24 Jul

20:30

Plein Theater

Sajetplein 39, Amsterdam

The unsuccessful cabaret duo 'The Sorrow of Drenthe' has split up. When Tim suddenly dies, Albert is forced to go solo in this ode to unconventional mourning.

Tim in a bag

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The unsuccessful cabaret duo The Sorrow of Drenthe has split up. Tim and Albert go their separate ways – or well, Tim suddenly dies. And now Albert is forced to go solo.

Albert Meijer (winner of the jury and audience award at the Amsterdam Student Cabaret Festival 2024) presents Tim in a bag, an ode to unconventional mourning. He creates songs and stories about death, grief, loss, and the strange but constant urge to make jokes about it. What do you do when your best friend suddenly dies? What does a queer funeral look like? And how on earth do you choose a beautiful coffin?

De Theaterkrant called Albert "simultaneously disarmingly funny and immensely sad." His debut performance Tim in a bag is abrasive and touching, working your laugh muscles just as hard as your tear ducts.

Credits

Text, music, performance: Albert Meijer
Direction & dramaturgy: Bertram van Alphen
Artistic guidance: Wilhelmer van Efferink
Musical support & backing tracks: Hendrik Behnen, Joni de Groot
Set, costume: Timo Arling
Technician: Ira Helfferich
Photo: Anne van Zantwijk
Poster design: Sammy Hemerik

Made possible by Amarte Fonds, Gemeente Utrecht, NORMA fonds, Fentener van Vlissingenfonds & Ramses Shaffy Fonds