…in Talking Heads a while ago and loved them. When I sat down to write this review, I wanted to say that the play was not only about Brexit, but the more I think about it, the more I see the whole situation as a metaphor for it: two people with opposite opinions stuck together on a tandem bike, on a ride through Europe. Hmm… They are forced to work together, despite their disagreements, to get to the destination. Another prevalent subject is loneli…
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…as it should have, and I just realise now that I didn’t say anything in my review about the clever set design, done by Ia Enstera — but maybe I shouldn’t give spoilers just yet. Disclaimer: I received complimentary tickets to review this show. However, all the opinions expressed here are entirely my own. —————————————————————– Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for daily stories about life in the Netherlands. Ple…
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…ling exploration of the nature of communication and our need to belong. My review of Tribes It is intense, from the beginning to the end (albeit, an end that seemed a bit forced, in my opinion). The main character of this story is Billy, the only deaf member of a hearing family, who was raised as a non-deaf person: he’s an excellent lip-reader but he never learned sign language. He silently takes part in the daily discussions and gatherings, unabl…
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…teful to the people who work on producing such wonderful pieces of art! My review of The Importance of Being Earnest The play itself, The Importance of Being Earnest, is an old one, well known to the public — but not so QETC’s adaptation of it, which is a pretty new and modern, fabulously gay interpretation of Oscar Wilde’s play. The director, Mark Winstanley, chose an all-male cast for the main characters, and the result was just as impeccable as…
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…the Amsterdam stage, but life happened and I didn’t have time to write the review. Since I enjoyed it so much and I heard some rumours that they will do a tour with it in 2020, I didn’t want to skip this little late article dedicated to the show. I was looking forward to see this one since I found out it will be produced in Amsterdam and I can happily tell you that I wasn’t disappointed by The God Of Carnage, brilliantly directed by Cíntia Taylor…
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…es, so I designed this set to help OTC evolve into the company they are trying to become.” You can still see the play this week, on 30 and 31 May and 1 June 2019, at Broedplaats Lely. It’s a play I wholeheartedly recommend! Disclaimer: I received complimentary tickets to review this show. However, all the opinions expressed here are entirely my own. —————————————————————– Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for da…
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…see them in Haarlem or The Hague, but my schedule didn’t allow for it. My review of “Talking Heads” While this series is popular among the British public, I didn’t know about it and had no idea what to expect. I was still trying to get used to my seat, in the slightly claustrophobic room where the play took place, when Mark Winstanley came on stage and started his monologue. It took me ten good minutes to get into the story — I always have this p…
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…yet with its lose-lose character becoming more and more clear to most. My review of “The B Word” Orange Theatre Company seems to have planned the launch of its new play, “The B Word“, as if they knew what was going to happen in November in the UK around this topic. The play, freshly written by John Mabey and Kristine Johanson, follows the lives of a number of people after the Brexit vote and shows how they were impacted by the referendum. It trie…
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…se I went to see it at the Westergastheater, I couldn’t have missed it. My review of “The Pillowman” The action takes place in an unspecified country with a totalitarian regime, in a police interrogation room. A writer is being investigated for a set of gruesome crimes replicating his dark stories. This writer, Katurian, faced with immediate execution if found guilty, endures the brutal interrogation and seems eager to cooperate, considering himse…
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…the ships remain open in the evening until 23:00. Sailing Heritage: Fleet Review (Orange Ocean, Thursday 21 August, 08:00-12:00). On Thursday morning you can enjoy a unique parade on the water: the Fleet Review of Sailing Heritage. Around a hundred classic ships sail in formation towards the Stenen Hoofd and then to the SAILSation area: from botters to skûtsjes and from clippers to tjalks. You will hear the story of each of these ships, as a trib…
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