About

Kelapa Muda, Children of the Moluccas is a theatre performance at Stadsschouwburg Middelburg on Thursday 3 December 2026 at 20:00.

What to expect

Kelapa Muda means young coconut in Malay.

Three Moluccan theatre makers — Joenoes Polnaija, Tara Hetharia and Jefta Tanate — explore their family histories and 75 years of Moluccan history in the Netherlands.

The performance brings together music, rituals and movement around identity and home.

  • Text: Maarten van Hinte
  • Direction: Olivier Diepenhorst
  • Assistant director: Sarah Sahertian
  • Music: Joris Titawano
  • Set design: Wael Qadriyeh
  • Scene photography: Sanne Peper
  • Info: www.kobratheater.nl

Dates

  1. Agnietenhof, Tiel
  2. Cultura, Ede
  3. Zaantheater, Zaandam
  4. Podium Hoge Woerd, De Meern
  5. De Tamboer, Hoogeveen
  6. Het Klooster, Woerden
  7. Het Klooster, Woerden
  8. Veluvine, Nunspeet
  9. TR25 Schouwburg, Rotterdam
  10. Theater Castellum, Alphen aan den Rijn
  11. Stadsschouwburg Middelburg
  12. SPOT/De Oosterpoort, Groningen
  13. Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
  14. Orpheus, Apeldoorn
  15. Cultuurhuis De Klinker, Winschoten
  16. Isala Theater, Capelle aan den IJssel

Questions

When does Kelapa Muda, Children of the Moluccas start and end?

Kelapa Muda, Children of the Moluccas is on Sunday, 20 December 2026, 15:00.

Where is Kelapa Muda, Children of the Moluccas?

Kelapa Muda, Children of the Moluccas takes place at Isala Theater, Stadsplein 5, Capelle aan den IJssel.

How much are tickets for Kelapa Muda, Children of the Moluccas?

Tickets for Kelapa Muda, Children of the Moluccas cost €23.50 at the theatre's official ticket shop.

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Getting there

Isala Theater, Stadsplein 5, 2903 HH Capelle aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, NL

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