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Date published: 10.02.2021

This is a statement by playwright Dounia Mahammed about the state of playwriting in Flanders and the Netherlands. This statement is only available in Dutch.

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Call Toneelschrijfprijs: deadline 31/3

Did your theatre text premiere between January 1 and December 31 2022? Submit from now on until March 31 your text for the Toneelschrijfprijs 2023, the award for the best originally Dutch-spoken theatre work.

Shakespeare is dead Amsterdamm

Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond and Theater Bellevue are joining forces to organize Shakespeare is Dead, the festival for the new theater text. What was instigated by Het nieuwstedelijk in Leuven, Belgium, now also ignites in Amsterdam on March 24 and 25

Open Calls Amsterdam ediciton

Participate in Shakesepeare is dead Amsterdam on March 24 and 25 at Theater Bellevue and Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond.

International call 2024

Shakespeare is dead is looking for contemporary playwrights and plays to introduce in the Dutch speaking world.

De staat van de jonge toneelschrijver

our generation is often seen as
a lost generation
we feel lost
or we have lost something
a kind of idealism or collectivity
but I have the feeling that we have
actually gained a lot
compared to previous generations
in insight
in consciousness and self-awareness
in modesty
and certainly in sensitivity

Read the State of the Young Playwright as delivered by Anouk Friedli on Friday 25 February at the first edition of Shakesepeare is dead.

‘The state of’ a playwright, Lot Vekemans

This is my state.
And that of no one else.
The state I am in
The state of Lot Vekemans.
Who is also a playwright.

Discover 'The state of' of Lot Vekemans as delivered on Friday 25 February 2022 at the first edition of Shakesepeare is dead.

recap staged readings

Schedule programme

PLAYWRITING SPA – masterclass with Maria Milisavljevic

LUCA school of arts organises workspace aiming at creating a safe and open space for each participating playwright to work on a (new) script, scene or text close to their hearts. The goal of this workspace is not to produce a polished, finished (and consumer-friendly) script or scene, but an exploration about and around the texts. Apply before February 4.