Despite Dillane's splendid role, soporific Tempest shows failure of Sam Mendes' Bridge Project #hf10

by Wijbrand Schaap
5 June 201029 March 2022
3 min read
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Door Wijbrand Schaap (foto Joan Marcus)
Je kunt de Mattheüs Passie van Bach laten uitvoeren door 15 kanaries, een elektrische gitaar, een drumstel, een ukelele en een trekharmonica, en het zal nog steeds mooi zijn, omdat het Bach is. Zo kun je ook de op en top Britse toneelstukken van Shakespeare laten uitvoeren door een groep Amerikanen, en zal het nog steeds Shakespeare zijn, maar dan zitten we dus wel op het randje. Dat blijkt sinds we kennis konden nemen van The Tempest, deel twee van het t...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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