Evi Hanssen

Let’s raise a glass to the menopause. Leave the room with your head held high, your breasts hanging a little lower (for the ladies) and a healthy dose of self-confidence. Long live the menopause!

In the show ‘Bloedheet & tranen’, the Flemish presenter and theatre maker Evi Hanssen explores, with a healthy dose of humour, how the menopause – that marvellous phase in a woman’s life – affects her body and mind. She talks about her struggles with herself and those around her, her transition from a fiery sex symbol to a self-assured, greying lady, and the hormonal chaos that turns her life – and that of those around her – upside down.

Just as in her previous show ‘Since I Stopped Drinking’, Evi engages with her audience in a playful and personal way. She shares her experiences of the changes in the female body and explains, in a light-hearted yet scientifically grounded way, how her hormones occasionally have a mind of their own. With humour, she breaks taboos and celebrates the menopause together with you. This evening is all about celebrating women’s strength. Whether you’re coming with friends or in male company (because they too have to deal with the menopause!), this is the ideal opportunity to raise a glass together to this special phase.