JOHNNY
An absurd show packed with breakdance, comedy, stunts and straight-up spectacle. The 2025 tour has come to an end. Still interested in booking JOHNNY? Please get in touch with us to discuss the possibilities!
Think Jiskefet, think Jackass, think Maaskantje — and think breakdance. Or is it mime, comedy, contemporary dance? Breakdance collective 155 is all of it, and none of it. “If it makes us laugh out loud, we know it’s right.” – NRC Handelsblad
ABOUT JOHNNY
Summer tour 2025 (July till August)
Theater tour 2025 (October till December)
Wanna see an absurd show packed with breakdance, comedy, stunts and straight-up spectacle?
After their hit show CONTROLE (winner of the 2023 Gouden Krekel), breakdance crew 155 is back with JOHNNY.
Five stuntmen — with balls of steel (and possibly a few loose screws) — are waiting for their big break in an action movie. But between the backflips, wipeouts and bursts of laughter, some real questions hit: How many punches do you need to take to prove you’re not a pussy? How do you stay true to yourself when you're always stuck in someone else’s shadow? And honestly — what’s the point of a perfectly executed backflip if your ex just ghosted you?
Think: Jackie Chan meets Buster Keaton meets emotional damage.
Trigger warnings: smoking, graphic language, men in underwear, violence, sexual suggestiveness, loud music.
Age: made for (young) adults and suitable above 12 years old.
Check out our JOHNNY playlist!
Accessibility
The show is mostly language no problem, but there is a little bit of (Dutch) spoken text
The show is made accessible for deaf and hearing-impaired persons through surtitles
Credits
Made by: Erik Bos, Thomas Bos, Rein Luuring, Thomas van Kalmthout, Liam McCall
Project manager: Vivianne Werkhoven
Costume design: Pleun Pijnenburg
Light design: Wilfred Loopstra
Decor design: Peter Raaijmakers
Decor builder: Quirijn Smits
Technical production: Marco van der Velde
Artistic coach: Victorine Plante
With thanks to Utrecht Municipality and Fonds Podiumkunsten
PresS kit johnny
Are we performing at your venue? Download the press kit below with all the copy, photos, and videos you need to pack the house to the rafters.
Are you a journalist and interested in writing about JOHNNY or 155? Get in touch with us via the Press & Media page.
