Nederlands Theater Festival 2016 heralds start of fresh season
Time for eleven days of celebrating the very best of Dutch performing arts, including the annual awards for the best actors. (..more)
Poetry and the politics of sex in Luk Perceval’s Het Jaar van de Kreeft
The acclaimed director shares his understanding of Hugo Claus’ novel with us in this intense, minimalist Toneelgroep Amsterdam production. (..more)
Frascati’s Made In Here is a Soviet-style handbook for city living
Director Davy Pieters presents a sketch-based comedy whose aspirations may be too big but where the fun is never far away. (..more)
Oostpool chronicles Smith and Mapplethorpe, but it hits the head not the heart
Good performances and a well-constructed overview of the lives of two icons with the occasional hint at poetic freedom can’t save an aimless production. (..more)
Artistic differences become the work in this layered telling of Amadeus
De Warme Winkel invites theater veteran Marien Jongewaard and of course it results in an exceptionally clever piece of showmanship. (..more)
Theatrical incarnation of bestseller Ventoux in De Meervaart
Back for one night only, Ventoux sheds light on the underlying themes of male friendship in a story about one tragic cycling holiday in France. (..more)
Kings of War’s size and scope make for intruiging portraits of people in charge
Larger-than-life Shakespearean show by Toneelgroep Amsterdam is fresh, moving and funny in just the right doses while paying tribute to the Bard in a trilogy of powerplay. (..more)
Fresh Young Gods delivers another installment of the hyperreal
Part two in a trilogy named Good Intentions, Eric de Vroedt delivers a wild, choreographed Oostpool show that is frighteningly accurate in its reflection on current affairs. (..more)
Sam Gold celebrates Tennessee Williams in outstanding production
Beloved classic The Glass Menagerie (‘Glazen Speelgoed’) revived for the Dutch stage boasts an excellent cast and displays much emotional sensitivity as it focuses on motherly care more than anything. (..more)
Poetic family drama lifts the spirits in rendition of Hugo Claus’ classic
The director hits the mark working with Toneelgroep Amsterdam and delivers a layered, sensitive production in which her signature features fit surprisingly well. (..more)