NETHERLANDS THEATER REVIEWS

What did our critic think of BLIND DATE, A NEW DUTCH MUSICAL COMEDY at Schouwburg Het Park Hoorn?...

What did our critic think of QETC Theatre's CABARET at CC Amstel?...

What did our critic think of BEFORE AFTER ⭐️⭐️⭐ at De Meervaart?...

What did our critic think of FALSETTOS | LIEFDE IN TIJDEN VAN CRISIS at DeLaMar? Falsettos is a combination of two one-act musicals, March of the Falsettos (1981) and Falsettoland (1990), the last two shows in a trio of one-acters (the first one was In Trousers).Music and lyrics by William Finn (Dut...

What did our critic think of AVENUE Q BY HAPPILY EVER AFTER PRODUCTIONS at Het Amsterdams Theaterhuis?...

Toneelgroep Maastricht and Albert Verlinde Producties bring us a new production this season, Dagboek van een Herdersbond, based on the Dutch television series by Willy van Hemert, which aired from the late 70's to early 80's. A huge success with 6 million viewers....

Tina Turner. A legend. One of the most hard working singers in showbizz and still going strong. Legendary and beloved all over the world....

After a successful tour through Dutch theatres, the ultimate venue for this show has proven to be Ahoy. RnB Icons is the ultimate throwback to the 80's, 90's and 00's. FroM Tupac to Boyz II Men, from Madonna to Aaliyah. The crowd is buzzing. The sheer energy in the room is from the get-go!...

The full St. Matthew Passion is 3,5 hours. In general, the Jesus Christ Superstar audience wouldn't be in the MP audience and vice versa. This is a brilliant introduction to both genres, and let's be honest, make the MP more bearable. It's quite a tough musical piece, very Bach, heavy, dramatic, in ...

A black stage. A marble stone, which may or may not be a tombstone. And the oh so familiar barbed wire fences with eerie lampposts. As simple as the decor may be (by Joris van Veldhoven) yet it is very effective.  Lightning design by Coen van der Hoeven contributes to set the scene...

It must be said, Jon is the king of physical comedy. In particular, his will he/won't he pole dance act was a treat. His fellow cast members hold their own though. Joey Schalker plays a lovable dum-dum, and the number two as Harrie's partner and nephew Barrie. Margo Dames transforms easily from crud...

Renée van Wegberg. Singer and actress, and she proves to be one of the extraordinary ones. Her show Hou me Vast takes us on a journey through the Dutch repertoire of male beloved vocalists, most of whom are part of Dutch cultural heritage. Toon Hermans and Maarten van Roozendaal are amongst them, b...

Orange Theatre Company (Amsterdam's English Language Theatre Company) brings us a beautiful rendition of The Last Five Years, a classic in musical theatre, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown....

Sometimes the life of a theatre critic is hard. Sometimes it's really hard. Unfortunately the latter is the case after seeing One the musical, a show which has been 20 years in the making....

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Sunday 21st of November 2021, Kunstlinie Almere. The Dutch premiere of Titanic the musical, produced by De Graaf & Cornelissen. Directed by Paul van Ewijk, in a translation of Daniël Cohen....

Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. 9/11. A date engraved in our souls. The horrific terrorist attack on America, where almost 3000 lives were lost, in the twin towers of NYC and the Pentagon....

Christanne de Bruijn plays a ballsy Amélie. Her calm and quirky presence makes a perfect Amélie. Feisty on the one hand, yet awkward on the other. Her love-interest Nino (David Schwarz) is not a stereotypical leading character, which is refreshing. Not overly present but comes in and out of her li...

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Diana & Zonen. A royal Black Tie premiere on a sunny Sunday afternoon, DeLaMar Theater Amsterdam....

Legendary. A cult smash-hit. It took over 40 years to come to the Netherlands. Was it worth the wait?...

Overture and opening scene. The choral of nuns. It’s a beautiful, melodic and gorgeous song to begin with, but this rendition is just angelic. If Sunday mass would be so good in actual church, I would convert immediately and be there front row every week. Lead by Mother Superior (opera singer Fran...

A known name in Dutch history, and this year it's exactly 400 years ago when he cleverly escaped in a book chest from Slot Loevenstein, the castle in which he was imprisoned for his religious and political ideas....

Goesting. The Flemish word for joie de vivre, taking some poetic liberty. The desire for life in all itsa?? glory: the good, the bad and the ugly....