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17 Nov

20:30

De Goudse Schouwburg

Boelekade 67, Gouda

A compelling thriller about love, loss, and a hidden history.

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:30

Verkadefabriek, 's-Hertogenbosch

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:30

Verkadefabriek, 's-Hertogenbosch

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:30

Verkadefabriek, 's-Hertogenbosch

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:30

Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam

Sat, 7 Nov 2026 20:15

Theater aan het Spui, The Hague

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 20:00

Bijlmer Parktheater, Amsterdam

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 20:30

De Goudse Schouwburg, Gouda

Wed, 25 Nov 2026 20:15

Nationaal Monument Kamp Vught, Vught

Thu, 26 Nov 2026 20:15

Nationaal Monument Kamp Vught, Vught

Sat, 12 Dec 2026 20:30

Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Utrecht

Thu, 17 Dec 2026 20:15

Museum Sophiahof, The Hague

Fri, 18 Dec 2026 20:15

Museum Sophiahof, The Hague

Sun, 20 Dec 2026 15:00

Verkadefabriek, 's-Hertogenbosch

Pretty Girls

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After the death of her great love, Bobby is confronted by an unknown Moluccan boy with the hidden life of her partner. What begins as grief grows into a penetrating search and the question: can you continue to love someone who turns out to be a stranger to you?

Pretty Girls is a performance about loss and shame, but also about resilience and the courage to hold on to love when the truth is abrasive. A thriller at the intersection of personal tragedy, injustice against women, and a colonial legacy that continues to shape and distort lives generations later.

Written and directed by Melissa Knollenburg, who, after Kantjil en de Tijger, TROOST, and Jam Karet — supported by investigative journalist Griselda Molemans (Follow the Money) — turns her attention to the history of women that has been covered up.

From the creator

“Creating a performance about love in the context of our colonial history is an absurd but educational process. Time and again, I meet people who carry special, hopeful, but also heartbreaking stories with them. Curiosity about all those perspectives is what motivates me to keep writing.”
- Melissa Knollenburg

Melissa Knollenburg (1994) seeks in her work for stories of a young generation about friendship and love in a time full of clashing perspectives. Her characters are looking for connection and ways to continue loving in a divided society.