Stut Theater is a community theatre company from Utrecht, founded in 1977 by Marlies Hautvast and Jos Bours. It creates multidisciplinary productions on social themes - migration, mental health, informal care, youth welfare - performed not by professional actors but by people with lived experience of the subject matter. The company's name refers to the pit props used in coal mines: just as a stut holds up tunnels, the company aims to hold space for voices that would otherwise go unheard. To date, Stut has staged over 87 productions, given more than 1,650 performances and reached over 150,000 audience members.
The new production 'The Things We Carry', about youth care from the perspective of young people, parents and professionals, premiered on 13 and 14 June 2026 at ZIMIHC theater Stefanus in Utrecht.
'The Things We Carry' was created in collaboration with Stichting ZO-Jeugdzorg and made possible in part by the Municipality of Utrecht and the Fund for Cultural Participation.
Stut Theater performs 'The Things We Carry' on 20 November 2026 at the Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, as part of an extensive autumn tour through Utrecht neighborhoods and venues.
The production 'With Without Worries', about young caregivers, was shown on 16 November 2025 at the Stadsschouwburg Utrecht.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
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53otherThu 29.10.Literary Dinner with Arthur Japin
52otherSun 4.10.Story Reading Breakfast (3+)
50otherMon 21.9.Quiz'M
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