{"id":98439,"date":"2025-09-04T15:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/?p=98439"},"modified":"2025-09-04T15:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:53:21","slug":"bloedzus-scherp-en-humoristisch-muziektheater-over-een-eeneiige-tweeling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2025\/09\/bloedzus-scherp-en-humoristisch-muziektheater-over-een-eeneiige-tweeling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood Sister: sharp and humorous musical theatre about identical twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From <\/strong><strong>17 October to 21 December tours <em>Blood sister - Same and different in everything<\/em> across the country. Top actresses Wendell Jaspers and Lotte Dunselman, on stage together for the first time, play identical twins in this sharp, humorous and musical performance by MATZER Theatre Productions. The text is by Maaike Bergstra, Madeleine Matzer directs. The premiere is Saturday 19 October at De Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If two people are genetically identical and look like two peas in a pod until puberty, what about their inner worlds? How can an initially close two-man collective grow into two totally opposite individuals who can drink each other's blood? <em>Blood sister<\/em> is a sharp, humorous and musical performance. A search for the origins of separation in close relationships. In her latest performance as artistic director, director Madeleine Matzer delves into her fascination with the different versions we have in us as human beings. With the ultimate example of identical twins with the same DNA but completely different identities. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 17 years without contact, Stella visits Tara to offer her help. Tara is seriously ill and, as a twin sister, Stella is the only one who can help her. But there is a lot of old hurt that reverberates under the surface; emotions that have been waiting all these years for this reunion. Tara does not want to fall into old role patterns. Moreover, she has hidden something from Stella that she will probably find hard to forgive her. And what does Stella really want to achieve with her sacrifice? Is she coming back to give or to get? The identical twins mirror each other's true desire and expose subcutaneous motives in a blood-curdling dialogue that will have you on the edge of your seat from A to Z.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>'You can't look at her and know me, you can't look at her and know who I am.'<\/em> The text of <em>Blood sister - Same and different in everything<\/em> was written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maaikebergstra.nl\/biografie\">Maaike Bergstra<\/a>. Madeleine Matzer directs top actresses Lotte Dunselman and Wendell Jaspers, who play together for the first time in this show. The music is composed and performed by Helge Slikker and the stage design is by Sanne Danz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Blood sister - Same and different in everything<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>can be seen from 17 October to 21 December in Amersfoort, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Capelle a\/d IJssel, Den Bosch, Emmen, Heerhugowaard, Leiden, Maastricht, Nieuwegein, Nijmegen, Oosterhout, Oss, Roermond, Rotterdam, Sittard, Tilburg, Utrecht, Waalwijk and Wijchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wendell Jaspers<\/strong> (1980) played at MATZER among others in <em>Tide, Kneeling on a bed of pansies<\/em>, <em>Hokwerda's Kind and Marilyn Monroe: Diamonds are a girls best friend<\/em>. For <em>Hokwerda's Child<\/em> and <em>A seagull<\/em> at Toneelgroep Maastricht, she was nominated for the Colombina and for <em>Marilyn Monroe: Diamonds are a girls best friend<\/em> she received a nomination for the Theo d'Or. Wendell went on to perform with Orkater, Oostpool and ITA, among others. Last season, she performed in the successful <em>August: Oklahoma<\/em> From Toneelgroep Maastricht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lotte Dunselman<\/strong> (1979) won for her role in <em>Volpone<\/em> by Dood Paard the Colombina, was awarded for her lead role in <em>The Polish Bride<\/em> of the Noord Nederlands Toneel and tgECHO nominated for the Theo d'Or, while her solo performance <em>Silly worries<\/em> was nominated for the VSCD Mime Award. Since 2021, Lotte has been artistic director, creator and actress at Production House Ms Ogterop. With Madeleine Matzer, she made <em>MATZER in the moment<\/em>, 52 short films in corona time. Last season, she starred in the successful <em>Ada's side.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MATZER Theatre productions<\/strong>, the company around artistic director <a href=\"https:\/\/matzer.org\/matzer-wordt-meerstemmig\/\">Madeleine Matzer<\/a>, creates accessible performances around current social issues. Theatre that makes people look at social issues in a different way and thus opens up patterns of thinking. MATZER makes, touches and connects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MATZER Theatre productions<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/matzer.org\/\">website<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nl-nl.facebook.com\/MATZER.Theaterproducties\/\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nl.linkedin.com\/company\/matzer-theaterproducties\">LinkedIn<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/matzer_theaterproducties\/\">Instagram<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/matzerkanaal\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van 17 oktober t\/m 21 december toert Bloedzus \u2013 Hetzelfde en in alles anders door het land. Topactrices Wendell Jaspers en Lotte Dunselman, voor het eerst samen op het toneel, spelen een eeneiige tweeling in deze scherpe, humoristische en muzikale voorstelling van MATZER Theaterproducties. 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