Pim & Theo

The production is about two men who have been killed in the Netherlands. Both were killed for their political views, and they both find themselves in a nowhere place. Pim is a politician and was shot in the head, so after a short time he forgets what happened and where he is. Theo is a filmmaker, and was also shot, he constantly tries to get Pim's memory back, but ends up stuck in an eternal cycle. This performance is also inspired by the book The Limits of Tolerance.
For me, this was an experience. The actors, Henrik Ipsen and Simon Jensen, were fantastic at keeping their roles. And the roles they were given suited them well, were very believable and were very well written. Something that was great of them was to include the audience as much as they did, but also make it look like something natural.

Something a little more negative was that there were only a few chairs, so most of the audience had to stand. Standing for 50 minutes can get a bit tiring. And because so many people were standing, many ended up standing in each other's way, which meant you couldn't see everything. We found the stories and backgrounds of the two characters a bit boring. There was also a lot of information at a time, which is a bit much. So giving a little bit of information at a time would have helped the play.

We would give this performance 2.5 out of 5.
That's because most of us who watched the play fell out of the story, because it wasn't interesting enough for them. Personally, I would have given a much higher score, but all three of us had to agree.

Text: Tara F. Johnsen

Duration: 50 min
Target group: 15 years and up