The entire public - including those left behind - weeps for the violence that has been inflicted on these and hundreds of millions of other women, and continues to be inflicted
every day.
Rarely has the healing power of theater become so clear to me, especially because of the international character of this moment of collective solidarity.
Theaterkrant - 2023
Review
Whistleblowers
Is attack the best form of defense?
A committed team of young women bursts onto the hockey field, ready for the challenge.
But much more is at stake, as the play reveals back-story’s
and situations that the women have been experiencing.
As the lines between the game and social commentary start blurring, the team finds a collective voice of anger and frustration at the fate of women in South Africa.
The team needs to make a vital choice: attack or defend.
Created and performed by:
Reabetswe Gaentswe, Boitshepo Maile, Kgaogelo Makgoba, Modipadi Mokgohloa, Phindiwe Qakoshe and Quintijn Relouw
Directed by: Quintijn Relouw & Rob Murray
Scenography & Costume: Quintijn Relouw, Anke Hurn
Stagemanager & technician: Feziwe Nyoni
Lighting design: Onkgopotse Nene
Technicians: Bram van der Snel, Feziwe Nyoni
Produced by: Verity Productions, Studio Engine Off
Met hun onafgebroken, virtuoos gesproken teksten overrompelen de drie het publiek en zo worden we in Engine Off stap voor stap gezogen in de complexe binnenwereld van de hedendaagse mens.
Theaterkrant - juni 2023
Engine Off
Take a musical journey through the Harculo power plant with Engine Off. With a concert pianist, a flutist, a mime artist, and three actors, you will embark on a musical journey through the Harculo power plant.
Discover the beautiful landscape and the intricate architecture of the power plant through your ears.
With compositions by Ligeti and Debussy, interspersed with Beckettian texts and various performers, the power plant is given new life. The plant works overtime and longs for silence, for peace. For that particular moment when the engine can be turned off. Surrender yourself to this new musical experience.
Engine Off is made possible in part by the Erfgoed parade, with the support of the VriendenLoterij.
Director: Quintijn Relouw
Pianist: Koenraad Spijker
Flutist: Mark Alban Lotz
Performers: Aleksej Ovsiannikov, Carlo Paardenkooper, Megan De Kruijf, Judith Engelen
Text: Quintijn Relouw
Produced by: Studio Engine Off