Tag: Hans Kesting
Review: Oedipus, Stadschouwberg Amsterdam
Robert Icke tackles Oedipus with the same verve as his celebrated Oresteia in a spectacular Toneelgroep Amsterdam…
11 of my top moments in a theatre in 2017
As ever, the wait for the end-of-year lists of favourite plays and performances has to continue until…
20 shows to look forward to in 2018
There’s all sorts of big productions arriving in the months to come (Long Day’s Journey Into Night,…
Review: Klein Zielen, Stadschouwberg Amsterdam
“En de ziel begreep dat dat kleine stukje genoeg was” Completing a trilogy of Louis Couperus adaptations…
2017 BroadwayWorld UK Awards Shortlist
Best Actor in a New Production of a Musical Andrew Polec, Bat Out of Hell, London Coliseum…
Review: Ibsen Huis, Stadsschouwberg Amsterdam
“Hollanders bouwen altijd in baksteen” Simon Stone’s track-record with Ibsen is strong – his adaptation of The…
Production shots for Ibsen Huis
“Moeten we hier als op de Wallen in lingerie gaan zitten?” Time pressures (and priorities) being what…
Notes on a second viewing of Roman Tragedies
“I arm myself with patience and await the higher powers” Whilst sitting in the audience for Roman…
Review: Roman Tragedies, Toneelgroep Amsterdam at the Barbican
“A people who can neither rule nor be ruled” 8 years ago, I’d barely started to blog,…
