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
Factory worker Lena / Leyla Nazanin Taheri
Factory worker Arthur Jelmer de Groot
Foreman Gé / Djinn Xander van Vledder
Journalist / Factory worker Iris / Fortune teller Valerie van Erven Dorens
Musicians Ensemble Caravan: Jawa Manla (Ud & Singing), Yanna Pelser (Violin & Singing), Sinan Arat (Ney), Bram Wassink (Base & Bouzouki), Julian Schneemann (Piano), Jeroen Batterink (Percussion & Drums)
Supporting Parts Rozemarijn van den Beld, Joyce Bleeker, Jamie Duijvestijn, Corine Filius, Ilse Jansen, Lianne van de Kamp, Gerdien de Kroon, Marcel van Straten, Veroniek Vreugd, Evi Winkelman, Sophie Winkelman, Julia Zandvliet
Concept & Stage direction Annechien Koerselman
Playwright Annechien Koerselman
Composition & Conductor Julian Schneemann
Setdesign Juliette Mout
Costumedesign Leila El Alaoui
Lightdesign Wilfred Loopstra
Assistant director Jente Poïez
Organisation (production, technics & business management) Theater Orpheus Apeldoorn
CALENDAR
Apeldoorn Theater Orpheus September 07, 2024 20.00h premiere
Apeldoorn Theater Orpheus September 08, 2024 14.30h
Apeldoorn Theater Orpheus September 11, 2024 20.00h
Apeldoorn Theater Orpheus September 12, 2024 20.00h
Apeldoorn Theater Orpheus September 13, 2024 20.00h
Apeldoorn Theater Orpheus September 14, 2024 20.00h
Apeldoorn Theater Orpheus September, 15 2024 14.30h
Amsterdam Meervaart Theater September 20, 2024 20.15h
More information: SALVE and POPPY
Detail Detail Mural Zwitsal Factory Poppies to Pills © Harry Meek
