Belle van Heerikhuizen
Direction
Belle van Heerikhuizen (1992) is a director with a great love for language and music. In 2016, she graduated from the directing programme at the Toneelacademie Maastricht. Her graduation production Een Lolita won her the Ton Lutz Award. In her productions, she deals with dark themes, which she approaches in a light, human, and relatable way. In 2019, she directed the moving production Sweet Sixteen at De Toneelmakerij. The production was awarded a Zilveren Krekel (Silver Cricket) for ‘most impressive youth theatre production.’
She has also made productions for Orkater, Stip theaterproducties, Toneelschuur Producties, and has been resident director at Het Nationale Theater since the 2024/25 season.
