Musicals

De Gliphoeve — Orkater & Bijlmer Parktheater

Fri 11 Dec · 20:00–21:15+ 3 more dates · 2 venues

About

De Gliphoeve is a musical performance about a Surinamese family arriving in the Netherlands and building a home. It plays at Bijlmer Parktheater in Amsterdam on 10–12 December 2026.

What to expect

De Gliphoeve is a musical performance about arriving in a new country and creating a home together.

The story is set in 1975, when Suriname's independence is declared and Etta moves with her children Millie and Glenn to the Netherlands while father Stanley stays in Suriname.

Part II of a trilogy
Themes: housing shortage, integration, solidarity
They find no work or housing
They occupy De Gliphoeve with Surinamese activists
De Gliphoeve: first squatted flat in Bijlmermeer
Part I, Woiski vs. Woiski: 10–12 November
Officially selected for Nederlands Theaterfestival 2021
Dionne Verwey: Colombina nomination, best female supporting role
Nominated for Toneelschrijfprijs 2023

Dates

Questions

When does De Gliphoeve — Orkater & Bijlmer Parktheater start and end?

De Gliphoeve — Orkater & Bijlmer Parktheater is on Friday, 11 December 2026, 20:00 until 21:15.

Where is De Gliphoeve — Orkater & Bijlmer Parktheater?

De Gliphoeve — Orkater & Bijlmer Parktheater takes place at Bijlmer Parktheater, Anton de Komplein 240, Amsterdam.

How do I book?

Use the organizer's ticket link: https://www.bijlmerparktheater.nl/order/add/event/11417.

What is De Gliphoeve about?

It is a musical performance about arriving in a new country and making a home.

Set in 1975, Etta moves with her children Millie and Glenn to the Netherlands while Stanley stays in Suriname.

They find no work or housing and, with Surinamese activists, occupy De Gliphoeve, the first squatted flat in the Bijlmermeer.

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Getting there

Bijlmer Parktheater, Anton de Komplein 240, 1102 DR Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

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