READING ROOM International selection
In association with Flanders Literature, Flanders Arts Institute, Performing Arts Fund NL, SABAM and deAuteurs
In the READING ROOM, excerpts from the 20 theatre texts of the international and Dutch-language selection will be presented in staged readings by actors.
The Dutch-language selection will be read in English. Dutch, French and German translations of the excerpts are available as far as possible.
The International selection will be read in Dutch. English, French and German translations of the fragments are available as far as possible.
Judith Shakespeare - Rape & Revenge
Paula Thielecke
Paula Thielecke is a German director and playwright. Her text ‘Judith Shakespeare - Rape and Revenge’ takes its name from Virginia Woolf, who imagines a sister to the famous William Shakespeare. Equally gifted as her brother, but she encounters power games and sexism, and she must discover that her brother is not only a beneficiary but also a perpetrator.
Three Winters
Tena Stivicic
Tena Štivičić is a playwright, screenwriter and columnist born in Zagreb, Croatia. In her prize-winning play ‘Three Winters’, four generations of the Croatian family Kos have to adapt in an ever changing world. When a brother-in-law in the family buys the family house, the family ties are at risk.
The Writer
Ella Hickson
Ella Hickson is a playwright and theatrical director from London, United Kingdom. In her play ‘The Writer’, a young writer challenges the status quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.