an Apeldoorn one-thousand-and-one-nights tale
Premiere September 07, 2024, Schouwburg & Congrescentrum Apeldoorn (NL)
ALARM! It has come to a scuffle in the Zwitsal factory. A journalist from the regional broadcaster comes to get a story, but finds a closed community. Foreman Gé does not want to comment on what exactly happened. What lies behind the factory facade of gentle baby care products?
Every day, the female factory employees pack fresh-smelling ointments on an assembly line, while their male colleagues disappear behind closed doors. Until Lena's curiosity gets the better of her and she - disguised as a man - breaks into the chemical department. The hidden poppy oasis she finds here takes Lena and her silent love Arthur away from the monotonous factory work to an enchanting thousand and one nights world. But these joint dream flights to the Middle East are not without consequences. How does the foreman get the Apeldoorn Zwitsal factory back in line?
Salve & Poppy imaginatively connects two different worlds, which have more in common than you would expect at first glance. Connected by poppies, the West and the East merge insurmountably. Orpheus's Zwitsal production is a revealing music theater performance that puts a hidden Apeldoorn story in the spotlight. Salve & Poppy is Theater Orpheus's third own production. These productions are based on regional stories that have a national appeal. Annechien previously created her own production LOO - when palace walls make themselves heard at Theater Orpheus.
Photo © Angela Stouten
Credits Cast & Crew
Commissioned by RTV Gelderland, documentary maker Olga Tops followed the creation of the production Salve & Poppey (Zalf en Papaver) - an Apeldoorn one-thousand-and-one-nights tale and made not one but two beautiful documentaries about the preparations of this music theatre productions and all the work in front of and behind the scenes.
Documentaries © Olga Tops (RTV Gelderland)
Reviews
De Stentor, Jeroen Pol, September 09, 2024
Wet eyes during the final applause: former employees see their Zwitsal factory come back to life.
The togetherness, the family feeling of that time, came back to many former employees. Some got wet eyes and wiped away a tear. A number of things were very recognizable, especially in the details. The quick walk with which the canteen was sought after the sound of a buzzer. The activities of the employee association. Or those times when a fake mouse was brought along to scare the ladies in the packing department.
With limited resources, [they] have created recognizable sets. The packing tables. The office upstairs. The pipes for the extraction. And there are top actors on stage. Done really well.
