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Theatre Directing

A Raisin in the Sun

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Writer
Lorraine Hansberry
Venue
De La Mar Amsterdam // KAF // De Meervaart
Producers
Well Made Productions
Opening night
January 2016
"Director Teunkie Van Der Sluijs has clearly envisaged a universal, timeless drama, which impeccably demonstrates the enduring significance of the production’s themes."
★★★★ Parool
"Performing excellently, the cast portrays all these dreaming family members as deeply human characters with warm beating hearts.”
★★★★ Trouw
"A Raisin in the Sun is elevated by a universality skilfully amplified in Teunkie Van Der Sluijs’ direction."
★★★★ Theaterkrant

A family drama about daring to hold on to dreams even as they threaten to dry up in the pace of life. Well Made Productions produced the Dutch premiere of this Broadway classic, one of the first contemporary repertoire plays by a Black author for a Black cast.

Staged in an abstracted domestic setting that could be turned manually 360 degrees, A Raisin in the Sun enjoyed a sell-out tour praised by critics and audiences alike.

Samora Bergtop, Mandela Wee Wee, Andre Dongelmans and Joy Wielkens in A Raisin in the Sun. Photo: Jean van Lingen.

CREDITS

writer
Lorraine Hansberry (transl. Esther Duysker)

stage design
Niek & Sjoerd Kortekaas

lighting design
Floriaan Ganzevoort

sound design
Ata Güner

costume design
Nicky Nina de Jong

dramaturgy
Karim Ameur

cast
Jetty Mathurin
Mandela Wee Wee
Joy Wielkens
Yorick Zwart
Samora Bergtop
André Dongelmans
Djamila Landbrug
Adam Kissequel
Yamil Jones

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