Nederlands Theater Festival

The Nederlands Theater Festival bursts into life again this autumn! After modest years, we open the doors wide with the best performances of the past theatre season. Discover a range of stories on stage, across generations and theatre genres, from the many corners of the Netherlands and Flanders.

The Nederlands Theater Festival takes place from 1 to 11 September in Amsterdam.

Nederlands Theater Festival 2022


The Nederlands Theater Festival is there to celebrate theatre and its audience. And to show the very best in theatre. With its selection, the Dutch Theatre Jury presents 'an anthology of the beauty that Dutch theatre has to offer. A beauty that does not self-satisfactorily blind or disguise, but one that stimulates, disrupts and submerges the spectator in wonder. A beauty that touches you', according to the Toneeljury.
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So come and see the best performances for eleven days. In a fortnight time, the Nederlands Theater Festival will be presenting performances from the Official Jury Selection, productions from the Flemish Theatre Festival, BNG Bank Theatre Prize nominees and award-winning youth performances. The festival traditionally closes in IITA with the Gala van het Nederlands Theater, where the most important Dutch theatre awards are handed out, such as the Louis d'Or and the Theo d'Or.

The programme

Much beauty has been created in recent times. A yearning for real contact has produced one of the most versatile and urgent theatre years in ages. This is noticeable in the programme. In addition to the ever-puzzling selections by the Netherlands Theatre Jury, The Flanders Theatre Festival and the BNG Bank Theatre Prize Jury, this year the nominees for the VSCD Mime Prize will also take the stage.

VIEW THE ENTIRE PROGRAMME

NTF TALKSHOW

Do you find it fun and interesting to go deeper into the performances? Then come to the live NTF TALKSHOW during the Netherlands Theatre Festival. Before the performances, Dionne Verwey and Jennifer Muntslag take turns in ITA to talk to the creators - directors, writers and designers - of the performances that will be staged during the festival. In addition, up-and-coming theatre makers playing in the Amsterdam Fringe Festival will treat the audience to live acts and performances.

The NTF TALKSHOW takes place in the Salon of ITA. On 1 en 2 September it starts at 7.15pm. The starting time on 3 - 10 September is 7.30pm. Admission is free. You're welcome to join!

NEDERLANDS THEATER FESTIVAL IN ITA

Language NP Language no problem De Gabber Opera Urland Theater De Gabber Opera
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De Gabber Opera is inspired by The Bacchantes by Euripides, and shows the timeless penchant of man for stupor and ecstasy.
Language NP Language no problem Unseen Jakop Ahlbom Company Theater Unseen
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Poetic love drama in the unique visual style of the makers of Lebensraum, Horror and Knock-Out.
Language NP Language no problem Elisabeth gets her way GRIP / Jan Martens Dance Elisabeth gets her way
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A danced portrait of the Polish Elisabeth Chojnacka (1939 - 2017), an exceptionally talented and passionate musician who was partly responsible for the revival of harpsichord music in the mid-20th century.
Language NP Language no problem Slachthuis Vijf Theater Rotterdam / Erik Whien Theater Slachthuis Vijf
Close Slachthuis Vijf Theater Rotterdam / Erik Whien
Erik Whien brings Kurt Vonnegut's anti-war book Slachthuis vijf (Slaughterhouse-five) to the stage.
Language NP Language no problem Lichter dan ik Korthals Stuurman Theaterproducties / Olivier Diepenhorst Theater Lichter dan ik
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From the woman's perspective, Lichter dan ik offers a look at the struggle many Indonesian women have fought during colonial rule.
Language NP Language no problem Girls & Boys Toneelgroep Oostpool / Daria Bukvic Theater Girls & Boys
Language NP Language no problem La Codista Wunderbaum Theater La Codista
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A personal text about identity and the desire to sometimes go slower.
Language NP Language no problem The Clowns Convention Wunderbaum / Theaterhaus Jena Theater The Clowns Convention
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We want you to join our army. And if you think we are just clowns you're wrong. You are the biggest clown yourself.
Language NP Language no problem The doctor
ITA–EnsembleTheater The doctor
Close The doctor ITA-ensemble / Robert Icke
Robert Icke has a warm heart for the classics, which he adapts in his own personal and radical way. Once again, he is making a contemporary adaptation, this time of Professor Bernhardi by Arthur Schnitzler.
Language NP Language no problem The State of the World - Pussy Riot: Maria Alyokhina Nederlands Theater Festival Perspective programmes The State of the World - Pussy Riot: Maria Alyokhina
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In The State of the World, international speakers shine their light on issues currently affecting the world.