Every year, awards are presented for the best youth theatre performances.

In The Netherlands, the Awards are called “Krekels” (Crickets). One performance receives the Golden Cricket, and the other two nominees receive Silver Crickets.

These are the winners of the last five years:

Golden Cricket 2025: A Country Inside My Head (12+) by HNTJong / Het Nationale Theater

Golden Cricket 2024: Supertramp (12+) by Theater Sonnevanck & Theater Oostpool

Golden Cricket 2023: POPpulisme (8+) by Het Filiaal theatermakers

Golden Cricket 2022: Trojan Wars (14+) by HNTJong / Het Nationale Theater

Golden Cricket 2021: (…..) Een voorstelling die schijt heeft aan zijn eigen vage titel (12+) by Theater Artemis in cooperation with Ruhrtriennale & Künstlerhaus Mousonturm