Richelle II (A Shakespeare Adaptation) 3-6 July 2025, Amsterdam

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Thursday 3 July 2025 20:00

Friday 4 July 2025 20:00

Saturday 5 July 2025 20:00

Sunday 6 July 2025 14:30

It’s 1399. At the whim of the country’s leader people live or die. England is ruled by the will and pleasure of one. And She Is Not a A Man. In fact only women hold the power in this reimagined gender swapped version of Shakespeare’s Richard II.

This captivating play is all about power dynamics and the personal and moral choices that the characters face. Richelle II is in power. A queen whose only focus is her own needs. She takes at will and puts herself above the law. Her actions leave a trail of misery and discontent. The queen spares no-one not even her family is safe. Until some decide that they’ve had enough. But will they overthrow a queen? And if even the highest born ladies in the land are powerless where does that leave the men who have no voice at all?

We will be shedding light on the role of both genders and how our modern perception shifts as we immerse ourselves in a world that could have been.

Historical quote from Christine de Pizan 1399. “The man or the woman in whom resides greater virtue is the higher; neither the loftiness nor the lowliness of a person lies in the body according to the sex but in the perfection of conduct and virtues.”

Chris de Pizan – Richelle II

“Not being man nor woman defines your quality

It only matters who you choose to be”

Richard II is of the few Shakespeare plays written entirely in iambic pentameter (verse). Our Richelle II adaptation adheres to the same principles Shakespeare uses in his works and is set in the historical location of Cometa.

The adaptation is by our artistic director: Jo van der Meij

price: € 17.50

Student price € 14.50

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