SEASON 2011 -2012
 

The final season....


BENJAMIN AND THE PILLOW SAGA

(BENJAMIN UND DIE WUNDERKISSEN)

based on the children's book 'Benjamin and the Pillow Saga' by Stéphane Poulin

Come and see, and foremost listen to this beautiful theatre play, filled to the brim with music from the same writer/composer as Perô Guus Ponsioen - from January 2012 only in Germany.

 

 ¯part of the rehearsal tape...


Arthur, the factory boss is desperate. What's the matter with his pillows?

Lise can't sleep. She's tired, angry and desperate. Finally she ends up in the bath tub where Sandman an his servant Ole try to calm her down. They have tried everything. Bags full of sand, but no result. This girl is impossible.


Sandman's last hope is a story: the story of Benjamin:

It's a story about a little man, Benjamin,  who works in the local pillow factory. Benjamin doesn’t talk much, but he is a great ‘hummer’.
As he sews the final seems in the pillow,  Benjamin is always humming.
The pillows are extraordinary, because they always give people a deep, delicious sleep. When Benjamin’s musical talent is discovered, he leaves the factory for a new career. But at the same time the magic pillows loose their magic.

A coproduction with Theater Salz und Pfeffer from Nürnberg.

In the theaters from September 2011 

Script and music: Guus Ponsioen

Dramaturgy: Carel Alphenaar

Direction, design: Onny Huisink

Puppets : Mechtild Nienaber

Actors/singers: Filip Jordens, Agnes Bergmeijer en David van Griethuijsen (NL), Wally en Paul Schmidt, Roland Klappstein (BRD)

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WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT

I was born on Azar 19th, 1360 in Tehran. That’s Tehran, December 10th, 1981 in Christian years ... ’ Imagine being 29 and forbidden to leave your country. Nassim Soleimanpour dissects the experience of a whole generation in a wild, utterly original play from Iran. Forbidden to travel, he turns his isolation to his own advantage with a play that requires no director, no set and a different actor for every performance.

RED EARTH  South Africa

From  november 20 till december 5 the show Red Earth will be rehearsed again, to go on tour in South Africa. Onny Huisink will give masterclasses for theatre students at the University of Cape Town. Saskia Janse will give a lecture about Arts and Business in the same period.
 




Mysteries on Marken is a project on location on the Isle of Marken, with more than 20 young and more experienced theatre makers, a.o. from Het Houten Huis. During a 3 hour walk over the Isle the audience will be surprised with theatre performances, music and other surprises. The nature is beautiful and you will be aware of the overwhelming power of the water and the elements, that played such an important role in Marken's history. We will end the walk with a delicious dinner of healthy fresh prepared food. So if you are planning to go to the Netherlands, don't miss this last, big event of Speeltheater Holland.


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Nils Holgersson reviews
Ricky of the Tuft   reviews
Dog in the Night reviews (Dutch)
Rèk buriku rèké (Ezeltje strek je) reviews (Dutch)
Glittra's Mission reviews Glittra
Perô or the Mysteries of the Night reviews Perô
Apple to Grandma reviews Apple to Grandma
Nicky Somewhere Else reviews  Nicky
Stellaluna reviews Stellaluna
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