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Hedda Gabler is a modern woman who wants to lead her own life, just like the men around her. After a turbulent youth and many lovers, she marries Tesman. It is an opportunistic and loveless marriage for both: Hedda gets luxury and social status, Tesman gets a trophy wife. Bored and frustrated, Hedda dreams of the world outside. When Hedda’s former lover returns, she is confronted with the emptiness of her existence. Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld produced Hedda Gabler at The New York Theatre Workshop in the autumn of 2004. The show won four prestigious OBIE Awards (Off Broadway Theatre Awards), including Obies for direction and scenography.
‘The arrival of this refreshingly daring revival … instantly slips the fall theatre season into a higher gear.’ New York Times
‘Halina Reijn’s portrayal of all that caged joy is genius. Her Hedda is always on the edge, and that lends tremendous intensity to this performance.’ Elsevier
hedda gabler by henrik ibsen directed by ivo van hove with barry atsma, jacob derwig, roeland fernhout, celia nufaar/kitty courbois, frieda pittoors, halina reijn, karina smulders coproduction holland festival
THU 18.08.11 | THU 25.08.11 | THU 17.11.11 | 20:00
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In an out of the way mansion fatally ill Agnes feverishly lives out her final hours. In video fragments she registers not only her pain but also her irrepressible urge to grant herself a voice. Her powerful vitality is outlined sharply against the attitude of the three women
cries who watch over her. Death does not bring them closer to each other, but is like a looking
glass from which the women see themselves reflected. All-revealing flashbacks show the lies, the cold-heartedness and the sexual frustrations that made them into what
they are: scared and disillusioned women, caught in silence and in the servility of their bourgeois world.
‘This is Van Hove at his best. Powerful images in a razor-sharp mise-en-scène, with majestic acting. The unemphatic but meticulously depicted failure to communicate and comfort is more humiliating than any death. The feeling of oppression remains with you long afterwards.’ Trouw ‘Nothing short of brilliant is the ability of Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld to make her death into a work of art encompassing every conceivable element – frightening, mysterious, more majestic than life itself. The set ought to be a permanent exhibit at the Stedelijk Museum. This shows how innovatory a combination of ‘old-fashioned’ acting and new media can be, taking advantage of the spatial opportunities afforded by a large stage.’ AD
cries and whispers/kreten en gefluister
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by ingmar bergman directed by ivo van hove with roeland fernhout, janni goslinga, hugo koolschijn, chris nietvelt, halina reijn, karina smulders coproduction desingel, ingmar bergman international theatre festival 2009
THU 01.09.11 | 20:00 | THU 15.12.11 | 20:30
This production was made possible with the cooperation of Auteursrechtenbureau ALMO, in association with Josef Weinberger Ltd, London and the Ingmar Bergman Foundation, www.ingmarbergman.se |4
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children of the Maxim Gorky portrays a group of intellectuals, who,
hand in marriage but is repeatedly turned down.
detached from society, turn to science, art and love
Feverishly, they discuss great ideals and the potential
only to realize too late that their ideas do not rhyme with
of mankind while leaving a trail of destruction in their
the harsh reality. The play’s protagonist, the scientist
wake. A lack of sympathy and social conscience
Protassov, has withdrawn with his wife and his sister
leads to an escalation in the situation both within and
to the parental home where he is working madly on a
beyond the estate walls. Their utopian visions to be
visionary idea: the potential of mankind to overcome
like children of the sun are eclipsed by forces which
its biological limits to found a new society. He is
they themselves have ignored for too long.
oblivious to everyone around him and cuts himself off from the rumours of revolt and cholera engulfing the
Children of the Sun was selected for the 2011 Theatre
city. He loses himself in experiments and talks with
Festival and Jacob Derwig was nominated for the
the artist Wagin, who is trying to court his wife, and
Louis d’Or 2011 (the most prestigious Dutch theatre
the veterinarian Chepurnoy, who asks for his sister’s
award) for his ‘unsurpassed timing’ as Protassov.
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sun ‘Van Hove and dramatist Van Kraaij have created a small miracle with this production. The actors are true masters of their individual roles. Their caricaturistic attire makes them funny, but they are also incredibly moving.’ de Volkskrant **** ‘Children of the Sun is a play that will captivate any audience. You have been warned.’ De Morgen
children of the sun/kinderen van de zon by maxim gorky directed by ivo van hove with elsie de brauw, jacob derwig, marwan chico kenzari, hilde van mieghem, wim opbrouck, frieda pittoors, halina reijn, thomas ryckewaert, gijs scholten van aschat, jessie wilms production toneelgroep amsterdam/ntgent THU 08.09.11 | FR 09.09.11 | 20:00
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miser The unscrupulous father Harpagon rules over his family with an iron
fist. His life motto: to win and to preserve the family fortune. Money
is the only thing that binds Harpagon to his son Cléante and his daughter Elise. When Harpagon wishes to marry his son’s fiancée for purely material reasons, a tough battle ensues between father and son. In the hands of Ivo van Hove, Molière’s classic comedy The Miser turns into a grim family portrait in which all relationships are determined and perverted by money. The lead role of miser Harpagon goes to Hans Kesting, who is celebrating 25 years in the business this season. According to playwright Simon Stephens on his performance in Roman tragedies:
‘He’s a huge bear of a man, but captures incredible tenderness; it was the tension between that tenderness and his visceral force that really haunted me. The best performance I’ve ever seen.’ The Guardian
‘Misers take note: This play could change your life. Unless you are too stingy to buy a ticket, of course. But then you would miss one of the best productions of Molière’s The Miser in a long time.’ Der Spiegel
the miser/de vrek by molière directed by ivo van hove with isis cabolet, hélène devos, fred goessens, marieke heebink, hans kesting, alwin pulinckx, eelco smits, leon voorberg THU 29.09.11 | THU 27.10.11 | THU 10.11.11 | 20:30
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South Africa. David Lurie, 52 years old and twice divorced, is a lecturer at Cape Town College. He becomes embroiled in an affair with one of his students and is summoned to a disciplinary committee hearing. He confesses, is fired and sets out to visit his daughter Lucy, who runs a farm in the countryside. One day, he and Lucy are brutally attacked by a group of black people. She is raped but refuses to press charges. David still embraces the standards and values of the old South Africa. Lucy, who refuses to have an abortion, is a child of the new South Africa. The gulf between the old and the new way of life is simply too wide: ‘I no longer know what is at stake. It’s like the curtain has closed between Lucy’s and my generation. I didn’t even notice it happening.’ Disgrace, by Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee, will be directed by Luk Perceval (Blauwe Maandag Compagnie, Toneelhuis, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz and, as of 2009, affiliated with the Thalia Theater Hamburg). Perceval is returning to the Dutch theatre after a six year absence, and has chosen Toneelgroep Amsterdam for this comeback.
disgrace/in ongenade by j. m. coetzee directed by luk perceval with felix burleson, charlie-chan dagelet, janni goslinga, sergio hasselbaink, hugo koolschijn, djamila landbrug, chris nietvelt, celia nufaar, vanja rukavina, gijs scholten van aschat
grace THU 08.12.11 | THU 12.01.12 | THU 02.02.12 | THU 09.02.12 | 20:00
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The Russians! - starring virtually the entire ensemble - is Tom Lanoye’s radical adaptation of Chekhov’s Ivanov and Platonov, in which the title’s heroes meet for the first time. Ivanov feels trapped in a marriage with a Jewish woman. He dives into a romance with the younger Sasha. When his wife catches him with his mistress, she reacts furiously and dies. His feeling of uselessness increases and becomes a noose around his neck. Platonov, the village teacher, is married but this doesn’t stop him from courting a host of other women. His debauched lifestyle charms his friends for some time, but his credit slowly dwindles. Ivo van Hove directs the portrait of a group of people that lashes out uncontrollably, seeks scapegoats and gives free rein to its frustrations out of an indefinable feeling of voidness and loss. The Russians! is a marathon performance in which the characters elbow one another aside, make each other’s lives miserable and finally burn out. The music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL).
the russians!/de russen! by tom lanoye after chekhov directed by ivo van hove with barry atsma, jacob derwig, hélène devos, roeland fernhout, fred goessens, janni goslinga, marieke heebink, fedja van huêt, marwan chico kenzari, hans kesting, hugo koolschijn, chris nietvelt, frieda pittoors, alwin pulinckx, halina reijn, gijs scholten van aschat, karina smulders, leon voorberg coproduction holland festival, international theatre festival dialog-wroclaw THU 22.12.11 | 18:00
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Husbands is based on John Cassavetes’ film and
‘I see Husbands as a play that is all about
tells the story of ‘men in menopause’. In a desperate
performance. Three men having a crisis who indulge
attempt to rekindle their youth, three friends
in drinking, singing, gambling, sex and women. I hear
immerse themselves in a weekend of drinking,
Born to Run as a theme like a daze in the play, like a
gambling and women. Van Hove’s earlier journeys
hangover that you as the audience see getting worse
into the world of Cassavetes proved his great affinity
and worse. Run for your life! Live to survive! The men
with this filmmaker and he previously directed the
cross all the boundaries of their daily existence, and
internationally acclaimed Opening Night and Faces.
then comes disillusionment. Or the way out?’
However, Husbands is his ‘first true love’.
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Ivo van Hove
bands Husbands is an international coproduction, part of
husbands
the Prospero Project, for which only one director is
by john cassavetes directed by ivo van hove with barry atsma, roeland fernhout, hans kesting, alwin pulinckx, halina reijn coproduction prospero project
selected each year. For this reason, the production will be shown exclusively in Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam and six major European theatres in
Lisbon, Berlin, Rennes, Liège, Modena and Tampere.
THU 19.04.12 | THU 10.05.12 | 20:00
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