You snort a line or watch your friend go down the drain. You'll have the chance to earn thousands of euros by picking up a package or turning a blind eye at the port where you work. Even if you eat blueberries, they were transported along the same routes used by the underworld. Whether you like it or not, you're dealing with drugs.

The compelling theatre and dance performance DOPE shows how drugs connect all layers of our society like an invisible thread. Through dynamic (hip-hop) dance, monologues, and intimate conversations, a drug dealer, a parent, a customs officer, and a user tell the honest story about the role of drugs in their world. For some, that's a party, for others, it's literally the dumpster. Sometimes you're right in the middle of a drug deal. Slowly, you are confronted with the consequences of dreaming of quick money, the allure of social media, the failing poverty policies, and the feeling of many young people that they don't matter.

For DOPE, WAT WE DOEN conducted research into the dilemmas in the fight against drugs in the Netherlands thanks to the FORT-PORT program. With the results from that, WHAT WE DO and Lloydscompany are making DOPE together.

Play period: September to December 2026