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The five shows you must see in March

1. Kwatta, Mariken (youth)
The question was not whether Nijmegen youth theatre company Kwatta would ever venture into Mariken van Nieumeghen, but when. With successful previous book and film adaptations, the bar was set high, but where the medieval Mariken needs two miracles, Jibbe Willems' adaptation is exciting and unusually funny even without a fall from great heights and the miraculous loosening of iron rings. Thanks in no small part to a terrific cast featuring Ilse Warringa

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Henri Drost (1970) studied Dutch and American Studies in Utrecht. Sold CDs and books for years, then became a communications consultant. Writes for among others GPD magazines, Metro, LOS!, De Roskam, 8weekly, Mania, hetiskoers and Cultureel Persbureau/De Dodo about everything, but if possible about music (theatre) and sports. Other specialisms: figures, the United States and healthcare. Listens to Waits and Webern, Wagner and Dylan and pretty much everything in between.View Author posts

1. Kwatta, Mariken (youth)
The question was not whether Nijmegen youth theatre company Kwatta would ever venture into Mariken van Nieumeghen, but when. With successful previous book and film adaptations, the bar was set high, but where the medieval Mariken needs two miracles, Jibbe Willems' adaptation is exciting and unusually funny even without a fall from great heights and the miraculous loosening of iron rings. Thanks in no small part to a terrific cast featuring Ilse Warringa

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