Kings... Come Home

Upcoming Production

March 5, 2025 - March 16, 2025

KINGS…come home tells the story of a family in search of a new home. After leaving their original home, they embark on a journey to find prosperity, opportunity, and safety. They discover a house in the middle of a field, move in, and create their utopia—until the walls begin to shift, and the house gradually falls apart. As their journey continues, we witness the enduring effects of their constant displacement and how it reshapes their reality.

KINGS…come home delves into the echoes of migration, born from a myriad of social and economic trials. It traces the deep-seated ties between migration and the enduring shadows of our colonial past. Whether spurred by climate change, the fires of war, or the weight of institutional racism, it is the unseen barriers that guide both their departure as well as their arrival. The play raises a crucial question: “How does the sustained experience of displacement and uprooting shape the search for a true home for both individuals and families?”

Co-production with KIP REPUBLIC

Ira Kip

Conceiver / Co-Director

Ira Kip Ira Kip is a global storyteller, theater director, writer, and educator. Born and raised in Amsterdam with Caribbean roots, she studied at the Theater School of Amsterdam and earned her MFA in Directing in New York from the New School for Drama in 2009. In 2010, Ira co-founded the Art & Educational project Art Rules with her twin sister Ayra. Ira’s work often explores her Caribbean heritage and community dynamics, with notable plays like “She’Baltimore” (2011), “Shrew Her” (2016), and “Riot or Revolution” (2017). In 2018, together with her sisters Ayra Kip, launched KIP Republic, a creative agency. Ira’s latest play, “KINGS…come home,” will premiere in the Netherlands in 2024 and in New York in 2025. She also teaches at various arts universities and contributes to several cultural publications.”

Winston ‘Winne” Bergwijn

Co - Director

Winston ‘Winne” Bergwijn started rapping in English, initially under the name Static, until his friends encouraged him to rap in Dutch. With his group D.C.O., he performed at various locations in Rotterdam. In 2005, Winne suddenly became known to a wider audience when his track “Top 3 MC”, produced by Kapitein Mo, was released on the internet. A few months later, the track “Pomp Die Shit!” was released on the compilation album What’s da Flavor?!, which left its mark on the Dutch hip hop scene. In 2006, he was signed by the label TopNotch. In 2007, he released his debut EP Onoverwinnelijk, which included the tracks “Top 3 MC”, “Pomp die Shit!” and “Begrijp me niet verkeerd”. He has won the State Award in 2008 for the best music video of that year. In 2009, he followed up with his debut studio album Winne Zonder Strijd. The album contained the live and internet hits “W.I.N.N.E.”, “Alles Wat Ik Wil” featuring GMB and “Lotgenoot”. The same year he released the compilation mixtape So So Lobi, in collaboration with Patta. In 2011, he was seen with Henny Vrienten of Doe Maar in an episode of Ali B op volle toeren.