playbill is an event-based project invested in the presentation of experimental language and text-based artistic works on the (small) stage. Our live program is hosted by Torpedo Theater, a long-running, thirty-seat theatre in the heart of Amsterdam’s city centre. Originally founded by Het Parool, a Dutch national newspaper, the theatre has been committed to the spoken, written and performed word from the beginning. As of late 2025, we also have a permanent home at Sint Jansstraat 35, Amsterdam, where we will program alongside our activities at the theatre on intermittent occasions throughout the year.

Past acts

Act V

Anna Daucíková & Helena Jiskrová

June 9, 2023

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Past settings

Setting I

Moniek Toebosch

November 9 – December 7, 2025

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Setting II: Sue Tompkins

Sue Tompkins

December 13, 2025 – March 7, 2026

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Annual report

Annual Report 2023–2024

March 2025, 25,4 × 40 cm, 12 pp., riso print, edition: 150

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Annual Report 2022–2023

December 2023, 25,4 × 40 cm, 12 pp., riso print, edition: 150

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Ephemera

Act VIII

Hetty Huisman

March 19, 2024

Translation Card
14,8 × 21 cm, digital print, edition: 100

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Act IV

Mieko Shiomi

March 9, 2023

29,7 × 11,5 cm, silkscreen, edition: 100

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Act II

Moniek Toebosch

June 24, 2023

Translation Booklet
June 2022, 12,7 × 20 cm, 52 pp., digital print, edition: 100

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Team

Martha Jager and Isabelle Sully
Co-Curators
hello.playbill@gmail.com

Maud Vervenne
Design

Ronja Andersen
Web development

Silvia Ulloa
Documentation

Carel Helder
Theater director, Torpedo Theater

Board

Judith Vrancken
Chair

Emma van Meyeren
Treasurer

Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro
General member

Visit

You can visit us during our SETTINGS program at our office location at Sint Jansstraat 35, 1012 HG Amsterdam, on Fridays and Saturdays from 1–5pm, or by appointment.

Our ACTS will continue to take place around the corner at Torpedo Theater, St. Pieterspoortsteeg 33, 1012 HM Amsterdam, on four occasions throughout the year.

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