One Zip Too Far

On the seventh day, there was rest. Until... Harrie walked into paradise! And indeed, Harrie Vermeulen is back again! Once more with a wildly hilarious and uniquely funny comedy. As always, Harrie, with his reckless and frenzied way of doing things, keeps making the wrong decisions. Amidst fluttering butterflies, gracefully colored flowers, and babbling waterfalls, Harrie once again creates a colossal chaos. The fig leaves are too small, and that doesn't bode well for Harrie's ludicrous appearance in Paradise!

Registration of the Dutch musical 'Maskerade'. The story takes place in 1910 and is about Bastiaan de Geer (Jos Brink) who, in order to impress Miss Mariëtte van Heusden Hurgonje, tells everyone that he is of noble descent, reluctantly helped by his friend, couturier Sandor Petri (Frank Sanders). Because Bastiaan's mother is actually a housekeeper for Sandor Petri, Bastiaan disguises himself as Dowager de Geer in order to keep up appearances for Mariëtte. The masquerade is further intensified and Bastiaan is forced to also pretend to be an ex-resident of the Indies and as his own butler.

Harrie Vermeulen (Jon van Eerd) finds himself in hot water once again in the brand-new comedy "Kantje Boord." As an honest accountant of a large company, he discovers irregularities in the accounting. He immediately decides to inform his boss, who happens to be on his yacht at that moment. Little did he know that with the first steps onto the gangway, he would be swept into a ludicrous rollercoaster of intrigues and complications. Unwillingly, he is forced to twist and turn to keep the yacht and the guests afloat. Harrie must navigate between a vain sailor, a flirtatious sister-in-law, and a snappy hostess with murderous plans. When his boss also tries to saddle him with shady dealings and dump him overboard, things really hit the fan.

In "Harrie Babba," we see Harrie Vermeulen once again in a contemporary absurd comedy of Jon van Eerd's New Genre. In "Harrie Babba," Harrie Vermeulen finds himself in quite a predicament as he emerges from the lamp as a genie. Harrie is tossed back and forth between hilarious misunderstandings and uproarious complications. With his riotous antics, unique timing, and unrivaled humor, Jon van Eerd, as always, manages to blow the roof off the theater.

Harrie Vermeulen (Jon van Eerd) finds himself in a roaring and hilarious whirlwind of chocolate bonbons, barely managing to stay upright amidst the cocoa and swirling powdered sugar. The factory where Harrie Vermeulen works is in a sorry state. But there's good news. If Harrie manages to produce 7,000 boxes of bonbons by six o'clock that evening, a Russian delegation is willing to save the business. Harrie gives it his all, squeezing out one bonbon after another with squeaking and creaking gears. But will he succeed? The machines are heavily outdated and often stop more than they run. In a hysterical whirlpool of confectionery chaos, the most impossible situations arise one after another, ensuring the uproarious laughter that has become so familiar in Jon van Eerd's theaters. You'll never be able to eat a bonbon without a smile again.

Following the love lives of different types of men in Amsterdam.

Harrie Vermeulen lives with his successful yet naive son. The arrogant secretary of his son wants him gone and tries to match him with an older lady. Harrie doesn't take this lying down and has a better woman in mind for his son. He devises a plan with his friend to make the secretary make mistakes and find a suitable daughter-in-law at the same time. However, this doesn't go without obstacles, especially because the son also has his say!

A writer whose lover is a woman widowed three times begins to suspect she may be responsible for her husbands' deaths.

Danny is a student that barely gets any attention at home because his mother is mentally ill. At school however, he is very popular and known as a big bully. His main victim is Suus, a lesbian classmate who faces many problems due to her sexual orientation.

When Sinterklaas and Diego arrive at the harbor in Spain, they discover that the pakjesboot has already departed. This marks the start of a race against the clock to catch up with the boat in time. That’s not easy, because thanks to the meddling of the crooks Joris and Boris, the Piets left for the Netherlands a day early...

Aspiring young novelist Tony Zonis (Alexis Denisof) wants to write the next great suspense thriller, so he decides to study the work of master crime writer, Willard Hope (Christopher Lee). Together, they pick through random newspaper stories, looking for the unusual event that will make a good thriller. What they find is murder. A government cover-up... an international scandal... and the bodies are just beginning to fall into place. Now Tony isn't just writing the next best-seller... he's writing his own obituary.

The Piets are facing a modern problem. Most chimneys have disappeared, and many houses today are protected by alarm systems. The poor Piets are constantly chased by the police whenever they try to deliver presents to the children. One by one, they end up in jail. While Sinterklaas is busy trying to solve the Piets’ dilemma, he is kidnapped by the wicked Dr. Brein and her henchmen, Joris and Boris. Meanwhile, Pieta and Mrs. Dakjes are trying to teach a group of young Piets the skills they need for the job. They are also bothered by Michiel who wants to interview Sinterklaas for the school newspaper. Pakjesavond is approaching fast, and for both the Piets and Sinterklaas, it becomes a race against the clock to find a solution in time and save the holiday...

Many people are feeling the effects of the economic crisis — including the struggling businessman Brutus Brein. His company’s numbers keep sinking deeper into the red, and desperation grows. The only one who remains untouched by the crisis is Sinterklaas. Seeing a chance to solve his financial troubles, Brutus tries to convince the good saint to buy his products. But when Sinterklaas shows no interest, Brutus joins forces with his mother, Dr. Brein, and her henchmen Joris and Boris to devise a cunning plan to rob him. Meanwhile, two children, Milan and Eva, stumble upon Brutus’s scheme. Determined to stop him, they do everything they can to warn Sinterklaas...

The poet Valentijn Boecke meets his former teacher Mieke. They have a short relation. After a while Mieke appears to be pregnant. Valentijn is through with Mieke and leaves her...

Sinterklaas wants to be absolutely sure that all the presents will be delivered on time. To make that happen, he has come up with a clever plan: a secret gift storage facility in the Netherlands! Months before the official arrival, he secretly goes to check how things are going. But when he arrives, he gets the shock of his life: there are no presents at all! The Piets have received false instructions, and the arrival ceremony has been mysteriously canceled. Someone is pretending to be Sinterklaas — but who…?

The festive arrival of Sinterklaas is overshadowed by a huge problem: due to a large shortage of staff, the tradition threatens to disappear once and for all. Sinterklaas is desperate: where can he find new, good staff on such short notice? The youngest member of staff suggests they organize an audition in which everybody can show off their skills in order to become a member of staff; a so-called 'Piet'. Sem writes a letter to register for this audition immediately. If he can become a tough, strong 'Piet', his bullies will never harass him again. But what nobody knows is that Huibert Jan and his "Mammie" are trying to sabotage the audition with an evil scheme. Will Sem, Patty Pepernoot and 'Piet' Bennie successfully save the audition or is this the end of the festive and beloved Sinterklaas tradition?

When Sinterklaas has an accident during the test for his “roof certificate,” he ends up in the hospital. Everyone is terribly worried — everyone except the evil Dr. Brein. She wants to use this opportunity to become Sinterklaas herself and change the holiday forever...

Jon van Eerd is the driving force behind the renewed success of Dutch farce. Following 'One Zip Too Far,' Van Eerd returns this season with his own piece 'Double Trouble,' in which he plays a cunning plastic surgeon in a famous beauty clinic. He's not actually a doctor and makes his money easily with dubious treatments. But Van Eerd also portrays his bumbling twin brother who is forced to take the blame when the treatments don't go as planned. Lucie de Lange joins the chaos as the director of the institute, getting swept up in the hilarious tangle of mistakes and identity swaps. Once again, laughter proves to be the best medicine!

The Aunt of Charlie has managed to captivate a large audience worldwide. In the Dutch adaptation of Brondon Thomas's play, the household butler (Jon van Eerd) is persuaded to impersonate the aunt. Whether the butler likes it or not, he must navigate life as a woman. This sets off a series of hilarious events. For Jon van Eerd, it's another golden opportunity to make you burst into laughter. The Aunt of Charlie is a classic in the farce genre and according to many, the best piece ever written by Brandon Thomas (1857-1914).

When Harrie Vermeulen (played by Jon van Eerd) is persuaded to impersonate the prospective husband of a young girl, he is thrown into a whirlwind of hilariously priceless complications, where he has to play not just one but four roles. Harrie becomes the innkeeper, the lover, the brother, and even the sister! Together with his servant Jacob Closet, he gets entangled in an impossible web of lies and misunderstandings. In "Harrie and Two Masters," Jon van Eerd, in his own unique way, drags the audience into a hilarious whirlwind of roaring intrigues and comical misunderstandings. And all of this immersed in the setting of a medieval inn where the pot is always hanging over the fire and the beer flows abundantly.