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Servé Hermans: 'This version of "Eyes wide shut" is a modern Odyssey'

First there was Arthur Schnitzler's book. Then Stanley Kubrick's film. And now the play. From 27 August, Toneelgroep Maastricht plays Eyes wide shut. After his wife confesses her sexual fantasies, a man searches feverishly for his own deepest hidden desires against the backdrop of carnival celebrations.

"I always wanted to make psychologised drama," says Servé Hermans, artistic director of Toneelgroep Maastricht. "Our stage version of ...

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First there was Arthur Schnitzler's book. Then Stanley Kubrick's film. And now the play. From 27 August, Toneelgroep Maastricht plays Eyes wide shut. After his wife confesses her sexual fantasies, a man searches feverishly for his own deepest hidden desires against the backdrop of carnival celebrations.

"I always wanted to make psychologised drama," says Servé Hermans, artistic director of Toneelgroep Maastricht. "Our stage version of ...

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