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A TOUCH OF THE DUTCH
New Plays By Dutch Women Writers
Ed. Cheryl Robson
Introduced by Mieke Kolk

A THREAD IN THE DARK
HELLA HAASSE
A profound retelling of the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, from the viewpoint of Ariadne.
Winner of the Visser Neerlandia prize

EAT
MATIN VAN VELDHUIZEN
A darkly comic exploration of the lives of 3 sisters who come together to eat, drink, and celebrate the anniversary of their mother’s death.

DOSSIER: RONALD AKKERMAN
SUZANNE VAN LOHUIZEN
A highly topical two-hander, detailing moments between
a patient suffering from AIDS and his nurse.

WRITE ME IN THE SAND
INEZ VAN DULLEMEN
A poetic portrayal of a family where layer upon layer is removed to reveal the painful secrets within.

THE CARACAL
JUDITH HERZBERG
A comic one-woman show about a teacher whose complicated love life is revealed through fragmentary telephone conversations.

'. ..the moving story of a relationship between a young man in the final stages of AIDS and his nurse, Dossier: Ronald Akkerman is a Dutch play which tackles the epidemic full-on.'  Gay Times.

Price £9.95
ISBN 0-9515877-7-3
230 pages

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