Konvooi | Orkater
Thu 4.3.
Natlab, Eindhoven
Orkater presents the theatre production 'Konvooi' at Natlab in Eindhoven.
Orkater
About
Orkater is an Amsterdam-based music theatre company with more than fifty years of history, producing original, newly written and composed shows in which music and text carry equal weight. The company grew out of Hauser Orkater, the groundbreaking collective founded by Dick Hauser and others in 1972, whose blend of live rock, absurdist theatre and visual spectacle quickly set a new standard in the Netherlands. Alongside its main productions, Orkater runs De Nieuwkomers (launched in 2006), a talent development programme that gives emerging makers the platform to create their first professional music theatre work. Productions tour large and small venues across the country, and appear regularly at summer festivals.
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year active as a company
195+
registered productions (TheaterEncyclopedie)
2
new Newcomers productions on average per season
What's new
- 2026-03
The Nieuwkomers production 'De Grote Ricardo' by Simme Wouters and Jasper Stoop received a review on Theaterkrant (15 March 2026).
- 2026-02
Orkaters major production 'Moeder van Europa' was rated 9 by Theaterkrant and widely celebrated in the press.
- 2025-12
Following a court ruling, the Fonds Podiumkunsten granted Orkater structural subsidy for the period 2025-2028.
- 2025-10
Dick Hauser, founder of the legendary Hauser Orkater - the predecessor of Orkater - died on 14 October at the age of 73.
- 2025-05
The Hartwig Foundation granted Orkater a contribution of € 900,000 per year for four years, after the Fonds Podiumkunsten had previously not provided multi-year subsidy.
Tour
AmsterdamAlmereHaarlem
Tracks
Moeder van Europamajor production season 2025-2026, score 9 in Theaterkrant
Stepping Stonesrecently praised as 'top music theater and a moving ode to the power of family'
Wildfireacclaimed outdoor production at Amsterdam's Bostheater (2023)
237 Redenen voor Seksfrequently performed production, by now an Orkater classic
Zie de Mannen Valleniconic Hauser Orkater production (1980), proclaimed the best foreign production in France
Upcoming · 5
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Sat 13.3.
Parktheater Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Orkater presents a performance combining music, movement and theatre at Parktheater Eindhoven.
Orkater / Bellevue Producties
Sat 10.4.
Cpunt Hoofddorp, Hoofddorp
A theatre production by Orkater and Bellevue Producties at Cpunt Hoofddorp.
Orkater | De Nieuwkomers: Marie-Mae van Zuilen
Sat 10.4.
Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie, Leeuwarden
Orkater presents 'De Nieuwkomers', a theatre production starring Marie-Mae van Zuilen at Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie in Leeuwarden.
Orkater de Nieuwkomers/Marie-Mae van Zuilen - Dolorosa
Sat 24.4.
20:00
Theater De Verbeelding, Purmerend
Actress and soprano Marie-Mae van Zuilen makes her Orkater debut with Dolorosa, a musical exploration of forgiveness and humanity accompanied by a male choir.