The Passion 2027 to be broadcast live from Ootmarsum
KRO-NCRV will air the seventeenth edition from the historic centre of the Twente city on Maundy Thursday.
The Passion will be broadcast live from Ootmarsum in the municipality of Dinkelland in 2027. The seventeenth edition is scheduled for Maundy Thursday, 25 March, and will be shown on KRO-NCRV on NPO 1.
The choice of Ootmarsum was announced on Wednesday by the Poaskearls, a group of eight men who perform a traditional Easter role in the city. According to the announcement, the historic centre will provide the setting for the broadcast. Kerkplein and the centuries-old Simon en Judaskerk are named as central locations.
The Passion is an annual television programme in which the Easter story is told during a live broadcast using well-known Dutch-language songs and a procession. KRO-NCRV describes the programme as a musical Easter story for a broad audience. The broadcast is produced by Mediawater.
The 2027 edition will be the seventeenth national broadcast. The date falls on 25 March, the Thursday before Easter. According to the current announcement, the broadcast will begin at 8.30pm. Details about the cast, theme and precise format of the broadcast have not yet been announced.
For Dinkelland, the programme's arrival is also a local event. In a statement, Mayor John Joosten calls the broadcast a boost for the municipality and the region. The organisation points to the cooperation between residents, businesses, the municipality and Visit Ootmarsum Dinkelland.
According to the available background information, Ootmarsum was granted city rights around 1300 and has a historic centre with many listed buildings. This makes the city visually suitable for a television production, but also raises practical questions about audience flows, accessibility, safety and the protection of public space.
The broadcast has therefore already been confirmed, while its journalistic and artistic direction is still to come. The announcement does not say how many visitors are expected, what the production will cost or what measures will be needed for local residents. KRO-NCRV and the municipality will have to provide more information on these matters later.
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The location, date, broadcaster and parties involved have been confirmed by several public sources. Information about production elements that have not yet been announced has deliberately been presented as uncertain or unavailable.
- confirmed The Passion 2027 will be broadcast from Ootmarsum. — ANP and TVvisie report the announcement. source
- confirmed The broadcast is scheduled for Maundy Thursday, 25 March 2027. — The date is given in the announcement. source
- confirmed KRO-NCRV will broadcast the programme on NPO 1. — ANP and TVvisie name the broadcaster and channel. source
- confirmed Kerkplein and the Simon en Judaskerk are named as the setting. — Described in the announcement. source
- uncertain The cast for 2027 is already known. — No public confirmation was found; the article does not present this as a fact. source
Editor's note
The location, broadcast date and organisations involved have been confirmed by ANP and a publication referring to the KRO-NCRV press release. The cast, production costs, visitor numbers and safety measures are not yet known.Sources
- The Passion volgend jaar uitgezonden vanuit Ootmarsum — ANP via Zeelandnet
- The Passion 2027 komt naar Ootmarsum — TVvisie
- The Passion — KRO-NCRV
- Monumenten — Gemeente Dinkelland
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