In Home Sweet Home, writer and performer Başak Layiç turns the housing crisis into a biting courtroom drama. She stands accused of a serious crime. Of course she didn’t do it, but to prove it, she will take you through the living arrangements that chipped away at her humanity, one lease at a time.

Between personal testimony, projected “evidence,” and the cold verdicts of the law, she exposes the absurd survival tactics behind every so-called "home:" the quiet breakdowns, the passive aggressive notes, the stolen toilet paper...

Too many moves. One final mistake. The performance asks: How far would you go to have a home?

Başak Layiç is a writer, performer, and storyteller born in Istanbul and based in Amsterdam. Her work blends comedy, personal storytelling with political commentary, exploring themes like migration, madness, and modern survival. Başak has performed on stages from Oerol to Frascati. Her recent solo show Divine Madness which was presented during Under Construction at Frascati, and was also part of the Storytelling Festival Nijmegen, was praised for its raw honesty and ritualistic theatricality. In her performances, Başak uses personal stories to confront collective systems with a wink and/or a punch.
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