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Residentie: Home Sweet Home

Başak Layiç / Frascati Producties
Fri 17 Oct ’25 18:00
A darkly comic solo performance full of poetic testimony and biting humor.
Fri 17 Oct ’25
18:00
  • Fri 17 Oct ’25
    18:00
    Frascati, Amsterdam
    Frascati 4
    Past event

Step into the courtroom.
The defendant: a woman with too many addresses and no place to call home. The setting: Amsterdam, where finding a roof is like chasing the Holy Grail.

In Home Sweet Home, writer and performer Başak Layiç turns the housing crisis into a biting courtroom drama. She stands accused of a serious crime. Of course she didn’t do it, but to prove it, she will take you through the living arrangements that chipped away at her humanity, one lease at a time.

Between personal testimony, projected “evidence,” and the cold verdicts of the law, she exposes the absurd survival tactics behind every so-called "home:" the quiet breakdowns, the passive aggressive notes, the stolen toilet paper...

Too many moves. One final mistake. The performance asks: How far would you go to have a home?

After talk

After the presentation, there will be a post-show conversation. In an open setting, Başak will moderate the discussion herself and is eager to hear what the audience has experienced. Everyone who’s interested is welcome to join.

  • Duration: 60 mins.
  • Language: English

About Başak Layiç 

Başak Layiç is a writer, performer, and storyteller born in Istanbul and based in Amsterdam. Her work blends comedy, personal storytelling with political commentary, exploring themes like migration, madness, and modern survival.

Başak has performed on stages from Oerol to Frascati. Her most recent solo show Divine Madness which was presented during Under Construction at Frascati and was praised for its raw honesty and ritualistic theatricality. In her performances, Başak uses personal stories to confront collective systems with a wink and/or a punch.

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