THe HISTORY

  Come.
Wave us into the night.
Let your eyes see
and reach for the darkness.
Move across boundaries
clamour the great feeling
and dare to lose.
Play the game.
Yearn to share
and try to tell
what is seldom seen
heard
or understood.
Tie up to the illusion
reunite yourself with the anger
and the loss.
Laugh with it.
Come.
Into the night.

2009

eXPECTED

Margot en de postbode

Margot and the Postman

By: Herman van Veen
With: Gaëtane Bouchez and Karin Hougaard
Directed by: Herman van Veen
Season: 2009-2010

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2004
   

 

 

Mata Hari

By: Herman van Veen
With: Gaëtane Bouchez, Wendel Spier, Martine de Kok
Directed by: Herman van Veen
Choreography: Lilja Hermannsdóttir
Season: 2004-2008

 

The first repetition started in October 2003 in Leeuwarden and Soest. Shortly thereafter the show, "Mata Hari", started its 5 year tour. With Gaëtane Bouchez, Wendel Spier and Martine de Kok in the leading roles, it travelled to theatres in the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa and France. In France, the performance was tumultuously received by both the media and the public.

2004
   

 

 

Chanson de Daniël

Daniels song

By: Herman van Veen
With: Truus te Selle, Frédérik Steenbrink, Lilja Hermannsdóttir
Directed by: Herman van Veen
Season: 2004-2007
2002
   

 

 

The First Lady

By: Herman van Veen and Lori Spee
With: Lori Spee, Gaëtane Bouchez, Karin Hougaard
Directed by: Herman van Veen
Season: 2002-2005

 

The First Lady is a musical theatre production based on the life of Jacqueline Kennedy, and was written by Herman and Lori.

The songs were by Lori and released on CD (Harlekijn Records 304 016-2). The show was performed in the Netherlands, Flanders, South Africa, England, Scotland (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004) and the United States.


“At Harlekijn one finds a group of wonderful and kind people all working together to inspire each other. Harlekijn is close to my heart.”
Lori Spee

1994
   

 

 

Lune

By: Herman van Veen
Season: 1994
1990
   

 

 

Hartzeer

Anguish

By: Monique van de Ven, Thom Hoffman, Saskia van Basten Batenburg, Moniek Kramer, Judith Hees
Directed by: Frans Weisz
Season: 1990
1979
 

 

 

Ik zou nog maar één tegenstander hebben

I would have one opponent left

By: Herman van Veen
With: Michiel Kerbosch, Rosemarie Bergmans en een formule 1-wagen
Directed by: Jaak van de Velde
Season: 1979
1978

Claustrofobie

Claustrophobia

Poetry-spectacle on Hugo Claus
With: Annelies Vaes, Jaak Vissenaken
Season: 1978
1977
   

 

 

De Kamerrevue

The Room-revue

Compilation: Herman van Veen
With: Marlous Fluitsma, Michiel Kerbosch, Fransjes Gelderblom, Ad Rooymans (guitar), Anita Riezouw (piano)
Directed by: Herman van Veen
Season: 1977
1976
     
Theo Pont and Marlous Fluitsma

 

 

Jukebox 2008

By: Herman van Veen
With: Hetty Blok, Trudy Labij, Bram van der Vlugt, Marlous Fluitsma, Theo Pont, Michiel Kerbosch, Dirk Celis, Cor Witschge, Frits Hassoldt, Fransjes Gelderblom, Caroline van den Berg
Directed by: Arturo Corso
Season: 1976
1976
 
Tableau de la troupe


 












Mistero Buffo

By: Dario Fo
With: Charles Cornette, and others
Directed by: Arturo Corso
Season: 1976
1975

Palloeter

From the book "Pallieter" by Felix Timmermans
With: Dirk Celis, Ludo Leroy and Mia Verbeelen
Directed by: Michel Lafaille
Season: 1975
1975

Op avontuur

On adventures

By: Hauser Orkater
With: Hauser Orkater
Season: 1975
1975

Dagboek van een gek

Diary of a Madman

By: Nikolay Gogol
With: Dirk Celis
Directed by: Michel Lafaille
Season: 1975
1974

Measure for measure

By: William Shakespeare
With: Camera Obscura
Directed by: Franz Marijnen
Season: 1974
1974

Maldoror

By: Isidore Ducasse (alias Le Comte de Lautréamont)
With: Camera Obscura
Directed by: Franz Marijnen
Season: 1974
1974

Verschaeve

By: Bert Verhoye
With: Dirk Celis
Directed by: Michel Lafaille
Season: 1974
1974
 
 

De Spinse

The Spiderlike her

a play in four intertwined parts 
   
By: Herman van Veen
With: Marlous Fluitsma, Joost Nuissl, Els de Boer, Martie Wierenga, Gerard Jongerius,
Hans Koppes, Hans van der Linden
Directed by: Herman van Veen
Season: 1974
1973

Harlekijn is considered to be the “warme bakker” (the fresh bakery) of the Dutch culture.

1972
 
Jules Croiset in "De zangen van Maldoror"  
 

De zangen van Maldoror

The Songs of Maldoror

By: Isidore Ducasse (alias Le Comte de Lautréamont)
With: Jules Croiset
Directed by: Herman van Veen
Season: 1972-1973
1968

Herman van Veen and Laurens van Rooyen established Harlekijn Holland B.V.

An extract from the Harlekijn Holland B.V. deed:

 

Name, location, purpose and duration.
Article 1.

1. The limited liability company, carries the name: Harlekijn Holland B.V.

2. The company is located at Westbroek, municipality Maartensdijk.

3. The company has as its purpose:

a. to produce presentations, shows and such like in theatres or areas equipped as theatres in order to entertain the public on artistic and recreational

    level, including recordings, radio, film and television.

b. the training, coaching and performance of artists in the artistic and recreation sector;

c. to make use of companies, institutes or shops especially horeca (hotels, restaurants and café’s), recreation and advertisement for the purpose of

    entertainment activities and/or goods; at our own expense as well as the expense of third parties, taken in the broadest sense of the word, also the

    setting up or taking over of and participation in the management of other companies with a similar purpose.

d. The duration of this company is unlimited.