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Ancient Drama Information Bulletin
Aeschylus
Agamemnon, Theatre Company: Tel Aviv University, Faculty of the Arts, Drama (Israel). Dir.: Tsvika Serper. Venue: De Engelenbak, Amsterdam, 22 VI 1993.
Perzen, Theatre Company: Het Nationale Toned. Dir.: Hans Croiset & Toer van Schayk. Transl.: Evert Straat. Venue: Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag, 28 IV 1994.
Sophocles
Filoktetes, Theatre Company: Toneelgroep Amsterdam. Dir.: Peter Oosthoek. Transl.: Gerard Koolschijn. Venue: REX Cinema, Amsterdam, 8 X 1991.
Oedipus, Theatre Company: Theater Zuidpool (Belgium). Dir.: Ignace Comelissen. Transl.: Stefan Van den Broeck. Venue: V.C.C. De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, 4 XI 1991.
Elektra, Theatre Company: Theatergroep Carrousel. Dir.: Lidwien Roodhaan. Transl.: Gerard Koolschijn. Venue: Toneelschuur, Haarlem, 16 IV 1992.
Elektra, Theatre Company: Theater van het Oosten. Dir.: Agaath Witteman. Transl.: Gerard Koolschijn. Venue: Schouwburg, Arnhem, 28 I 1993.
Elektra, Theatre Company: Studio Herman Teirlinck Antwerpen Akteursopleiding (Belgium). Dir.: Victor Löw. Venue: V.C.C. De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, 22 VI 1993.
Elektra, Theatre Company: Toneelgroep Schijnwerper. Dir.: Gelijin Molier. Venue: De Engelenbak, Amsterdam, 4 XI 1993.
Antigone, Theatre Company: Theaterwerkplaats In Dependance. Dir.: Victor Löw. Transl.: Pé Hawinkels. Venue: Schouwburg, Arnhem, 13 I 1994.
Antigone, Theatre Company: Amateur group. Dir.: Jan Wegter & Tom Willems. Transl.: Pé Hawinkels. Venue: Polanentheater, Amsterdam, 27 I 1994.
König Oidipus, Theatre Company: Theater an der Ruhr (Germany). Dir.: Roberto Ciulli. Venue: Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam, 16 III 1994.
Antigone, Theatre Company: RO Theater. Dir.: Liesbeth Coltof. Transl.: Pé Hawinkels. Venue: Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam 26 III 1994.
Euripides
Bacchanten, Theatre Company: Theaterwerkplaats In Dependance. Dir.: Peter Eversteyn. Venue: Kleine 7aa1, Arnhem, 20 VII 1991.
Medea, Theatre Company: Het Zuidelijk Toneel. Dir.: Ursel Herrmann. Transl.: Klaas Tindemans. Venue: Stadsschouwburg, Eindhoven, 5 III 1993.
Adaptions
Orestes by Laurens Spoor. Theatre Company: LAK Theater. Dir.: Laurens Spoor. Venue: Theater De Balie, Amsterdam, 27 VIII 1991.
Elektra Adapted from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Sartre, Yourcenar.
Theatre Company: Theaterwerkplaats Het Balkon. Dir.: Peter Huppes. Venue: Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, 5 IX 1991.
Thyestes by Hugo Claus, after Seneca. Theatre Company: Het Zuidelijk Toned. Dir.: Dora van der Groen. Venue: Stadsschouwburg, Bergen op Zoom, 6 XII 1991.
Oresteia Adapted from Aeschylus. Theatre Company: Take 5. Dir.: Koos Terpstra. Venue: Frascati, Amterdam, 21 I 1992.
Thebe! Sophocles, Aeschylus (Music Theatre). Theatre Company: Stichting Het Verlangen. Dir.: Pieter Loef. Venue: Schouwburg, Amhem, 22 I 1992.
Bloedbad by Gustav Ernst, based on Aeschylus’ Oresteia. Theatre Company: De Trust. Dir.: Theu Boermans. Venue: Trust Tehater, Amsterdam, 31 I 1992.
Oedipus Rex Adopted from Sophocles. Theatre Company: fRi-Thetergroep CREA. Dir.: Liliana Alexandrescu. Venue: CREA, Amsterdam, 31 I 1992.
Medea by Karin Holla (Mime). Theatre Company: Stichting Schreeuw. Dir.: Wim Meuwissen. Venue: Felis Meritis, Amsterdam, 12 III 1992.
Antigone by B. Brecht Theatre Company: De Nieuw Amsterdam. Dir.: Rufus Collins. Venue: Frascati, Amsterdam, 18 III 1992.
Chrema / Chremata based on Cixous, Sophocles, Anouilh. Theatre Company: Stichting Coyote. Dir.: Hélène Meyer. Venue: Theater Bis, Den Bosch, 1 IV 1992.
Iphigenia op Tauris by J.W. von Goethe Theatre Company: Het Nationale Toneel. Dir.: Ger Thijs. Venue: Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Hag, 2 VI 1992.
Vrouwen van Trojeby Ton Lutz, based on Euripides. Theatre Company: Students of the Amsterdam Academy of Dramatic Art. Dir.: Ton Lutz. Venue: V.C.C. De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, 15 IX 1992.
Antigone by Wanda Reisel, based on Anouilh (for children). Theatre Company: Finnisj / Tryater. Dir.: Pip Kelting. Venue: Ostade Theater, Amsterdam, 23 X 1992.
Orestes, Electraby Stone van den Hurk, based on Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus.
Theatre Company: Lens. Dir.: Stone van den Hurk. Venue: Polanentheater, Amsterdam, 20 XI 1992.
Philoctetes by Karel Hermans, based on Sophocles. Theatre Company: Theater de Korre VZW (Brugge, Belgium). Dir.: Ilse Uitterlinden & Karel Hermans. Venue: De Lantaren, Rotterdam, 5 I 1993.
Phaedra by Hugo Claus, based on Seneca. Theatre Company: Toneelgroep de Zwaan. Dir.: Tamer Avakapan. Venue: Muiderpoorttheater, Amsterdam, 4 II 1993.
Lysistrata Adaption from Aristophanes
Theatre Company: Teatro Obstinato. Dir.: Juan Tajes. Venue: Melkweg, Amsterdam, 4 II 1993.
Antigone Sophocles, opera by Ton de Leeuw (Holland Festival 1993). Performed by Radio Kamerorkest and choruses. Conductors: Reinbert de Leeuw, Daniel Reuss, Krijn Koetsveld. Dir.: André Engel. Venue: Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, 25 VI 1993.
M is Muziek, Monolog & Moord (M is Music, Monologue & Murder) by Lodewijk de Boer, based on Euripides’ and Seneca’s Medea and on Louis Andriessen’s compositions written for Peter Greenaway’s M is for Man, Music and Mozart (televisionproduction 1989).
Theatre Company: Theatergroep Hollandia. Dir.: Paul Koek & Johan Simons; Music: Louis Andriessen. Orchestra: De Volharding. Dir.: Jurjen Hempel. Venue: Fish auction market, Scheveningen, 30 X 1993.
Elektra adapted from Sophocles Theatre Company: Typhoon. Dir.: Daphne van Roon. Venue: Pleintheater, Amsterdam, 6 II 1994.
Philoktetes by John Jesurun, after André Gide, Heiner Müller (produced by Kaaitheater Brussels, Hebbel-Theater Berlin, Felix Meritis Amsterdam, Holland Festival 1994).
Acting: Ron Vawter e.a., Dir.: Jan Ritsema. Music: Henry Threadgill. Venue: V.C.C. De Brakke Grond, 15 VI 1994.
Expected in 1994: Aeschylus
Perzen, Theatre Company: Theatergroep Hollandia. Dir.: Johan Simons & Paul Koek. Transl.: Hemian Altena. Expected in November 1994.
Prometheus, Aeschylus and Handke Theatre Company: Toneelgroep Amsterdam. Venue: Westergasfariek, Amsterdam. For information: Toneelgroep Amsterdam.
All information about performances in the Netherlands can be obtained at the Theater Instituut Nederland, Herengracht 168, P.O. Box 19304, 1000 GH Amsterdam. The institute also is in possession of a large collection of reviews (mainly in Dutch).
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Sommerstein, A.H. (1997). Ancient Drama Information Bulletin. In: Zimmermann, B. (eds) Griechisch-römische Komödie und Tragödie II. J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-04271-2_19
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