Wat moeten we met Maartje?

When actress Maartje casually announces that she is terminally ill, but "absolutely does not want to talk about it", chaos is complete. Her decision to literally continue playing until her last breath shakes not only the theatre collective, but especially their long-standing friendship.

In this absurd yet moving performance, four theatre buddies - who after thirty years still call themselves friends - struggle with the question that everyone knows, but no one dares to ask: how do you say goodbye? And how do we move on?

Jacqueline Blom shines as the elusive Maartje, Mark Rietman as control freak Nico, Annick Boer as the loyal Anneke, and Dick van den Toorn as Rupert, the man who always played second fiddle. Directed by Pieter Kramer, a dazzling montage of Russian drama exercises, dressing room confessions and hilarious quarrels emerges - while no one talks about what is really going on.

What do you do when someone else's illness confronts us with mortality? The bizarre situations, the painful silences, the inappropriate jokes. The fear of losing someone versus the need to 'just' carry on.

A sharp, fast-paced and bizarre tale of friendship, fear of endings and the question of whether we can ever truly be ourselves, even when it matters most.