Versus

In Versus, we witness the long-awaited interview with a popular media figure rumored to have built a large following and a potential political activism. The country's most prominent journalist interrogates this charming figure before a live audience. She attempts to uncover his true intentions, to show who lies behind the mask of this natural leader.
But to do so, she'll have to rise above herself. As their struggle intensifies, the interview becomes the continuation of a centuries-old titanic struggle for the public's favor, the truth, and ultimately, power.
With Versus, Vincent van der Valk and Casper Vandeputte join forces once again, following their theatre hit Immens (2020 Playwriting Award), to make your head explode in a joyful way. This time, together with Anthony Fiumara, Cello Octet Amsterdam, and top acting talent Ntianu Stuger.
Versus promises to be a musically stunning and intoxicating journey through our deepest desires and fears about how we treat each other. Two actors and eight cellists will do everything they can to resolve, once and for all, the great human primal conflict: me versus the other.
Dutch spoken.
Credits
Director: Casper Vandeputte
Text: Casper Vandeputte and Vincent van der Valk
Based on an idea by: Anthony Fiumara
Composition: Anthony Fiumara
Dramaturgy: Joris van der Meer
Assistant director: Bogi Bakker
Dramaturgy assistant: Zamity Mitelembe
Actors: Vincent van der Valk and ’Ntianu Stuger
Musicians: Cello Octet Amsterdam
Scenography and lighting design: Julian Maiwald
Sound design: Sander van der Werff
Costume design: Rebekka Wörmann
Production manager: Jitske Weijand
Technical production: Dion Schuddemat
Lighting technician: Rinke Bartelink & Nik Tenten
Sound technician: Femke Diemer
Dress Designer: Sanne Kamp & Nathalie Alink
Co-production: Theater Utrecht and Cello Octet Amsterdam
Campaign image: Benning & Gladkova