Next Stop 400 km – Laura & Jochem

Come spend a summer week with us, learn a narrative longform format, and take it home with you!

In 5 days, you will play—and learn everything about—this format that tells 1 story of a small community. Next Stop 400 km is the story of a quiet gas station in different eras. One day you’ll play in broiling hot Nevada in the 40s. Other times it will be an Icelandic gas station in a post-apocalyptic world.

Long-time collaborators Laura and Jochem will work with you on narrative longform skills, such as building a consistent environment, telling one story with a cast of 6, and playing big characters in a narrative (it’s possible!).

You can expect 5 days of bonding with your workshop group, and having a genuinely good time practicing useful skills for narrative longform. At the end, you will perform the format in a group of 6 on the big stage of the Flock Festival.

And here is what we think is the best part… The format is yours to keep: take it home and keep playing it!

This workshop will be taught in turn by Laura Doorneweerd-Perry and Jochem Meijer, and will result in a performance during the Flock Festival 2026 (Friday 26th of June).

This workshop ticket gives you access to all shows and performances, as well as the possibility to join the community events organised throughout the week (dinner, brunch, jam).