De Utrechtse Spelen (DUS) haalt met de succesproductie Augustus Oklahoma meteen drie nominaties binnen voor de toneelprijzen die in september worden uitgereikt: Ria Eimers voor de beste vrouwelijke hoofdrol, en Peter Bolhuis en Tjitsjke Reidinga dingen mee naar de prijzen voor beste bijrollen. Procentueel veel succesvoller dan DUS is echter De Kus, een productie van Hummelinck Stuurman, omdat daar de…
We dachten al dat er iets niet klopte, toen Mark Rutte in zijn door velen bejubelde krachtdadige optreden in Buitenhof sprak van ‘al die lege zalen met 10 mensen op de eerste rij’. Ok, hij was zelf al jaren niet meer geweest, maar volgens zijn Staatssecretaris Halbe Zijlstra was de leegte in ieder geval in Den Haag schrijnend, wist Rutte…
The rapid austerity operation of at least 200 million on the cultural sector has yet to be fleshed out, but one thing is already clear. If it were up to state secretary Halbe Zijlstra, the National Reisopera, operating from Enschede, would stand a good chance of being killed in that operation. His request for advice to the Culture Council, sent the week before Christmas, states the following:...
Wuthering Heights is often mentioned in the same breath as other nineteenth-century classics such as Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice, but Emily Brontë's book is infinitely darker than those other coquettish girl books. Heathcliff and Cathy's big, dramatic passion actually connects surprisingly well with emos who are Twilight, True Blood and devour other contemporary vampire stories.
Adaptor Jeroen Olyslaegers and director Floor Huygen were well aware of this when they adapted the novel for the stage into Fierce heights, restless souls, a co-production of Dutch youth theatre company Artemis and Flemish Antigone. The show garnered high praise, can now be seen in TF, but was also nominated for two Gouden Krekels, the awards for youth theatre.
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