Lift

Name: Lift
Start: 2026-11-14
End: 2026-12-11
Location: Cultura

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 · — Fri, 11 Dec

More dates: 17 Nov, 18 Nov, 21 Nov, 24 Nov, 25 Nov, 26 Nov, 27 Nov, 4 Dec, 5 Dec, 10 Dec

Cultura, Ede · € 30

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Jelka van Houten and Sanne Wallis de Vries star together in the comedy 'Lift': two friends, a funeral, and a bizarre road trip. Sharp, hilarious, and confrontational.

The performance is preceded by an introduction at 19:30.

About: Jelka van Houten

A two-time John Kraaijkamp Musical Award winner with credits across Dutch and British productions, Jelka van Houten is one of the most versatile performers on the Dutch stage. In the theatre show Lift she teams up with Sanne Wallis de Vries in a new comedy written by Kees Prins and Roel Bloemen, the duo behind the hit Een man een man.

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Won John Kraaijkamp Musical Award

Performance dates for Lift (national tour)

What's new

2026-04
Jelka van Houten and Sanne Wallis de Vries announce the new theater production Lift, a comedy by Kees Prins and Roel Bloemen that will tour the Netherlands in the 2026-2027 season.
2026
Jelka van Houten is a participant in the new season of the television program Het Perfecte Plaatje op Reis.
2025-03
Van Houten married actor and cabaret performer Henry van Loon; shortly after, a second season of the Netflix series Haantjes was announced.

Tour

PurmerendBarendrechtOosterhoutWaalwijkZutphenEdeHoutenAmsterdamHoofddorpGoudaDen BoschZoetermeerValkenswaardAmersfoortSpijkenisseEmmeloord

Tracks

Turks Fruit (musical)Breakthrough role in 2005, nominated for the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award 2006

Dromen... zijn bedrog (musical)Second John Kraaijkamp Musical Award in 2010

TropenjarenTV series (2022), one of her most famous television roles

Fresh MeatBritish TV series (2012-2016), international breakthrough as Sabine

LOL: Last One Laughing (NL)Prime Video comedy show, seasons 1-3 (2023-2025)

About: Sanne Wallis de Vries

With over thirty years on stage, Sanne Wallis de Vries moves effortlessly between cabaret, drama and musical theatre. Her sharp character work, precise comic timing and musical flair have made her one of the most versatile performers in the Netherlands.

solo cabaret programs in her name

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nominated for the Poelifinario (main cabaret award)

scheduled performances for Lift (2026-2027)

What's new

2026-04
Sanne Wallis de Vries and Jelka van Houten announce the comedy Lift, written by Kees Prins and Roel Bloemen, for the 2026-2027 season.
2025-10
Theaterkrant publishes a review of In Natura, the cabaret performance that Wallis de Vries performs together with Frédérique Spigt.
2025
Wallis de Vries plays the role of Mother Superior in the Dutch tour of the musical Sister Act, which premiered in November 2024.

Tour

AmsterdamRotterdamGroningenUtrechtArnhemPurmerendGoudaDelft

Tracks

KOM.Seventh solo program (2020), four stars in the Volkskrant and NRC, nominated for the Poelifinario

GUTSolo program from 2017, after a seven-year break, also nominated for the Poelifinario

VIERFourth solo program (2005), nominated for the Poelifinario; all four early solos broadcast on television

In NaturaDuo performance with Frédérique Spigt (2025-2026), positively received by Parool and Algemeen Dagblad

LiftNew comedy with Jelka van Houten, text by Kees Prins and Roel Bloemen; season 2026-2027

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