'Mogadishu' fits into zeitgeist of moral confusion

by Wijbrand Schaap
27 January 201329 March 2022
3 min read
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Once upon a time, subsidised theatre was a left-wing hobby. Now, two years on, subsidised theatre has effortlessly conformed to the prevailing, much more right-wing trend. Indeed, Toneelgroep Amsterdam has scheduled a stage adaptation of Ayn Rands rabidly anti-social novel and Tea Party bible The Fountainhead. And on Thursday 24 January, Utrecht-based city theatre company De Utrechtse Spelen announced a play in which for the content responsible for the...

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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