About

We Are Family, Aren't We? is a musical comedy with Paul de Leeuw at Stadsgehoorzaal Vlaardingen on Friday 6 November 2026 at 20:15.

What to expect

A musical comedy about the Polman family's weekend on the Veluwe.

Paul de Leeuw plays father Evert and Annick Boer plays mother Marjan.

The show mixes cabaret and musical, with new music by Ezra van Nassauw.

  • Old-fashioned family weekend on the Veluwe
  • Evert hopes to get closer to his children
  • Marjan brings new partner Jan Dirk
  • Jan Dirk is a lifecoach and sauna master
  • Written by Maarten Hopman
  • Directed by Owen Schumacher
  • From the makers of Ver van je bed
  • Ver van je bed: 8 Musical Award nominations
  • Sjoelen, strict house rules and Löyly sessions
  • Family tries to keep the weekend cozy
  • Talks cover pension, career and climate

Questions

When does We Are Family, Aren't We? start and end?

We Are Family, Aren't We? is on Friday, 6 November 2026, 20:15.

Where is We Are Family, Aren't We??

We Are Family, Aren't We? takes place at Stadsgehoorzaal Vlaardingen, Schiedamseweg 51, Vlaardingen.

How much are tickets for We Are Family, Aren't We??

Tickets for We Are Family, Aren't We? cost €42.50 at the theatre's official ticket shop.

What is the story?

The Polman family goes on an old-fashioned family weekend to the Veluwe.

Evert hopes to get closer to his children Hannah and Pieter after his divorce from Marjan.

Marjan brings her new partner Jan Dirk, a lifecoach and sauna master.

Discussion topics include family history, pension, parenthood, career, the environment and the future.

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Getting there

Stadsgehoorzaal Vlaardingen, Schiedamseweg 51, 3134 BB Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, NL

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