Het Toneel Speelt
Soundscapes and sound design for a Shakespeare classic directed by Jaap Spijkers.
About
Shakespeare at its best! ‘King Lear’ is considered by many to be the ultimate play by William Shakespeare. The opening scene is a textbook example of how to swiftly get a drama going. The old king wants to divide his kingdom among his three daughters and asks them how much they love him. The youngest daughter, whom he loves most, does not want to participate in this charade. The two older sisters flatter their father on command and get their share. The youngest is honest and gets nothing. She is also cursed and rejected. It is the prelude to an unprecedented power struggle, with all the injustice, betrayal, death and destruction that entails, leading to a heartbreaking conclusion. Het Toneel Speelt performs almost the complete version in the original cast of twelve actors, with Mark Rietman in the title role.
Credits
text: William Shakespeare
translation: Evert Straat
adaptation: Ronald Klamer
direction: Jaap Spijkers
actors: Mark Rietman, Daan Schuurmans, Bracha van Doesburgh, Tijn Docter, Jules Croiset, Fockeline Ouwerkerk, Fabian Jansen, Dries Smits, Lykele Muus, Tarikh Janssen, Simon Heijmans.
scenography & light design: Guus van Geffen
costume design: Bernadette Corstens
soundscapes & sound design: Jorg Schellekens
martial choreography: Jeroen Lopes Cardozo
production: Nancy Thomas, Nadia Benameur
make up & hair: Pilo Pilkes
Première
23 August 2012, DeLaMar (Amsterdam, NL)