Titled "Anne," a major new production staged in a purpose-built theater on the outskirts of Amsterdam brings the story of Anne Frank to a new generation. Two of Holland's best known playwrights penned the drama.
Play brings Anne Frank's diary to life —
Titled "Anne," a major new production staged in a purpose-built theater on the outskirts of Amsterdam brings the story of Anne Frank to a new generation. Two of Holland's best known playwrights penned the drama.
Kurt Van Der Elst
The title role in "Anne" is taken by Rosa da Silva, who portrays Frank as a young girl, an adolescent in hiding and a young woman in the imagined postwar life she dreamed of.
An imagined new life for Frank —
The title role in "Anne" is taken by Rosa da Silva, who portrays Frank as a young girl, an adolescent in hiding and a young woman in the imagined postwar life she dreamed of.
Kurt Van Der Elst
The play uses Anne Frank's original writings to create a more realistic portrayal of the teenager. Previous adaptations relied on an edited version of the book.
Original writings used —
The play uses Anne Frank's original writings to create a more realistic portrayal of the teenager. Previous adaptations relied on an edited version of the book.
Kurt Van Der Elst
Unseen by the audience, a desktop featured in one scene is covered in realistic wartime documents, showing the production's intense attention to detail.
Intense attention to detail —
Unseen by the audience, a desktop featured in one scene is covered in realistic wartime documents, showing the production's intense attention to detail.
Barry Neild
The play uses elaborate moving sets to show the Frank family's flight from their comfortable life into a cramped secret annex shared with others.
Family facing persecution —
The play uses elaborate moving sets to show the Frank family's flight from their comfortable life into a cramped secret annex shared with others.
Kurt Van Der Elst
The play's creators hope it will become a permanent fixture in Amsterdam, attracting some of the crowds who visit the Anne Frank House in the city's center.
Bold addition to Frank legacy —
The play's creators hope it will become a permanent fixture in Amsterdam, attracting some of the crowds who visit the Anne Frank House in the city's center.
Kurt Van Der Elst
The play is performed in Dutch but there are plans to introduce subtitling and voice-overs in alternative languages starting in July.
International appeal —
The play is performed in Dutch but there are plans to introduce subtitling and voice-overs in alternative languages starting in July.
Kurt Van Der Elst
The play charts the life of Anne Frank from prior to her time in hiding to her last days in Bergen-Belsen, the Nazi concentration camp where she died after contracting typhus.
Tragic yet poignant ending —
The play charts the life of Anne Frank from prior to her time in hiding to her last days in Bergen-Belsen, the Nazi concentration camp where she died after contracting typhus.