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In Dis Order, Cat looks back on her youth. She was a pretty girl who did what she was told, even when it didn't feel right. “I guess I’ll have to,” she thought. And she thought that far too often, in all kinds of situations. She calls herself a pleaser. The voice in her head, which she calls Anna, helps her to cope in the situations she gets herself into under the guise of I guess I’ll have to'. But with time that voice is getting angrier, meaner and more destructive.
Dis Order is a psychological drama about eating disorders inspired by the diaries of Cat Smits and the scientific research of Marlies Rekkers, who was Smits' psychologist 15 years ago. The performance is partly autobiographical and made into fiction by Christine Otten. Dis Order combines puppetry, acting and dance with film images by Sunny Bergman. This combination ensures that the audience is taken into the inner struggle that every person knows to a greater or lesser extent in a moving way; the battle between light and darkness.
Direction, acting, puppets – Cat Smits
Psychologist, scientific dramaturge – Marlies Rekkers
Documentary maker – Sunny Bergman
Script – Christine Otten with contributions from Cat Smits and Marlies Rekkers
Set design – Elze van den Akker
Video designer, camera – Thomas Brand
Composer – Wim Selles
Assistant director – Lisa Kasman
Directing advice – Olivier Diepenhorst
Choreography advice - Hillary Blake Firestone
Documentary researcher - Inge de Frank
Technicians– Jan Sol, Esther Love
Lighting design – Mark Verhoef
English translation - Cezanne Tegelberg
Producer – Barbara Reijs
Business management – Giulia Casarola, Onno Ephraim
PR and Marketing – Jamie Zwart
Documentary speakers - Yvonne Smits, Leo Smits, Annemarie van Bellegem, Eva Hofman, Jeroen Meuter and Marlies Rekkers
September 10, 2024- Utrechtse Schouwburg
September 11, 2024 - Utrechtse Schouwburg
September 26, 2024 - Schouwburg Hengelo
November 14, 2024 - Theater Hof 88 - Almelo
November 20, 2024 - Cultura - Ede
November 27, 2024 - Schouwburg de Lawei - Drachten
November 28, 2024 - Theater Idea - Soest
November 29, 2024 - Zaantheater - Zaandam
December 7, 2024 - Cool kunst en cultuur - Heerhugowaard
December 12, 2024 - Groene Engel - Oss
Oktober 5, 2023 Fossekleiva Kulturhus Noorwegen – Try out
Oktober 6, 2023 Fossekleiva Kulturhus Noorwegen – International première
Oktober 10, 2023 Theater Bellevue – Amsterdam – Try Out
Oktober 11, 2023 Theater Bellevue – Amsterdam – Dutch Première
Oktober 12, 2023 Theater Bellevue – Amsterdam
Oktober 14, 2023 Lalka tez Czlowiek - Warschau Polen
November 9, 2023 De Lieve Vrouw - Amersfoort
November 13, 2023 Dommerholt Zwolle
November 24, 2023 Walhalla Rotterdam
December 9, 2023 De Blauwe Kei Veghel
Januari 11, 2024 LUX Nijmegen
Januari 12, 2024 LUX Nijmegen
Januari 24, 2024 Ins Blau Leiden
Januari 25, 2024 Ins Blau Leiden
Februari 15, 2024 Utrechtse Schouwburg
April 6, 2024 Utrechtse Schouwburg
Theaterkrant: "The physical, beautiful play about a complicated, troubled inner world and Bergman's shockingly down-to-earth, often witty documentary input form a fascinating combination that lifts the piece far beyond a straightforward ego document."
Marek Waszkiel: “It is not often that an actor is endowed with such exceptional magnetic power. I have seen Smits on stage many times, in various performances. However it was only in Dis Order that I came under her direct spell. It catches the eye, exudes energy, charms with it's stage action, voice timbre, smile and delights with puppet animation.
Dis order is an extraordinary spectacle.
Dis Order can have a strong therapeutic effect. And performances of high artistry and exceptional social significance are truly a rarity”.
