“…TUSK proves that they’re serious about their ambitions”

“…it also proves that this company has found its position in modern-day The Hague.”

“Hopefully TUSK can develop further in the coming years offering English language theatre…”

- Eric Korsten, Den Haag Centraal/Cultuur, 2009.

BOOKING NOW FOR DECEMBER 2010:

TUSK’s newest performance, in co-operation with OperaDans and STET

“CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS.”

A beautiful show that will take you to the heart of Christmas Spirit – Three Yule tales from the US, Germany and Spain will get you in the mood for that most special time of the year.

With the talents of singer Nicole Jordan from OperaDans, and the warm sounds of the instrument that takes you to other dimensions, the harp… Storytelling and theatre are mixed to take you and your children to enjoy that special time of the year!

Book Now for performances between 7th and 17th December 2010 in The Hague!

ABOUT TUSK

TUSK international Theatre Company is based in The Hague, The Netherlands

Artistic Director: Ellis Van Maarseveen

Produced by: Stichting The English Theatre (STET)

For information on booking performances or workshops contact: tusk.tc@me.com

>> Booking tickets: go to the Ticketshop on www.theenglishtheatre.nl

TUSK international theatre company provides English language theatre by internationally trained performers and artists. Different backgrounds and training methods deliver a wide and open-minded  approach to  our community and culture.

TUSK’s team of actors, directors and artists provides our audiences with both modern and classic plays, whether originally written in or translated into English. In order to link Dutch culture with our international audience, TUSK also stages the translated work of  contemporary Dutch playwrights.

Mission Statement

We create theatre for both the international community and Dutch nationals; our contemporary vision on modern and classical plays reflects our wish to respond to our environment and to comment on what we see, hear and feel regarding values and ethos. We are sensitive to what our audience wants while at the same time experimenting with new and visually strong approaches to theatre. We want to link the past with the present, combine theatrical disciplines, and provide entertainment that keeps our audiences on their toes in a theatrical environment that has a low threshold, i.e. we play either on location or in small theatres.  In order to reach our younger audience, TUSK organises special performances for students and schools.

TUSK’s future

In co-operation with production company STET, we want to be at the centre of English language theatre production and theatre education in the Netherlands. In order for our audience to feel at home with our programming, we are working at finding a base, a building to call our own. This central point provides TUSK with rehearsal- and performance space for its projects, but also workshop- and teaching rooms and offices to establish all these activities. TUSK wants to offer a full-size programming schedule in which to find modern and classic plays for an audience ranging from 4 – 104; three or four productions per year would be ideal. STET also brings in English language performances from abroad, and we think that being the home to this TUSK and STET co-operation puts The Hague in the centre of English language theatre in the Netherlands.

We don’t receive subsidies, funding or sponsor-donations on a regular basis, although the City of The Hague supports  us with project-based subsidies.

We still need your support! You can do that by coming to see our productions, of course, but also by becoming a supporter of TUSK and STET. Your company can make all the difference, so if you to sponsor our work, please contact us a.s.a.p.

We hope to meet you soon at one of our performances!

If you want to be included on a mailing list that tells you all about TUSK’s performances but also about other English language theatre in the Netherlands, contact www.theenglishtheatre.nl  They keep you updated – and they won’t pester you with unnecessary mails.

What we’ve done so far and our plans for 2010/2011:

2006: SUMMIT CONFERENCE, by Robert David MacDonald

2007: PLAY STRINDBERG, by Friedrich Duerrenmatt

2008: CHEKHOV TIMES THREE, three one-act plays by Anton Chekhov

2009: MARE LIBERUM – NEW CRUSOE, by Ton Theo Smit

2010: THE AUCTION, by Tineke Endema

2010: Christmas, Christmas, Christmas. (from 7th – 17th December)

2011: SPURS / AJAX : a hit-show by Dutch playwright Ton Theo Smit, in a re-make for an international audience – Springtime

2011: NIJINSKY’S LAST DANCE, by Normal Allen; a very special co-operation between former NDT-dancers and actors in this play about one of the world’s most talented dancers, Vaslav Nijinsky, who changed the entire face of classical ballet in early 20th Century Russia and France.

IT CAN BE YOUR CHOICE:

We do English language plays, but why not give us suggestions, for example, for  a Spanish season, or a Greek season – combining mod

Let us know if your school(s) want a particular play that could be part  of your English curriculum?

TUSK is part of your community, so we want to know what you want to see!!

Feel free to contact us at tusk.tc@me.com and share your ideas… there will be some free tickets for you if we go with your suggestions…

For the trailer for our last performance, ‘The Auction’, please click on the link below:

To see the trailer for ‘Chekhov Times Three’ (2008)

click on ‘Performances’, and go to ’Chekhov Times Three’;

or visit www.espressomedia.nl

Actors and artists who have worked with us (in no particular order):

Rupert Farley, David Krugel, Carlo Smeets, Nicole Moerland, Emmeline Prior, Erik Van Den Broek, Philip Rachid Ivanov, Lionel Leeuwin, Greg Cox, Edmund Dehn, Marene Van Holk, Zac Kelty, Edward Fromson.

Designers:

Vasilis Apostolatos, Ricki Vander Tas.

Directors:

Ellis van Maarseveen, Vanesa Abajo Perez

Composers:

Ivana Kis, DJ Scully

We have received kind help from the costume- and set/props department at the Nationaal Toneel and the costume department of the Netherlands Dance Theatre.

Photos on this website by Lucia Contreras, Berbera van den Hoek and Nikki Oosterveen

Artwork and photography for Mare Liberum -New Crusoe:  Ricki van der Tas

Artwork other productions and trailer for The Auction by Sam Gwilym

Ellis Van Maarseveen Artistic Director

Please note: The swastika-sign shown in photographs taken during ’Summit Conference’ does not reflect ideas or beliefs held by TUSK international theatre company; we do not aim to cause offence by showing these pictures and we apologise if we have done so.