In the exciting musical theater performance "My Secret Father," Klemens and Klavertje share Patijn the burden of their father's hidden life as a secret agent. A story about identity, secrets and the price of safety.
Compelling search for truth and identity in times of impending war
Our father had four passports, multiple identities and a black suitcase full of secrets. He worked for forty years as a secret agent in the AIVD, the Dutch security service, leading a life that remained a mystery even to us, his children. He spoke Russian on the phone, suddenly disappeared for weeks and returned with a different car and a new look. And always that enigmatic silence: about his missions, the dangers, the roles he played as Mister Luga, his code name as a secret agent.
Now that he is retired, he reveals his story piecemeal. Who was he really?
In My Secret Father, playwrights Klemens and Klavertje Patijn break the silence of their childhood and share the burden of their father's secret life. How do you stay yourself in a world of masks and danger? And what does that do to the people who love you?
My Secret Father is a riveting quest for truth, identity and the invisible war behind the scenes. In 2025, we celebrate eighty years of freedom and the eightieth anniversary of the Secret Service. This surprising and exciting musical theater performance by Tg Good Company reminds us that peace, freedom and security cannot be taken for granted.
