De Broers van Arkel - Zeg Maar U

Everyone gets older, but not everyone grows up. The Van Arkel brothers are working on it. Their father, the minister, has retired - now it's their turn to become someone.

Someone with a vision and a plan. Their own coffee maker, matching tea towels, shoe inserts and a 12-piece screwdriver set. Someone who does the weekly shopping every Saturday, doesn't second-guess everything, and doesn't constantly need to outdo his brother. Someone you find yourself addressing as "you" without realizing it.

Jeroen and Martijn van Arkel are brothers, theatre makers and finalists of the Amsterdam Kleinkunst Festival 2025. Jeroen studied as an actor at the Utrecht School of the Arts, Martijn as a writer. In their first full-length production, they combine their talents in a deadpan comic quest full of absurdity and unexpected poetry - for each other, for manhood, for the best juice centrifuge and something to believe in.

De Volkskrant called them "a well-rehearsed comic duo whose theatrically well-conceived production can count on the biggest laughs." The Amsterdam Kleinkunst Festival jury report: "With charming performances and their seemingly innocent demeanor, they effortlessly captivate the audience."

Performance: Jeroen and Martijn van Arkel | Direction: Pepijn Cladder | Poster image: Mark Davids