Silence of the Dogs
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Fri 15 Jan '2720:30Location: Natlab - Main Play (Kastanjelaan 500)
Rank 1 Normal € 23,50 CJP € 21,-
A kitchen. A pool of blood. A knife. And a woman on the floor. Stop. Rewind. Play. Following the success of *Holly Goosebumps*, Ada Ozdogan is back at * Het Zuidelijk Toneel *, this time creating a production with Gillis Biesheuvel and Keja Klaasje Kwestro. Kwestro recently won the Mary Dresselhuys Prize and the Theo d’Or for Best Supporting Role in F*CK LOLITA. In this theatrical thriller, we check two female neighbors— wier —whose loneliness converges in a fateful way. Serious stuff, but full of suspense inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s *Rear Window*.
Ever since she was laid off, Izola has spent her days wandering back and forth between the window and the kitchen table, seeking relief from the heat on hot summer days. Friends leave voicemails saying, “ af ”; only the stray dog that comes to drink water can still coax a smile out of her. Then her neighbor appears at her window. She’s reaching out and knows more about Izola than is good for her.
Frame by frame, the play reconstructs how something small can unintentionally spiral completely out of control, in a cinematic performance that gets deeper and deeper under your skin.
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About Ada Ozdogan
Ada Ozdogan af from directing school in Maastricht and works around the themes of identity and ideology. At Het Zuidelijk Toneel , she made the critically acclaimed Holly Goosebumps. This "epic blockbuster on play" was immediately embraced by press and public alike.
Ada's work is characterized by a strong visual language that stems from large-scale form studies. In her work, she is interested in characters who resist social norms and the gaze and prejudices of others that imprison them. In her translation to the play, she engages with pop culture and our common frames of reference.
About Het Zuidelijk Toneel
Het Zuidelijk Toneel is the company of the South and tours the Netherlands and Flanders from its home town of Tilburg. The smallest to largest auditoriums are stormed by the permanent ensemble of six real playwrights. These are roused rather than tamed by the company's first female artistic director Sarah Moeremans. Together with a colorful gang of house directors, Het Zuidelijk Toneel creates performances that excite you, move you, and recharge you with new energy.
Credits
Directed and written by Ada Ozdogan ; starring Gillis Biesheuvel and Keja Klaasje Kwestro; dramaturgical advice by Joachim Robbrecht; costume design by Daphne de Winkel; sound design by Marijn Brussaard; lighting design by Tim van het Hof; technical direction by Tom IJpelaar; photography by Sofie Knijff
