Archive

14 September 2026 20:00 - 21:00 uur The Grey Space in the Middle

Women (re)write history | WU x Prinsjesnach

On 14 September, Writers Unlimited kicks off the cultural season with the programme Women (re)write history, exploring the voice and position of women | Free admission

1 August 2026 14:00 - 22:00 uur Zuiderparktheater

19 June 2026 19:00 - 20:30 uur Podium B - Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag, Spui 68, 5e etage

Writers Unlimited reads Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Nikki Dekker, Sascha Luinenburg and Ramon Groenendijk on David Foster Wallace’s visionary masterpiece | Dutch spoken

8 May 2026 19:00 - 20:30 uur Podium B - Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag, Spui 68, 5e etage

Voices of Iran – Kaveh Akbar and Mina Etemad in conversation with Mojdeh Feili

Writers Kaveh Akbar and Mina Etemad in conversation with Mojdeh Feili about their work and their connection to their homeland.

24 April 2026 19:00 - 20:30 uur Podium B - Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag, Spui 68, 5e etage

Feeling at home in a changing world - With Ece Temelkuran and Alicja Gescinska

Ece Temelkuran and Alicja Gescinska in conversation with Simone Atangana Bekono on feeling at home in a world of political unrest, migration, and social change

1 April 2026 20:00 - 21:30 uur Theater De Vaillant

Verlangen - stories from Curaçao by Roland Colastica

<i>Verlangen</i> (Desire) was a performance in which oral Caribbean storytelling, poetry, music, and personal narratives came together around one central theme: longing as a driving force of survival and identity. Spoken in Dutch.

25 January 2026 15:00 - 16:30 uur Filmhuis Den Haag

No Other Land

Documentary Film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the Westbank.

25 January 2026 14:00 - 15:00 uur Theater en Filmhuis Dakota

Mir en de muusjes (en de mooiste mislukking ooit) (4+)

Najiba Abdellaoui read aloud from her new picture book and Yara Ruby lead the workshop 'Make your own muusje'. Dutch spoken.

25 January 2026 11:00 - 12:15 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Van Dis Ongefilterd

The highly acclaimed Sunday morning festival programme in which Adriaan van Dis records his podcast with an audience. Music: Xillan Macrooy. Dutch spoken.

24 January 2026 23:00 - 00:00 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Festival Cafe with Silent Disco with DJ The Soulslammer

The Soulslammer unleashed his best beats on your headphones and got you into a deliciously swinging groove. Dance along at the Silent Disco!

24 January 2026 22:40 - 23:00 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life with Shantie Singh in conversation with Lin An Phoa

About The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.

24 January 2026 22:20 - 23:20 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

On being young, old and beyond

Writers, poets and performance artists on stereotypes about age.

24 January 2026 22:10 - 22:30 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life with Zoya Miari

About The Choice by Edith Eva Eger

24 January 2026 22:01 - 23:15 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

How do you carry a poem?

Performance and music gave a new body to a poem.

24 January 2026 21:40 - 22:00 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life: Hanna Bervoets in conversation with Lin An Phoa

About A Little Life by Hanya Yanagahira.

24 January 2026 21:20 - 22:10 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

Real Or Not Real - The Reality of Virtual Lives

How do we construct truth in an age where everything is digitally shaped?

24 January 2026 21:15 - 23:00 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Writers Unlimited Festival Cafe

Meet with drinks and snacks. The right atmosphere comes from host and DJ Francis Broekhuijsen. Bookstore De Vries Van Stockum offers a rich selection of books by festival authors.

24 January 2026 21:10 - 22:10 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1