Soldaat van Oranje - De Musical
Epic musical production built inside a hangar on the disused Valkenburg airfield near Leiden in the Netherlands.
The entire 1103-seat auditorium rotates to face a total of nine totally different sets / environments, including facing a huge water tank & projection screen. The rotating auditorium concept is not new, but the implementation here, using a system named StageAround, is hugely impressive in scale and complexity.
Netherlands Production:
Opened on 30th October 2010. Closed on 11 July 2026.
The show was closed from 14 July to 11 September 2025 to allow for modifications / improvements / upgrades, in preparation for the 15th anniversary.
Director: Theu Boermans
Producer: Fred Boot, Robin de Levita
Script: Edwin de Vries
Music: Tom Harriman
Lyrics: Pamela Phillips Oland
Sets: Bernhard Hammer
Choreography: Sarah Miles
Lighting Design: Gerhard Fischer
Sound Design: Jeroen ten Brinke
Projection Design: Peter Wilms
Costume Design: Catherine Cuykens, Margriet Procee
London Production:
Was due to open at the Royal Docks, London in autumn 2020.
The production was paused due to the Coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, amid news the newly-constructed venue, the Royal Docks Theatre, might be needed for the NHS to use as a hospital overflow.
English Scriptwriter: Jeremy Brock
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