Outlying Islands

Year
2005 - 2006

Creatives
Directors:  Elger Abbink and Jeroen Vandommele

Production Manager: Jeannet van Dalen

Writer
David Greig

Synopsis
It is the summer of 1939. Storm clouds are beginning to gather over Europe as the whole world is about to descend into a war darker and more destructive than anything civilization has ever seen. And yet, despite the obvious imminent threat of war, the British Government finds it worth the effort to send two Cambridge students of biology, Robert and John, to a remote Scottish island to study and survey birds. The two students themselves are not the least bit bothered by this; they have been waiting all their lives for this opportunity. A pristine habitat of birds, untouched by civilization, to study, all for themselves! Well, almost for themselves anyway, since first the two chaps have to deal with Mrs Kirk, the island's puritan caretaker, who is not pleased at all with the arrival of the two boys and their interest in nature. Birds lay eggs,and God put them on this earth for man to eat. Isn't that all we need to know about birds? And there is Ellen, Mrs Kirk's niece, a distracting and dividing factor on the island. Despite Mrs Kirk's efforts, Ellen is becoming more familiar with certain sensibilities of a changing world: Ellen has found the darkness you find in cinemas and has fallen in love with the stars of silent comedy...

Cast
Cornelis Krottje: John

Kees de Vries: Robert

Swaeske de Vries: Ellen

Martha Wielinga: Mrs. Kirk

Simon Thunnissen: Captain

Crew
Rebecca Parent

Alain Reniers

Karin Ruitenbeek

Sarah van Steenderen

Herma Wielinga

Mathilde van Steeg

Marianne Bertout

Antonio Borges Cruz

Medy van Dijk

Naomi de Ruiter

Mark de Vries

Performances
December 14th 2005: Universiteitstheater

December 15th 2005: Universiteitstheater

December 16th 2005: Universiteitstheater

Sponsors
Lichtpunt

Café De Keyzer

Café Klapper

Special Thanks
Jeroen Jager (Artistic advisor)

Hans Jansen (for his advice in the later stages of directing the play)

Hans Abbink (for the amazing conceptual bird artwork he spent so much time on and for his part in constructing the door)

The staff of the University Theatre, in particular Frans van Rijn

The porters of the University buildings

Joop, caretaker of OBS 23 (for letting us use the basement during rehearsals)

Jaap Schipper (for lending us the camera)

Joost van Steeg (for the use of his military equipment)

The other members of GUTS plus the board

Everyone who contributed to the play in many small ways