NARROW6+
Theatre in a house that is too small

A house that is too small and in it a man who is too big
and
a house that is too small and in it a woman who is too big.
They live near each other,
borrow each other’s sugar, tea, vacuum cleaner, the odd egg,
old family photographs, a piece of wall.
They seem to be made for each other.
But living together is not as straightforward as it might seem.

Judith de Joode and Rutger Remkes worked together on their graduation production KRAMPIG at the Maastricht Theatre Academy. NARROW (NIPT) is their next wordless and very physical production.

“Small but perfectly formed.” Belfast Telegraph

"NIPT (for children 6+) is full of recognizable daily routines. They are funny because they are difficult to perform in limited space and become a cramped and frenetic carry-on." - www.theaterkrant.nl

“Outstanding! It really made me laugh. There was so much truth in it- the challenges of sharing a space with other humans , the way most of us are better off on our own but we get sentimental about each other when left alone”
Mura Tierney, 20 October 2018
“Outstanding! It really made me laugh. There was so much truth in it- the challenges of sharing a space with other...” read more
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CONCEPT Rutger Remkes and Judith de Joode ACTING Rutger Remkes/Joost Bolt, Judith de Joode/Hanne Struyf DIRECTOR-IN-CHIEF Suze Milius ADVICE Peter De Bie and Jo Roets SOUND Adriaan van de Velde TECHNICIAN Thomas Stevens
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February 2013
Hasselt
Sa09/0216:00 Première
March 2013
Utrecht
Tweetakt Festival +31 (0)30 711 66 42
We27/0310:30, 16:15
January 2014
Utrecht
Stadsschouwburg +31 (0)30 230 20 23
Su05/0114:00
Turnhout
De Warande 014 41 69 91
Su12/0114:00, 16:30
Mo13/0110:30, 13:45
Tu14/0110:30
Aartselaar
Sa18/0116:30
Brussel
BRONKS 02 219 99 21
Su19/0115:00
Mo20/0110:30, 13:30
Merksem
CC Merksem 03 641 62 10
Su26/0115:00
Mo27/0110:30
Tessenderlo
CC Het Loo 013 35 53 20
Th30/0110:30, 13:30
February 2014
Reningelst
OC Rookop 057 34 66 88
Sa01/0214:00, 17:00
Schaarbeek
Podium Noord 02 217 08 82
Mo03/0213:30
Tu04/0210:00, 13:30
Leuven
30CC 016 300 900
We05/0210:30, 19:00
Th06/0210:30, 14:00
Maastricht
Theater aan het Vrijthof +31 (0)43 350 55 55
Su09/0215:00
Gent
Kopergietery 09 233 70 00
Su16/0215:00
Mo17/0210:00, 14:00
Tilburg
De NWE Vorst +31 (0)13 532 85 20
Su23/0215:00
March 2014
Rotterdam
Maas theater en dans +31 (0)10 7070430
Su02/0315:00
Brugge
De Werf 053 73 28 12
Sa08/0313:30
May 2014
Stuttgart
Mo19/0511:00
Tu20/0511:00, 17:00
October 2014
Hamburg
Sa25/1016:00
Su26/1011:00, 16:00
February 2015
Basel
Th05/0210:30
Fr06/0210:30
Sa07/0217:00
Su08/0211:00
March 2015
Belfast
Fr06/0318:00
Sa07/0316:00, 18:00
Su08/0318:00, 18:00
May 2015
n.t.b.
Su17/0515:30
July 2015
Seoul
Fr24/0711:00, 14:00
Sa25/0711:00, 14:00
Su26/0711:00, 18:00
Seoul
Tu28/0711:00, 14:00
We29/0711:00, 14:00
August 2015
Oostende
Theater aan Zee 059 33 90 00
Sa01/0813:30, 16:30
Su02/0813:30, 17:00
Mo03/0813:30, 17:00
Tu04/0813:30, 17:00
's Hertogenbosch
Theaterfestival Boulevard +31 (0)73 6124505
Tu11/0815:00
September 2015
Horn
Sa26/0916:00
Su27/0916:00
October 2015
Genk
Su04/1013:00, 16:00
Tessenderlo
Su11/1011:00
March 2016
London Wimbledon
Fr18/0319:00
Sa19/0314:30
Su20/0314:30
April 2016
Gelsenkirchen
Th28/0410:00, 16:00
May 2016
Freiburg
Theater im Marienbad +49 0761 31470
Su01/0516:00, 20:00
Mo02/0510:00, 12:00
July 2016
Taipei
Taipei Children's Arts festival
Th07/0714:30, 19:30
Fr08/0714:30, 19:30
Sa09/0710:30, 14:30
Shanghai
Th14/0719:30
Fr15/0717:00, 19:30
Sa16/0710:30, 14:30, 19:00
Su17/0710:30, 14:30, 17:00
Th21/0719:30
Fr22/0719:30
Sa23/0710:30, 14:30, 19:00
Su24/0710:30, 14:30, 17:00
Th28/0719:30
Fr29/0719:30
Sa30/0710:30, 14:30, 19:00
Su31/0710:30, 14:30, 17:00
August 2016
Shanghai
Th04/0818:30
Fr05/0818:30
Sa06/0810:30, 14:00, 16:30
Su07/0810:30, 14:00, 16:30
October 2016
Beijing
Sa01/1010:30, 14:30, 19:00
Su02/1010:30, 14:30, 19:00
Mo03/1019:00
We05/1019:00
Th06/1010:30, 14:30, 19:00
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Th13/1019:30
Fr14/1019:30
Sa15/1010:30, 14:30, 19:00
Su16/1010:30, 14:30, 17:00
February 2017
Zonhoven
GC Tentakel 011 81 05 50
Th02/0210:30, 13:30
Brussel
Su05/0214:30
Aarschot
CC Het Gasthuis 016 56 48 24
Mo06/0213:30
Tu07/0210:30, 13:30
Keerbergen
GC Den Bussel 015 50 90 60
Th09/0210:00, 13:30
Fr10/0210:00
Diest
Su12/0214:30
Eeklo
Mo13/0210:30, 13:45
Sint-Truiden
CC De Bogaard 011 70 17 00
Tu14/0210:15, 13:45
Strombeek-Bever
CC Strombeek Grimbergen
Feninkshof 02 263 03 43
Th16/0213:30
Fr17/0210:30, 13:30
Bierbeek
Sa18/0214:30, 17:00
Vilvoorde
CC Het Bolwerk 02 255 46 90
Mo20/0210:30, 14:00
Tu21/0210:30, 14:00
Dilbeek
CC Westrand
Kunstacademie Dil’arte 02 466 20 30
Th23/0210:00, 13:30
Fr24/0210:00
Lint
Su26/0210:30, 14:30
March 2017
Meise
Mo06/0310:00, 14:00
Tu07/0310:00, 14:00
We08/0310:00
Aalst
Su12/0315:00
Wemmel
GC De Zandloper 02 460 73 24
Mo20/0313:30
Tu21/0310:30, 13:30
Asse
CC Asse
Cultuurzaal Oud-Gasthuis 02 456 01 60
Mo27/0310:30, 13:30
Tu28/0310:00, 13:30
We29/0310:00
May 2017
Edinburgh
Mo29/0513:15, 19:20
Tu30/0510:45, 13:30
February 2018
Kingersheim
Crea Festival Momix
Salle le Hangar
Su04/0214:00
Mo05/0214:30
Herford
Su11/0215:00
Mo12/0211:00
Wetteren
Cultuurcentrum Nova 09 365 20 20
Su25/0214:00
Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
GC De Vaartkapoen 02 413 04 10
Mo26/0210:30, 13:30
April 2018
Bochum
Su29/0416:00
October 2018
Galway
Mo15/1011:30, 17:00
Tu16/1009:30, 12:30
We17/1011:30, 17:00
Th18/1009:30, 12:30
November 2018
Annecy
Fr30/1114:30, 19:00
December 2018
Huningue
Le Triangle
Sa01/1217:00
Su02/1217:00
Cernay
Espace Grün
Mo03/1214:00
Tu04/1210:00
Huanpu District, Shanghai
Th13/1219:30
Fr14/1214:30, 19:30
Sa15/1210:30, 14:30, 19:30
Su16/1210:30, 14:30
Nape-Macau
Sa22/1215:00
Su23/1215:00, 19:30
Mo24/1211:00
January 2019
Antwerpen
De Studio 03 202 46 46
Sa05/0115:00
Su06/0115:00
Bruxelles
Théâtre la Montagne Magique
Salle Iota
Sa19/0118:00
Mo21/0110:00, 13:30
Tu22/0110:00, 13:30
We23/0110:00
Th24/0110:00, 13:30
Questembert
centre culturel L'Asphodèle
Mo28/0110:30, 14:00
Tu29/0110:30, 14:00
Th31/0110:30, 14:00
February 2019
Questembert
centre culturel L'Asphodèle
Fr01/0210:30, 14:00
Muzillac
Su03/0217:00
Mo04/0210:30, 14:00
Tu05/0210:30, 14:00
June 2019
Harstad
Festspillene Nord-Norge
Byskolens gymsal
We26/0613:00, 17:00
August 2019
Mortsel
CC Mortsel
FortBom - Locatie FORT 4 03 444 18 83
Sa31/0815:00, 16:30
January 2020
Porto
Teatro Municipal do Porto
Th16/0110:30, 15:00
Fr17/0110:30, 15:00
Sa18/0114:30, 16:30
Su19/0111:00, 15:00
November 2021
Hamburg
KinderKinder +49(0)17-14006969
Sa06/1115:00
Su07/1111:30, 15:00
Press
01/06/2017
Into the water
"Limbs and feelings get tangled up in hilariously awkward combinations, much to the glee of young audiences (6-12 years) who loved the quirks of the set as much as the acrobatic antics of the performers as they negotiate the business of togetherness."
03/05/2016
Liebe braucht auch Platz - Das belgische Künstlerkollektiv Laika zeigt das humorvoll-ernste Stück "Nipt/Narrow" in Freiburg.
"Ohne ein Wort zu sprechen, zeigen sie ihren Zuschauern ab sechs Jahren auf sehr humorvolle und körperbetonte Art und Weise, wie unmittelbar sich die Kategorie Raum auf das Zusammenleben auswirkt. Eine Bodenklappe eröffnet eine praktische Möglichkeit – und eine poetische Chance: Einander nahe zu sein, einander Raum zu geben: Der Liebe kann das nur gut tun. Herzlicher Applaus."
07/03/2015
Narrow boasts a broad appeal, with something for all ages
"small but perfectly formed (...) The two actors were adept performers, mixing slapstick comedy for the kids with a bittersweet look at the challenges of moving in with a partner for the first time for the adults."
22/05/2014
Wechselvolles Spiel der Harmonien
"Das Publikum ist herzhaft amüsiert. Eingespielte Harmonien und Missklänge komplettieren das gestenreiche Spiele, führen die wechselvolle Stimmung von Dur zu Moll und wieder zurück."
Stuttgarter Nachrichten (Brigitte Jähnigen)
20/05/2014
Enge tötet Liebe
"Damit ist das Stück ein kindgerechtes Plädoyer für Toleranz und Kompromissfähigkeit. Es gibt unterschiedliche Charaktere mit unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften und Vorlieben. Wer dem anderen zugesteht, sich frei zu entfalten, gewinnt auch seine Zuneigung. Denn Enge tötet Liebe."
Esslinger Zeitung (Petra Bail)
19/02/2013
Comical movements in a minute space
"Nipt (for children 6+) is full of recognizable daily routines. They are funny because they are difficult to perform in limited space and become a cramped and frenetic carry-on."
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