GOOD COP BAD COP

Humans are the only creatures who laugh and cry, because they are the only ones struck by the difference between how things are, and how they should be.

GOOD COP BAD COP is a sharp and humorous comment on how our darkest needs are being exploited by the entertainment industry; the fear of being ordinary and our urge for attention.

Hungry for drama, three characters slowly but surely loose themselves and their dignity. Opportunism emerges then dominates their behaviour. They make something out of nothing. Without any restraint the characters incessantly psychologise simple actions, their mutual relations and themselves.

Using manipulative editing techniques and the shameless pronouncements of reality TV show contestants, Kassys reveals the difference between the authentic self and the invented self. GOOD COP BAD COP is 50% theatre and 50% film.

GOOD COP BAD COP won The ZKB Recognition Prize 2009 at Züricher Theater Spektakel Festival 2009.
"In a highly original and amusing way the theatre collective has succeeded in capturing and ironically commenting on an aspect of the European culture of Reality TV. The three performers Liesbeth Gritter, Esther Snelder and Ton Heijligers deserve special recognition. They have demonstrated a solid sense for dramaturgy, a solid handling of language, a great deal of psychological sensitivity and an obvious understanding of how both TV and theatre work. They especially excel in their outstanding acting performance (on both screen and stage) that goes far beyond the popular clichés of human behaviour and expression. With playful seriousness and formal stringency they handle a subject matter that could easily have degenerated into silly caricature and cheap comedy."

De mens is het enige dier dat lacht en huilt, want hij is de enige die wordt getroffen door het verschil tussen hoe de zaken zijn en hoe ze volgens hem zouden moeten zijn.

GOOD COP BAD COP is een scherp en humoristisch commentaar op hoe onze donkerste behoeften worden uitgebuit door de entertainmentindustrie, de angst om gewoon te zijn en onze drang naar aandacht.

In hun behoefte aan drama en sensatie, verliezen drie karakters langzaam maar zeker zichzelf en hun waardigheid. Opportunisme duikt op en  domineert dan hun gedrag. Ze maken iets uit niets. Zonder enige terughoudendheid psychologiseren de personages, eenvoudige acties, hun onderlinge relaties en zichzelf.

Gebruik makend van de manipulatieve technieken en de schaamteloze uitspraken uit realitysoaps onthult Kassys het verschil tussen de authentieke zelf en de verzonnen zelf. GOOD COP BAD COP is 50% theater en 50% film.