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Sara Afiba

Sara Afiba starred as Eurydice in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hadestown (2025) in Royal Theater Carré, her most notable role to date. Graduating from the Amsterdam Academy for Performing Arts in 2023, she has quickly established herself across film, television, and theatre, making her one of the most compelling rising talents of her generation.

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Sara made her debut in Save It (2021) by Amira Duynhouwer and has since appeared in Het Gouden Uur (2022) with Nasrdin Dchar, WTF?! (2022), Sihame (2022), and the box office hit All Inclusive (2023). She could also be seen in the horror film Jimmy (2024), streaming on Amazon Prime, in the television film Please Try Again Later (2026) and Vakkenvullers XL (2026), based on the popular series. She has maintained recurring roles in both the Sinterklaasjournaal (since 2024) and Het Klokhuis (since 2025)

She played the role of Maria alongside Soy Kroon as Jozef in De Kerststal van Nederland (2025), a musical live event by KRO-NCRV and Toneelgroep Maastricht. She also lent her voice to the animated series Mr. Crocodile (2025).

On stage, she performed in the music theatre production Wolfgang, het wonderjong (2022), produced by Theateralliantie & Theater Oostpool and directed by Pieter Kramer, followed by De Hospita (2023) alongside Simone Kleinsma. She played the leading role in GROND (2025), and later appeared as a guest ensemble member at ITA (Internationaal Theater Amsterdam) in A Streetcar Named Desire (2026).

As mentioned earlier, in 2025 she was cast as Eurydice in Hadestown — a performance that earned her wide recognition and critical acclaim.

Critics praised her performance:
“Sara Afiba is the discovery of this production. A wonderful voice, and an equally strong actress” (de Volkskrant)
“Recent graduate Sara Afiba overwhelms Carré in a phenomenal Broadway musical” (Het Parool)
“Sara Afiba sings as clear as a nightingale and brings to the stage a layered, contemporary young woman” (NU.nl)
“The great discovery of this production is without doubt Sara Afiba, who delivers a powerful Eurydice both in acting and singing” (Theaterkrant)

  • Hadestown.
    Hadestown
  • Hadestown.
    Hadestown
  • Theater na de Dam.
    Theater na de Dam
  • De Kerststal van Nederland.
    De Kerststal van Nederland
  • De Break-up Club.
    De Break-up Club
  • Shihame.
    Shihame
  • Hadestown.
    Hadestown
  • De Arbeidsvitaminen Quiz.
    De Arbeidsvitaminen Quiz
  • WTF!.
    WTF!
  • Theater na de Dam.
    Theater na de Dam
  • Save it.
    Save it
  • JIMMY.
    JIMMY
  • Wolfgang, het wonderjong.
    Wolfgang, het wonderjong
  • GROND.
    GROND
  • Wolfgang, het wonderjong.
    Wolfgang, het wonderjong