Theatre company The NUT confronts the audience with poverty in a raw and humorous way

Three-week show with themed three-course dinner at Podium Hoge Woerd

Musical tragicomedy Doekje voor het bloeden confronts the audience with poverty in a raw and humorous way. And painstakingly exposes how we as a society deal with it: feelings of guilt and well-meaning help, but also counterproductive approaches and a superficial view of people and the problem.

In the show, five actors compete with the best of intentions for your compassion and pity. Not for themselves, but for poor, homeless William. His tragic life and suffering are translated into a story with the aim of saving him. But is it ethical to exhibit this poverty? Or is it at the expense of the dignity of the person whose story is being told?

balances on the border between theatre and reality. It is an examination of the responsibility of artists, audiences and society. Join this sharp narrative about the true and often absurd stories of people living in poverty. Can we really change anything? Perhaps. But we promise nothing.

The show will run for three weeks from 4 September in Podium Hoge Woerd in Utrecht and will tour the country in the autumn. Cloth for bleeding is a co-production of the NUT and George Tobal Productions.