Talks & tunes with Francis Broekhuijsen, poetry on demand by Gerda Blees, bookshop, drinks and, late evening, a swinging Silent Disco featuring DJ Socrates.

20 January 2024 21:10 - 22:05 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

Chat GPT - The New Bestseller Author

With: Hanna Bervoets, Ilyaz Nasrullah, Bas Haring and Oumaima Hajri

20 January 2024 21:05 - 21:50 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

Everything You Never Asked About Adoption

With Sharid Alles and Ennatu Domingo

20 January 2024 21:00 - 22:50 uur Filmhuis - zaal 2

Film: The Kyiv Files (Pre-premiere)

Documentary (with Dutch subtitles), followed by a Q&A with director Walter Stokman and Peter de Bruijn.

20 January 2024 21:00 - 21:20 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life with Ellen Deckwitz

About The Evenings (De avonden) by Gerard Reve.

20 January 2024 20:30 - 20:50 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life with Emilienne Malfatto

About L'indésirable by Jules Régis Debray.

20 January 2024 20:15 - 21:15 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

The Voice of the City - Very Short Stories

Hague students recited their Very Short Story, illustrated live by designer Matthijs Sluiter

20 January 2024 20:00 - 00:30 uur Theater aan het Spui & Filmhuis Den Haag

Grand, varied festival evening with 20- to 60-minute programmes on five stages featuring readings, books, films, stories, poems and current issues. You choose your own route! - Dutch and English spoken, English route available.

20 January 2024 20:00 - 20:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

The Voice - In search of the character's soul

Connie Palmen, Celeste Ng and Sacha Bronwasser on the voice of their characters

20 January 2024 20:00 - 20:50 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Poetry event

With Simone Atangana Bekono, Ronelda S. Kamfer, Astrid Lampe, Dewi de Nijs Bik and Zheng Xiaoqiong

20 January 2024 20:00 - 20:20 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life by Aminatta Forna

About Anils Ghost by Michael Ondaatje.

20 January 2024 19:30 - 21:30 uur Theater en Filmhuis Dakota

The Big Survival Show with Francine Oomen

Due to circumstances this programme was canceled.

20 January 2024 16:00 - 17:20 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

De Volkskrant Leesclub Live on Remco Campert's oeuvre

Writers' panel with Jan Mulder, Bert Wagendorp and Mirjam van Hengel highlights Campert's oeuvre and answers audience questions - Dutch spoken.

20 January 2024 15:45 - 17:15 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

You Are What You Eat - Table tales from cookbook authors about taste and culture

With Vanja van der Leeden (Indorock; Insane), Judith Cyrus (Paramaribo; Toespijs), Sun Li (Chin. Ind. Rest) and moderator Hassnae Bouazza (Spicy Chef; Spicy Chef: Streetfood) - Dutch spoken.

20 January 2024 14:15 - 15:15 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

Shaved Ice and Afrodance - Zindzi Zevenbergen and Precious Alvares (10+)

First the adventure of the first shaved-ice vendor in Suriname, then let loose in an Afrodance workshop! - Dutch spoken.

20 January 2024 14:15 - 15:15 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

You Do Something to Me - Connie Palmen and Sven Ratzke on Marlene Dietrich

A talk about Dietrich the icon, gender, masculinity and femininity, plus a musical performances by Sven, accompanied on piano by Jetse de Jong. Host: Roos van Rijswijk - Dutch spoken.

19 January 2024 23:05 - 23:01 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life with Simone Atangana Bekono

About Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin.