Philip Venables ©Charl Marais

The Alonetimes

Name: The Alonetimes — Jennifer Walshe + Philip Venables
Start: 2026-09-24T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-24T21:35:00+02:00
Location: Muziekgebouw

Jennifer Walshe + Philip Venables

Thu 24 Sep 2026 20:15 - 21:35

contemporary

Thu 24 Sep 2026

20:15 - 21:35

Thu 24 Sep 2026

20:15 - 21:35

Grote Zaal

Tickets

Program

19.15 / Foyerdeck 1 / Pre-concert talk
By Frederike Berntsen

20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Jennifer Walshe, Philip Venables The Alonetimes

Credits

Andreas Borregaard accordion
Diamanda La Berge Dramm violin
Loré Lixenberg voice
Oskar McCarthy voice
Vanessa Porter percussion
Adam Starkie bass clarinet

Musical theatre about ‘situationships’, missed opportunities, awkward memories and the art of making connections.

Two of today’s most unconventional artists are joining forces for the first time. Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables present The Alonetimes: a sharp, funny and moving performance about the longing for connection in a world where we are always reachable, yet sometimes still miss each other.

Walshe and Venables co-wrote the libretto, composed the music and directed the production. Six versatile performers, including the Dutch violinist Diamanda La Berge Dramm, move through a universe of old loves, awkward conversations, digital traces and memories one would rather forget. The music moves just as freely: from folk dance and moments of stillness to electronic beats and techno. The Alonetimes shows how we try to find one another, online and offline, whilst grappling with our own doubts, desires and expectations. Both have previously performed at the Muziekgebouw: Venables with The Faggots and Their Friends... and Walshe with MARS for Klangforum Wien. With The Alonetimes, they bring their worlds together in a performance full of humour, discomfort and recognisable moments. About everything we share, hide and try to rediscover in one another.

"More than the art of being alone, the six performers master magnificently the art of simply being.” - Le Monde