The director Raven Ruell does not shrink from solid spoken-word theatre. After Het leven en de werken van Leopold II, De Kersentuin (The Cherry Orchard) and Missie, he is now directing Heiner Müller’s version of the Greek classic Philoctetes, a frenzied ménage à trois which takes place against the background of the Greek-Trojan war. When Philoctetes receives a blow which puts him out of action in the battle against Troy, Odysseus leaves him behind on an island like a piece of rubbish until it turns out that he can’t win the war without him. This signals the start of a political sparring match between a cold pragmatist (Dirk van Dijck), a vengeful exile (Nico Sturm) and an ambitious unbeliever (Bruno Vanden Broecke) each of whom is angling for power, using their own weapons. Strong fare, with strong performers.

Production in Dutch subtitles Fr & Eng

K.V.S
€ 10 > € 16