Kim Schuddeboom - Hardleers (try-out)

Hardleers is Kim Schuddeboom's third comedy programme. Now that she is 41, she notices that the choices she makes are strikingly similar - they all stem from the same origin. Is that hardleers (stubborn)? Perhaps, but that doesn't have to be negative.

Like her earlier programmes, Hardleers is sharp and confrontational, always in the moment. This time with more wrinkles and without pain - a combination that Kim herself considers successful. Her previous shows were nominated for the Neerlands Hoop and hailed by the Cabaret Collectie as one of the most impressive programmes of the season.

What the press wrote about her previous programme Doe maar rustig:
'The atmosphere quickly becomes relaxed, cosy, as if you're not in a theatre but in a large café.' - Trouw ★★★★
'She has mastered the tricks of the comedy trade and created a virtually flawless programme that makes a deep impression.' - Scènes ★★★★
'Schuddeboom is a pleasant no-nonsense storyteller, in whom you always see something gentle beneath the sometimes strong jokes.' - Het Parool

Kim (born 1985) has been a member of Comedytrain since 2020. Her debut show Ongeschreven was nominated for Neerlands Hoop 2023. Hardleers is her third full-length performance.

Performance & text: Kim Schuddeboom | Direction: Merel Voorsluis | Photography: Paul Tolenaar