Kings of war

03 November 2016 until 06 November 2016

by: Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Brooklyn Academy of Music

Three kings. Three impeccably pressed suits. In director Ivo van Hove’s (Antigone, 2015 Next Wave; Angels in America, 2014 Next Wave) clever merging of the plays Henry V, Henry VI Parts I, II & III, and Richard III, three Bardian power players enter the fluorescent-lit corridors of the present. On a set divided between modern war chamber and its antiseptic back rooms, autocrats debate national security over Scotch while handheld cameras pry into their drug-fueled binges behind the scenes. Soliloquies turn into media spectacles as Van Hove offers this nuanced character study of Shakespeare’s volatile kings, each tasked with making big decisions with egos, and lives, at stake.
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grant:

Grant for Dutch presentations abroad

\'Happiness\' by Dries Verhoeven | Photo: © Willem Popelier
'Happiness' by Dries Verhoeven | Photo: © Willem Popelier
Eric De Vroedt, one of the Dutch authors whose work will be presented. Photo: Gordon Meuleman
Eric De Vroedt, one of the Dutch authors whose work will be presented. Photo: Gordon Meuleman
De Stilte | Hi Ha Hutte. Photo: Hans Gerritsen
De Stilte | Hi Ha Hutte. Photo: Hans Gerritsen
De Dansers | Lepeltje lepeltje. Photo: Bart Grietens
De Dansers | Lepeltje lepeltje. Photo: Bart Grietens