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The destructive power of war and hatred

Writer Wajdi Mouawad (b. 1968) fled his native Lebanon at the age of nine. At the time, a brutal civil war had been raging there for years. Together with his family, he ended up in Canada via France.

There, he develops into an internationally renowned playwright. His work is now performed all over the world. The Ro Theatre introduced Mouawad to the Netherlands for the first time this theatre season.

Director Alize Zandwijk chose the play Fires and puts on a bold and convincing version. Assisted by a talented cast of actresses and actors. You see the mother Nawal Marwan and her twins Jeanne and Simon. Nawal is dying.

Zij heeft haar kinderen echter nooit verteld dat ze nog een broer hebben. In haar nalatenschap vraagt ze de tweeling op zoek te gaan naar hun broer en hun vader. Ze worden geconfronteerd met hun eigen wortels in een land in oorlog. Langzaam maar zeker wordt de meedogenloze waarheid onthuld.

Het Cultureel Persbureau recenseerde deze voorstelling al eerder: Legendarisch toptheater door combi van authentieke amateurs en perfecte profs in Branden van Ro Theater.

NB: Naast de TF jury is er dit jaar ook een tweede jury, de Wijkjury. Elf vrouwen met een verschillende culturele achtergrond uit verschillende Amsterdamse wijken bekeken 22 voorstellingen en wezen Branden aan als de voorstelling die hun het meeste geraakt heeft.

(foto: Leo van Velzen)

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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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