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With sound. Honours for Marga Klompé; Action Tomato finally buried during commemoration.

The myth just had to end. Nan van Houte, former director of Amsterdam's small theatre Frascati, has buried Action Tomato. Speaking at Requiem for Tomato, on 4 November 2019, she made it crystal clear that this legendary event has been given too big a leash by our theatre historians. When a few tomatoes were thrown at the long languishing stage of the Nederlandse Comedie in 1969, it was a landmark moment at best, but the changes that era...

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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

The myth just had to end. Nan van Houte, former director of Amsterdam's small theatre Frascati, has buried Action Tomato. Speaking at Requiem for Tomato, on 4 November 2019, she made it crystal clear that this legendary event has been given too big a leash by our theatre historians. When a few tomatoes were thrown at the long languishing stage of the Nederlandse Comedie in 1969, it was a landmark moment at best, but the changes that era...

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