My dear favorite
A novel the author himself thought no one would ever want to read, but which quickly became a bestseller. A 49-year-old veterinarian falls for a forbidden love with a farmer's underage daughter during a sultry summer.
A love that quickly becomes an obsession. A story with moving yet intense scenes in which the adult man and the 14-year-old girl grow ever closer until a boundary is crossed. Ivo van Hove is the first director to adapt this heartbreaking yet terrifying novel for the stage.
Kloosterboer is responsible for building the decor
The Volkskrant
How set designer Jan Versweyveld's cloudy skies also play an active role—as if they were music, not decor. Rhythmic, pulsating with the beat of the performance: it's all impressive.
