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My 10 favourite shows of 2019

I barely saw 250 shows this year, quiet by my standards! And as is the way of…

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January 2, 2020
Posted in Europe Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Ivo van Hove LGBTQ+ Not-London Theatre Theatre review

Review: Een klein leven / A Little Life, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life becomes Ivo van Hove’s Een klein leven in a blistering four-hour production…

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December 21, 2019
Posted in Dance Europe Jordan Tannahill Not-London West End

Dance Review: Outwitting the Devil / Heartbeat of Home

A rare foray into the world of dance saw me catch the highly atmospheric Outwitting the Devil…

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September 23, 2019
Posted in Anton Chekhov Europe Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Not-London Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2019

Review: De Kersentuin, Stadschouwberg Amsterdam

Of course a British director doing Tsjechov in the Netherlands makes The Cherry Orchard as watchable as…

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August 31, 2019
Posted in Europe Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Not-London Robert Icke Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2018

Review: Oedipus, Stadschouwberg Amsterdam

Robert Icke tackles Oedipus with the same verve as his celebrated Oresteia in a spectacular Toneelgroep Amsterdam…

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June 1, 2018
Posted in Europe Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Ivo van Hove Not-London Theatre Theatre review

Review: Klein Zielen, Stadschouwberg Amsterdam

“En de ziel begreep dat dat kleine stukje genoeg was” Completing a trilogy of Louis Couperus adaptations…

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November 20, 2017
Posted in Europe Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Not-London Theatre Theatre review

Review: Uit het leven van marionetten, Rotterdamse Schouwburg

  “In de stilte hoor je de waarheid” In the name of maximising my time in the…

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November 20, 2017
Posted in Europe Henrik Ibsen Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Not-London Simon Stone Theatre Theatre review

Review: Ibsen Huis, Stadsschouwberg Amsterdam

“Hollanders bouwen altijd in baksteen” Simon Stone’s track-record with Ibsen is strong – his adaptation of The…

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May 18, 2017
Posted in Blogged Europe Henrik Ibsen Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Not-London Simon Stone Theatre

Production shots for Ibsen Huis

“Moeten we hier als op de Wallen in lingerie gaan zitten?” Time pressures (and priorities) being what…

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May 11, 2017