Freek de Jonge - Wisten Wij Veel

With Wisten Wij Veel, Freek de Jonge brings the fourth volume of his memoirs to life on stage. In this special theatrical performance, he looks back on the years 1969–1980: a period in which everything began for him and took a decisive turn.

It is the time of the meeting with Hella, the rise and fall of Neerlands Hoop, and the exciting start of a solo career with De Komiek. Years of experimentation, engagement, and doubt, but also of success and stage drive.

In his own unique way, he still connects personal memories with the zeitgeist of then and now. What seemed self-evident turns out to be a complicated story in retrospect. Was We Not Known is therefore not a retrospective full of certainties, but a quest for what really happened.

This production is more than a supplement to the book: it is a narrative of its own, in which text and performance reinforce each other. Lighthearted where possible, sharp where necessary, and always personal. A unique opportunity to experience a decisive period in De Jonge's life up close once again on stage, where it all began.