Gerard Jan Rijnders

Gerardjan Rijnders may well be the most important theatre-maker in Holland. He is director of the trend-setting Toneel¡groep Amsterdam, has written and produced many plays, made sensational settings of existing modern and classic plays and himself acted in many. While studying at drama school in Amsterdam in the early seventies, he produced plays written by Edward Albee and Thomas Bernard and a very productive theatre career with an impressive series of productions followed. In his theatre work he has often revealed an eye for topical issues. He has also an obvious interest in modern media and television in particular. His step from theatre to television directing fits in with this.

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