Radio-Machine-Theater

Amsterdam Poet's Theater brings two performances to WORM: 'Boring Machine' and 'Variations, Variants'. Artun Alaska Arasli and Joachim Robbrecht write and rehearse new theatrical texts in just a few weeks. The audience watches actors grappling with freshly learned lines - minimal set, no fuss.

The first performance is broadcast live from WORM's radio studio; you follow the piece wearing headphones. After a short break, the programme moves to the blackbox for the second performance. The language is Dutch.

Performance 1 - Boring Machine (live radio theatre)
19:30-20:30, WORM foyer
With Luca Bötzel and Marien Jongewaard.
Theaterkrant: "As the text progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that it is a meta-narrative about the acting profession itself (...) it feels as though we have ended up in a kind of existential purgatory."

Break
20:30-20:45, WORM foyer
(Asian snacks, meals and drinks are available at the bar, also during the performances.)

Performance 2 - Variations, Variants (blackbox theatre)
20:45-21:30, WORM UBIK
With Abke Haring and Danou Robbrecht-Nara.
Theaterkrant: "Once again, Amsterdam Poet's Theater demonstrates its great strength in allowing experienced actors, free from any expectation of audience appeal or repeatability, to take a completely different approach."

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