Theater – ImagineNation https://www.imaginenation.nl ImagineNation Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:24:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.11 Anne https://www.imaginenation.nl/productions-venues/anne/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:37:06 +0000 http://www.primordial.nl/projects/robin/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=64 ANNE is a theater play based on the life of Anne Frank

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ANNE, the first play based on the original writings of Anne Frank, premiered in May 2014 in Theater Amsterdam. Imagine Nation produced the show in collaboration with the Anne Frank Fonds (founded by Anne’s father Otto Frank in 1963 and based in Basel, Switzerland) and Het Nationale Theater (the Dutch national theatre). The creative team, headed by creative producer Robin de Levita, also consisted of Theu Boermans (director), Jessica Durlacher and Leon de Winter (writers) and Paul van Brugge (composer).  ANNE opened to rave international reviews and became the longest running play in the history of the Netherlands.

The play uses Anne Frank’s writing and converted her diary letters into dialogues and monologues with the aim to hear her world through her own words. The Anne Frank house was represented by an exact life-size copy, so the audience saw her life through her eyes as much as possible.

ANNE was created at the initiative of and in cooperation with the Anne Frank Fonds. This foundation is the sole heir of the Frank family and any income yielded by the Frank estate is redirected to fund educational and charitable purposes worldwide. ANNE is the first ever theatrical performance based on all the versions of Anne Frank’s diaries, including the uncensored ones, edited by herself.

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]]> The Pianist https://www.imaginenation.nl/productions-venues/the-pianist/ https://www.imaginenation.nl/productions-venues/the-pianist/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:20:31 +0000 http://www.primordial.nl/projects/robin/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=240 In 1997 Andrzej Szpilman prepared the publication of the memoir The Pianist, written in 1945 by his father Władysław Szpilman for the German publisher ECON (1998) and later for British publisher Orion (1999). The Pianist became an international bestseller. It was named Book of the Year by the LA Times, Washington Post, Independent and Lire, and was translated into more than 35 [...]

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]]> In 1997 Andrzej Szpilman prepared the publication of the memoir The Pianist, written in 1945 by his father Władysław Szpilman for the German publisher ECON (1998) and later for British publisher Orion (1999). The Pianist became an international bestseller. It was named Book of the Year by the LA Times, Washington Post, Independent and Lire, and was translated into more than 35 languages.

Two years after Szpilman’s death, Roman Polanski’s The Pianist (2002) won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the following year three Academy Awards (best adapted screenplay, best actor and best director), and BAFTA Awards for best film and best direction.

Writer/director Emily Mann has agreed to take on the transformation to the live stage. Opening is scheduled for 2019 at the McCarter Theater in Princeton (New Jersey, USA) with the ambition to become Broadway bound.

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