R2D2_OR_NOT_2B2
Feb 17 -
Apr 16
De Warme Winkel
What happens when the most famous play in theatre history is no longer performed by humans, but by machines?
In Hamlet: R2D2_or_not_2B2 by De Warme Winkel, robots take over the stage and reconstruct Shakespeare’s classic.
Irony, philosophy and estrangement
- Date
- February 17, 2027 - April 16, 2027
- Genre
- Theatre
- Language
- Dutch
- Location
- Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Grote Zaal
Between irony, philosophy and estrangement, a sharp reflection emerges on humanity, technology and whether we still have control over our own story.
Tickets and times
Human, machine and masterpiece in disintegration
But what happens when that very icon is taken over by a dozen robots? In this free and provocative adaptation, De Warme Winkel brings a colourful collection of intelligent vacuum cleaners, bionic animals and androids in existential crisis onto the stage. They attempt to reconstruct Shakespeare’s masterpiece as fragments of a shattered vase. While they reenact scenes, they become entangled in their own programming.
They analyse, imitate and disrupt what theatre and humanity actually are. Just as Hamlet himself stood on the threshold of eras, this performance also exists in a transition: from human to digital, from feeling to code, from play to system.Is this world-famous play still capable of interpreting our time, or does it reveal that we ourselves have become part of a larger algorithm?
About De Warme Winkel
De Warme Winkel is considered one of the most exciting theatre companies in the Netherlands. They create performances nationally and internationally, in both small and large venues, and are known for their radical, playful and conceptual approach to theatre.
From lockdown projects to performance actions and collaborations with other makers, the company continuously operates at the intersection of theatre, visual art and social experiment.
Credits
concept, text and staging
Rosie Sommers, Ward Weemhoff, Marieke de Zwaan
cast incl.
Byeongsu Lim, Rosie Sommers, Ward Weemhoff, Marieke de Zwaan
final direction
Bianca van der Schoot
dramaturgy
Mira Gebhardt
choreography
Byeongsu Lim
set design
Theun Mosk | Ruimtetijd
associate set design
Rients Dijkstra | Ruimtetijd
lighting concept
Theun Mosk | Ruimtetijd
robots
Merijn Versnel, Cas Dekker (Ruimtetijd), Cedric van Daalen, Roel Leenders
costume design
Ginta Tinte Vasermane
music and sound design
Marijn Brussaard
researcher
Pace Veeger
production management
Joppe Kos
technical production
Cedric van Daalen
marketing
Lisa Groot, Nynke Kimmel
co-production
Staatstheater Hannover
with support
from Ammodo Arts, AFK, FPK (international co-production), Gieskes Strijbis Fonds
with thanks
to Charlotte Vlugt, Dylan Hunter, Nikolaj Salzwedell, Sofia de Valk, Tom Huppermans
