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Bosfest 2026 presents

YOU SHOULD GET RAPED

Lotte Laurens & Just van Bommel

On claiming your spot as predator and walking home safely.

From whom do we accept that they are perpetrators? Who is condemned to victimhood, and what happens when we turn that old narrative upside down?

A monologue about sexual violence and street harassment, in which a woman refuses her victimhood and takes on the role of perpetrator.

On an otherwise ordinary evening, a woman is on her way home. On the train, a man sits down opposite her. With ease, he takes up space and demands that she engage with him. At first flirtatious and charming, then increasingly threatening. The woman tries to ignore him, aware that rejecting him outright may only make things worse. Frustrated, the man eventually tells her she deserves to be raped. The evening takes a different turn when the young woman decides to follow him on his way home. She no longer wants to be a victim, and no longer wants to be afraid of walking home alone at night.

Inspired by Amia Srinivasan’s The Right to Sex and Virginie Despentes’ King Kong Theory, Lotte Laurens and Just van Bommel present a new perspective on sexual violence and street harassment, pushing the boundaries of our morality. Which means are justified in changing your position in society? And what is so shocking about a woman seeking out violence, when the reality—where women are daily harassed, threatened, and assaulted—no longer surprises us at all?

 

 

Credits

  • Lotte Laurens - Text, concept & performance |
  • Just van Bommel - Text, concept & direction |
  • Josefina Gilardi - Sound design |
  • Lieke van der Vegt - Lighting design |
  • Norah Bouwheer - Production |
  • Selm Wenselaers - Dramaturgy |
  • Silke van Kamp - Artistic coach |
  • Kiriko Mechanicus - Poster image |
  • Hannes Schievink - Poster design

Dates and times

Ticket costs

  • Tickets
    € 10

Extra information

Bosfest Festival Heart Admission Ticket
This performance is part of Bosfest 2026. To attend the show, you also need a valid admission ticket for the Bosfest Festival Heart. Buy your admission ticket here.

Performance times
The listed performance times include the walk to the performance location and back to the festival heart.

Language
This performance is in Dutch.

Schedule overview
View the Bosfest 2026 schedule here.

Wheelchair access
Bosfest performances take place in the forest. We do our best to provide wheelchair-accessible spots, but the natural surroundings can sometimes present challenges. If you require a wheelchair space, please email us at [email protected] with the date and time you would like to attend Bosfest.

Details performance

  • Bosfest
  • icoon van een hond
    Dogs on leash allowed
  • icoon van een persoon in een rolstoel
    Wheelchair Accessible