


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.
de Volkskrant ★★★
Podium Reviews ★★★

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.

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