2021 SEASON
Fever Dreams
Art in the Time of Corona
Fever Dreams
Art in the Time of Corona
ENGLISH THEATRE AMSTERDAM
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We produce an annual season of inspiring English theatre in Amsterdam!
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​★★★★
"Captivating, Dark, and Humorous"
"Both Thorne and Erens deliver strong performances"
"OTC delivers another high-quality production"
- TheaterParadijs
"Clever and complicated, and subtly confronting"
"What’s not to love from this recent rendition of Venus in Fur?"
"There are fantastic levels of tension between the characters and in their virtuoso acting."
- ArtsTalkMagazine
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"The play is full of shifting power dynamics and fluctuating storylines"
"In the final moments of the performance, Erens transforms convincingly into Venus. The line, 'No man is worthy of dominating a goddess,' echoes in the air"
- Theaterkrant
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Venus in Fur
February 13 - 15
KIT Live
This Tony Award-winning play, written by David Ives, is a sexy, dark comedy that offers a provocative and witty exploration of submission, power, and control. The plot unfolds in a single setting: a rehearsal room. Playwright-director Thomas Novachek is frustrated after a long day of unsuccessful auditions when actress Vanda Jordan arrives to audition for a role in Thomas’ new play. Vanda, seemingly unsuited for the role, proves to be remarkably well-prepared as the audition progresses, embodying the character with uncanny precision. The lines between reality and fiction blur as they delve deeper into the script. Venus in Fur is directed by Lora Mander, with Eli Thorne as Thomas Novacheck, and Sairah Erens as Vanda Jordan.
Join us this Valentine's weekend for this seriously smart and electrifying play AND the opening of OTC's new theatre space at the KIT (Royal Institute of the Tropics) in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam!​​
Performances: Feb 13 at 20.00 (including champagne reception and Q&A) // Feb 14 at 20.00 // Feb 15 at 14.00 and 20.00
Age recommendation: 14+
Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes without intermission
Location: KIT LIVE, Linnaeusstraat 2A, 1092 CK Amsterdam
Student tickets: we have special student tickets for €17 (upon showing your student card at the door). If you can't afford the regular ticket fee and you're not a student, contact us.​
Location: KIT LIVE
Linnaeusstraat 2A
1092 CK Amsterdam
Previous
In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student at the University of Wyoming, was tied to a fence post, severely beaten, robbed, tortured and left, alone, to die. His body -- battered, bloody, barely clinging to life -- was discovered eighteen hours later. He was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. He died five days later. The reason for this brutal crime? Matthew Shepard was gay.
The hate crime attracted vast attention worldwide, bringing sexual discrimination and violence to the forefront of public discourse. The Tectonic Theater Project, led by their founder Moisés Kaufman, traveled to Laramie in the aftermath of the murder with the intent of creating a theatrical portrait of a town coming to grips with horrible, hate-fueled violence. Over the course of a year and a half, the group interviewed over 200 subjects, some directly related to the case and some regular citizens of Laramie. Out of these interviews, journal entries, and found texts, The Laramie Project was born. Hailed as one of the most captivating and encompassing pieces of contemporary theatre, the play shocks, challenges, and moves all who watch it as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion that lies within all human beings in any seemingly average community.
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Performances: May 15 at 20.00 (including champagne reception and Q&A) // May 16, 17, 29, 30 31 at 20.00 // May 17 & June 1 at 14.00
Age recommendation: 14+
Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes without intermission
Location: KIT LIVE, Linnaeusstraat 2A, 1092 CK Amsterdam
Student tickets: we have special student tickets for €17 (upon showing your student card at the door). If you can't afford the regular ticket fee and you're not a student, contact us.​
A Christmas Carol
December 11 - 21
KIT LIVE
Orange Theatre Company (OTC) is excited to return to the stage in Amsterdam, with an original adaptation of the most beloved Christmas story of all time: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens! OTC celebrates this Christmas Classic with an Orange twist and many Carols!
A Christmas Carol is a universal story about the importance of community, empathy and our ability to self-reflect and transform. There is a reason why this story is called a classic. It is a tirade against selfishness, ignorance and neglect. What would the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet To Come reveal in this day and age? Come find out and see this magical production, staged by Amsterdam’s English language Theatre group: Orange Theatre Company.