Tonight we went to see William Shakespear's "The Taming of the Shrew" by Toneelgroep Amsterdam. We saw the same play a few years ago and were really amazed by it all, so we went again as it had its reprise this year.
This time we invited our moms to go with us and if this was a ballet it would have been the gayest thing we ever did (except for sucking each others dick maybe...). They were really impressed by the play and so were we.
The way they put the play (written in 1590) in to the present is amazing. Using the same lines but completed with swearing, hooligan-lyrics and popular expressions (Silence! I Kill You!). The stage is amazing as well. Concrete and glass, several rooms with several scenes playing next to each other and fantastic lighting.
And then the actors. Most of the cast was the same as a few years ago. Halina Reijn, Hans Kesting, Eelco Smits and Alwin Pulinckx to name the main characters. All perfect as always. They're acting so intense in this play. I really had a very good evening. The season just started, but I think I already saw the highlight of this year in theatre!
Photography: Jan Versweyveld (source)
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