Meeuw
Oct 29 -
Oct 31
Het Nationale Theater / Nina Spijkers
In a holiday home, family and loved ones come together, each with their own desires and ambitions. What begins as a seemingly calm gathering soon turns into a game of jealousy, disappointment and unspoken expectations.
New voices clash with old certainties
- Date
- October 29, 2026 - October 31, 2026
- Genre
- Theatre
- Language
- Dutch
- Location
- Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Rabozaal
Director Nina Spijkers breathes new life into Chekhov’s classic with a sharp, contemporary take on generational conflict, artistic ambition and the need to be seen.
A young writer tries to make her voice heard with her first play, while the older generation holds on to what is familiar. One wants to innovate, the other to preserve, and in between friction begins to build.
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About the creatives
Gender-swapped
Meeuw shows how difficult it is to break free from expectations, especially when those who came before you continue to set the rules. At the same time, there is humour and lightness in people’s inability to truly understand one another.
With a gender-swapped cast and a direct, contemporary performance style, Nina Spijkers turns this classic into a vivid and актуal production, in which the characters feel strikingly close and recognisable.
Credits
Text
Anton Chekhov
Direction
Nina Spijkers
Cast
Gustav Borreman, Emma Buysse, Tamar van den Dop, Antoinette Jelgersma, Yamill Jones, Alex Hendrickx, Yela de Koning, Anniek Pheifer, Jaap Spijkers
Scenography
Dennis Vanderbroeck
Lighting design
Tim van 't Hof
Sound design
George Dhauw
Costume design
Wojciech Dziedzic
Dramaturgy
Remco van Rijn
Assistant director
Goosje Leeuwenstein
