Russian Cherry Garden in Amsterdam: 5 important things learned #HF15

by Wijbrand Schaap
20 June 201530 March 2022
5 min read
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In de foyers hing een lucht van duurdere parfum dan bij een Nederlandse galapremière. De vrouwen waren jonger en gladder, of hadden een betere botox-arts dan doorgaans. De juwelen zagen er heel erg duur uit, net als de jurkjes. Overal klonk Russisch. Het leek of de Amsterdamse Stadsschouwburg even verplaatst was naar de PC Hooftstraat, een paar honderd meter verderop. Reden voor dit alles: 'De Kersentuin', het meesterwerk uit 1904 van de Rus Anton Tsjechov, gespeeld door echte Russen uit Rusland...

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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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