het Zuidelijk Toneel, poserend tegen een okergele achtergrond.
Regie

Suze creates colorful, vivid worlds that are both alienating and poetic and humorous. As a director, she has created her own productions such as EXHIBIT, HUIS, and TALK SHOW (also in collaboration with Het Zuidelijk Toneel). With her idiosyncratic visual and physical language, she emphasizes interpersonal behavior in its disarming awkwardness. Characteristic of her work is how she places everyday life in a surrealistic setting, revealing details that we often overlook in our daily grind.

Portretfoto maker Suze Milius van Het Zuidelijk Toneel, poserend tegen een okergele achtergrond.

Alicia
Boedhoe

Ensemble member

Suze
Milius

Director
Portretfoto maker Suze Milius van Het Zuidelijk Toneel, poserend tegen een okergele achtergrond.

Gillis
Biesheuvel

Ensemble member

Joep
van der Geest

Ensemble member
Credits

Composition Annelinde Bruijs
Set & Costume design Johanna Trudzinski
Dramaturgical advisor Joachim Robbrecht
Lighting Design Emile van Gils
Technical support Emile van Gils & Victor Hidalgo
Production Rianne Valstar
Photography Sofie Knijff
Videography Joris Verleg