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Three Times Left is Right

Studio Julian Hetzel
Tue 31 Mar ’26 - Sat 4 Apr ’26
An urgent and darkly humorous piece about polarisation.
Tue 31 Mar ’26
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Sat 4 Apr ’26

In their new performance, Studio Julian Hetzel asks: How do we coexist with those whose beliefs are worlds apart from our own? Three Times Left is Right focuses on a couple at odds. Torn between conflicting beliefs, they embody the challenge of living together under irreconcilable ideologies.

With their opposing beliefs, they embody the challenge of living together with irreconcilable ideologies. A family portrait that magnifies the fractures running through society.
“I love to hate you. I hate to love you.” A performance that takes you on a political Möbius strip. What happens when your moral compass shifts? When you think left but act right — or the other way around? What happens when polarisation becomes so extreme that we no longer see the difference?

This performance invites the audience to examine ideological conflicts in which violence has become normalised. Three Times Left Is Right transforms the theatre into a space for speculation, staging a disturbing vision of the future. Everything has an end — but a sausage has two.

  • Duration: 90 min. 
  • Trigger warning: during the performance they use fake blood, strong smells, loud noise, strobe lights and smoke
  • Language: English

Credits

regie Julian Hetzel performers Josse De Pauw, Kristien De Proost dramaturgie Miguel A. Melgares artistieke adviseurs Sodja Lotker & Kristien De Proost video- & lichtontwerp Bahadir Hamdemir muziek & compositie Frank Wienk regieassistent Esmée Begemann technisch coördinator Aengus Havinga productiecoördinator Jakob Proyer productieassistent Yola Parie geluid & development Tom Doeven assistent kostuumontwerper Farah Nehme decorbouwer Edd Vossen assistent scenografie Django Walon mechatronica Merijn Versnel silicone kunstenaar Carly Heathcote LED-technicus Daniel Pauselius creatieve technologie Timm Burkhardt stagiair Sophia op ten Berg productie Studio Julian Hetzel coproductie Wiener Festwochen (AT), Schauspiel Leipzig (DE) partners onderzoeks- en contextprogramma CAMPO, Gent (BE), De Balie Amsterdam (NL), SPRING Performing Arts Festival Utrecht (NL) met steun van Gemeente Utrecht, Fonds Podiumkunsten, Ammodo, FONDS ZOZ en K.F. Hein Fonds

 

 

In the media

‘Political theatre that is both a horror comedy and a marriage portrait? With Three times left is right, Julian Hetzel lives up to his name of provocateur. Actor couple Josse De Pauw and Kristien De Proost are on stage together and that creates fireworks.’ ★★★★★ De Standaard

About Julian Hetzel

Julian Hetzel is a performance maker and visual artist who creates politically charged, documentary-style works for theaters and galleries. His work is produced and presented internationally. Born in the Black Forest (DE), Hetzel is now based in Utrecht (NL). He studied visual communication at Bauhaus University in Weimar (DE) and graduated from DasArts Amsterdam in 2013, an artistic research lab for new theater and performance.

His performance The Automated Sniper won the VSCD Mime Performance Prize in 2017. Since 2018, he has collaborated with CAMPO arts center (BE), leading to acclaimed works like All Inclusive (2018) and Mount Average (2021). In 2019, he presented three works at the Venice Theater Biennale.

In 2024, Diarrhea is My Favorite Color and SPAfrica (coproduction with SPRING) were showcased at the Dutch Theater Festival, with both productions receiving major awards and nominations. Since 2021, Studio Julian Hetzel has been structurally supported by the City of Utrecht and the Performing Arts Fund NL.

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