ITA Live: Kings of War
In Kings of War, director Ivo van Hove focuses on political leadership. The original texts were retranslated by Rob Klinkenberg and then thoroughly adapted: the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and the Rose Wars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, which are emphatically present as a historical context in the original pieces, were referred to the background in the adaptation in order to accommodate a varied portrait of successive kings. As leaders in times of political instability and war, they show remarkable affinities with world leaders today.
Cast: Ramsey Nasr, Eelco Smits, Hans Kesting, Hugo Koolschijn, Aus Greidanus Jr., Alwin Pulinckx, Bart Slegers, Chris Nietvelt, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Harm Duco Schut, Ilke Paddenburg, Celia Nufaar, Jip van den Dool
Crew: Ivo van Hove (Director), William Shakespeare (Author), Rob Klinkenberg (Translator), Bart Van den Eynde (Adaptation), Peter van Kraaij (Adaptation)
