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The Crucible
InPlayers’ 2025 Spring production is The Crucible by Arthur Miller, directed by Niamh Merritt.
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Wyrd Sisters
InPlayers’ first production of season 2024-2025 is Wyrd Sisters, by Terry Pratchett®, adapted by Stephen Briggs.
This play is directed by Rae Gerritsen.
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The Day They Kidnapped The Pope
InPlayers’ June 2024 production, The Day They Kidnapped The Pope by João Bethencourt, is directed by Alexandra Sokolowski.
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FEATS 2024
InPlayers is proud to participate and compete in FEATS 2024, with a performance of Anxiety and Broken Love, by Linda Sjöström.
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The Surprise Guest
On the 4th of April, InPlayers and Playhouse are performing The Surprise Guest, (“Les Belles Soeurs”) by Eric Assous.
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Murder and Other Fun Things, The Abridged Version
We present our Spring 2024 production: Murder and Other Fun Things, The Abridged Version, by Geoffrey Stoddard, to be performed from March 14 till 17.
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The Surprise Guest
On the 30th of November, 1st, 2nd and 3rd of December, InPlayers and Playhouse are performing The Surprise Guest, (“Les Belles Soeurs”) by Eric Assous.
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Fresh Directions
Seven short plays directed by fresh talent.
Every Other Night,
The Unwanted,
The Wedding Story,
First Fireworks,
Rough for Theatre I,
Cain Town,
Anxiety and Broken Love,
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Under Milk Wood
Come and meet the quirky residents of the village of Llareggub in the upcoming InPlayers production of “Under Milk Wood”, by Dylan Thomas. Performed at the Polanentheater in Amsterdam, from Thursday, March 23, till Sunday, March 26. Tickets are sold HERE.
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It's a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, Adapted for stage by Joe Landry
We were delighted to complete our winter show, in collaboration with Downstage Left, performed at the Polanentheater from 15th - 18th December 2022. Co-founder of Downstage Left and longterm InPlayers member Denis Burke was our director and we enjoyed working with him and benefiting from his experience!
It's a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, adapted for stage by Joe Landry is based on the classic holiday movie with a clever twist thrown in: the story is staged as a live radio broadcast. Actors portray numerous characters, and sound effects are done through Foley artists. It’s a Wonderful Life is about the life of George Bailey, a generous and well-meaning man who has become too downcast and tired to continue living. It will take help from a lovable angel to show George what life would be like if he wasn’t born for George to have a change of heart and understand the true spirit of the holidays.
The cast consisted of Downstage Left and InPlayers members, old and new. This was the first time that we put on a show in collaboration with another talented theatre group and we were very excited with this new initiative.
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Noir Suspicions
In this hard boiled comic mystery sequel to the ever-popular Murder at Cafe Noir (performed by the InPlayers in 2015), ex-private eye Rick Archer is now the confused manager of Cafe Noir on the island of Mustique. He is confronted with a corpse on the dock, a mysterious femme fatale, a French blackmailer and a businessman who wants both the cafe and the woman. Rick is arrested after the blackmailer is murdered in his club. It is up to the audience to convince the magistrate that he is innocent. A tribute to Casablanca with many references to the classic movie, Noir Suspicions is guaranteed to delight audiences whether or not they are familiar with Murder at Cafe Noir.
Cast & Crew
Aakansha Gupta
Ángela Sedeno Cacciatore
Brian Ligthart
Chadi Wehbe
Christine Blakeley
Delphine Ural
Eliza Vostokova
Eoghan Kellher
Evonne Dunne
Freek Wouters
Jasmin Cortez
Jeremy Keighley
Katya Petrova
Ken Kitchen
Liubov Titarenko
Mavis Lee
Meriel Newey
Natascia Azzarellona
Sean Olsen-Roy
Sherilyn Caudle
Vasiliki Votsika
Yvonne Newton
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Comedy: The Virtuous Burglar & Silver Wedding
Also performed 4th - 5th December 2021 matinees at the Polanentheater
Our smash hit show came back for a second run! After sell-out performances in December, we were very excited to announce that the double bill of The Virtuous Burglar & Silver Wedding will return to the Polanen theatre for 4 performances from 31st March to 2nd April.
Dario Fo’s The Virtuous Burglar (translated by Joe Farrell) is a traditional farce that tells the tale of a thief who gets a little more than he bargained for when he breaks into the apartment of a wealthy couple. Mistaken identity, unexpected phone calls and cheating couples all play a part in this hilarious romp that looks at the natures of honesty and deception.
Matteo Pasquini is a contemporary author, based in the Netherlands. Silver Wedding is about a newly married couple who unwittingly become the victims of a scam when ordering furniture online. Fast paced and silly, this comedic play looks at the dangers of trust and internet shopping!
Evening performances - 31st March, 1st April, 2nd April
Matinee performance - 2nd April
This amateur production of “The Virtuous Burglar” was presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
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The Elephant Man
Inplayers are proud to present The Elephant Man written by Bernard Pomerance and directed by Nina Cohen. Join us in December for what promises to be a wonderful evening of drama at the Polanentheater, Amsterdam. Performances will take place Dec 5/6/7/8 at 20:00. Tickets will go on sale shortly.
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One Acts Summer Production
Inplayers are proud to present this summer’s 2019 production of One Act plays. Join us in July for delightful performances ranging from serious drama to hilarious comedy!
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An Enemy of the People
The InPlayers proudly presents our Winter Production 2018 of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen.
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Allegro, A Musical
With a lush musical score, catchy songs and an ‘everyman’ story, ‘Allegro’ focuses on one man's life, from birth in 1905 until his thirty-fifth year, portraying life and love against the backdrop of the Depression.
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Drama: Buried Child
The InPlayers is proud to present Buried Child. Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Buried Child is a powerful and brilliant dark comedy that probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream...
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One Table, Two Chairs
Vignettes of life from an unexpected angle.
This seriously humorous and humorously serious piece of theatre takes you to your favorite restaurant and offers you a table nearby.
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Musical theatre: Nymph Errant
Nymph Errant is the light-hearted story of Evangeline Edwards, who graduates from a finishing school in 1933. She and her classmates are encouraged by their teacher, Miss Pratt, to "experiment", in the broadest sense possible. What follows is a romp through Europe with plenty of opportunities for snappy Cole Porter musical numbers, interesting dialogue, lots of accents, wonderful costumes, a few dance steps, exotic locations and a good time for all.
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Straight and Narrow
What happens when you're not "straight" and your family's a little bit narrow? Join the InPlayers for one modern family's account of how a gay man can still walk the "Straight & Narrow". Written by Jimmie Chinn and directed by Matt Percy, "Straight & Narrow examins what can happen when misconception mixes with miscommunication - resulting in a hilarious and heart-warming evening of theatre.
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Mother Courage and Her Children
Mother Courage and Her Children
by Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Svarupa
1 - 3 December 8.00pm
4 December 2.00pm
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Three By Three
Three by Three
Creativity in the Time of Dictatorship, written and directed by Giorgi Corrêa Rossi
Bombshells, by Joanne Murray-Smith, directed by Rachel Gorman
Audience, by Michael Frayn, directed by Matt Percy
8-11 June 7.45pm
12 June 2pm
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Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude, by Colin Higgins
Directed by Terrence Sinclaire
11-14 November 8.15pm
15 November 3pm
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The Pillowman
The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Svarupa and Derek Mitchell.
Tickets: €15 Reservations: www.theaterstudioamsterdam.nl or tickets.inplayers@gmail.com
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Virtual Reality
by Alan Arkin
Directed, produced and stage managed by Sandy Topzand
Performed 12th May, Perdu
Performed 15th May, Badhuistheater
Performed 23rd May, FEATS: Festival of European Anglophile Theatre Societies.
Hamburg, Germany
FEATS Award winners for:
Best Play, Best Actor (Eli and Brian jointly) and Best Stage Management
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Murder at Cafe Noir
by David Landau and Nikki Stern
Directed by Alex McKenzie & Terrence Sinclair
Performed at Badhuistheater
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Mountain Language & Precisely
By Harold Pinter
Directed by Polly Perkins & Derek Mitchell
Performed at:
- The English Bookshop
- Badhuistheater
- FEATS Fringe in Luxembourg
- Amsterdam Floating Grounds Festival
- Amsterdam Free Fringe Festival (Vondelbunker)
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Drama: A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
Directed by Nina Cohen, Musical Director & Composer Frieda Jacobowitz
Performed at het Polanentheater
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Dark Lady of the Sonnets
by Anthony Burgess
Directed by Nina Cohen, Musical Director & Composer Frieda Jacobowitz
Performed at het Polanentheater
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Death in the Living
by Mike Williams
Directed by Polly Perkins
Performed at het Polanentheater
and FEATS 2013 in The Hague: Main stage and Fringe.