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Of/Niet

Of/Niet by tg STAN.

Of/Niet (2006) is a comedy about adultery and divorce, in which the misunderstandings heap up.

Of/Niet is based on the texts Party Time by Harold Pinter and Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn, and was special in that all four actors in tg STAN performing onstage together for the first time since 1997.

Of/Niet was part of the Black Box Teater program during The Contemporary Stage Festival in 2009.

Information

(Objekt ID 7693)
Object type Production
Original title Of/niet
Premiere September 9, 2009
Produced by tg STAN
Based on Party Time by Harold Pinter; Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn
Audience Adults
Language Dutch
Subtitles Norwegian
Keywords Theatre, Comedy, Tragicomedy/Seriocomedy
Running period April 19, 2006  
Duration 2 hours 15 minutes
Website tg STAN - info

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On the webpage of Black Box Teaters tg STAN is presented as follows:

"Two keywords characterise tg STAN: actor-oriented and undogmatic. The undogmatic aspect is reflected through the company name - S(top) T(hinking) A(bout) N(ames) as well as the repertoire. The company works with a wide range of texts, all based on social criticism. Cocteau and Anouilh stand side by side with Chekhov.

Thomas Bernhard is equated to Ibsen and comedies by Wilde or Shaw stand side by side with essays by Diderot. This range doesn't reflect a wish to present something to every taste, but rather a well-considered, purposeful attitude towards the repertoire.

For tg STAN the actor is key. The company works without a director, a strong notion they refuse to compromise. Perhaps this is the reason their best work make such a powerful unit. The actors' joy in working makes the productions sparkle, while communicating social and political points without moralising.

tg STAN was established in Antwerp in 1989 and throughout the first half of the 1990es it gained the position as one of Belgium's most recognised theatre companies, a status the company still possesses."

Source:

Black Box Teater, blackbox.no, 26.10.2010, http://www.blackbox.no/content/titlePresentation.php?tid=2017&displayNav=false

Contributors (17)
Name Role
Janine Brogt – Translation (Oversettelse, Pinter)
Laurens Spoor – Translation (Oversettelse, Ayckbourn)
Marianne Dyrnes Vallat – Translation (OVersettesle til norsk)
Thomas Walgrave – Stage design
An D´Huys – Costume
Thomas Walgrave – Lighting design
Jolente De Keersmaeker – Co-creator
Sara De Roo – Co-creator
Damiaan De Schrijver – Co-creator
Frank Vercruyssen – Co-creator
Thomas Walgrave – Co-creator
Jolente De Keersmaeker – Actor
Sara De Roo – Actor
Damiaan De Schrijver – Actor
Frank Vercruyssen – Actor
Immo Klink – Photo (Hårnålsbilde i program)
Thomas Walgrave – Photo
Performance dates
Festivals (1)
Press coverage

Laveyne, Liv (26.04.06). of/niet. De Morgen [Brussels]:

"The STANners have a wonderful time in this web of misunderstandings, as does the audience. The audience may laugh, but the situations that arise are painfully recognizable. STAN’s question is: do we laugh back at the picture we see of ourselves? Or not?"

Smets, Wim (03.05.06). MisunderSTANding. The weekly magazine Knack [Brussels]:

"(...) flawlessly executed, extremely witty and totally compelling."

Janssen, Hein (06.05.06). Of/niet entertaining and clever. de Volkskrant [Amsterdam]:

"Entertaining and clever. Comedy at a high level, perfectly poised between technical skill and a huge wink."

Ancion, Laurent (10.06.06). STAN - Itching powder for the stage. Le Soir [Brussels]:

"If your friends don't like the theatre, take them to see STAN and they will surely change their mind. It's irresistible. After this your friends won't be able to do without!"