Good Cop Bad Cop

Kassys (NED)

PERFORMANCE

A sharp and humorous comment on how our darkest needs are being exploited by the entertainment industry; the fear of being ordinary and our urge for attention.

Hungry for drama, three characters slowly but surely lose themselves and their dignity. Opportunism emerges and begins to dominate their behaviour.  They make something out of nothing and without any restraint the characters incessantly psychologise simple actions, their mutual relations and themselves.

Using manipulative editing techniques and the shameless pronouncements of reality TV show contestants, Kassys reveals the difference between the authentic self and the invented self.

Good Cop Bad Cop is 50% theatre and 50% film.

Winner of the ZKB Recognition Prize 2009 at Züricher Theater Spektakel Festival

“The performance is a lovely reminder that humour and absurdly clarifying insights can be gained from the simple act of studying how easily we make asses of ourselves in public.” Charleston City Paper, US          

Divisers/Performers: Liesbeth Gritter, Esther Snelder, Ton Heijligers, Mette van der Sijs and Adriaan Beukema.

Recommended for people aged 13 years and over.

Warning: This performance contains occasional strong language

Duration 60 mins