27th Letter Theatre

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Who I Am

My name is
Saskia
world citizen & creative
Delivery expert in the digital tech industry by trade, I have a huge passion for theatre, storytelling, and travelling. I have lived in 6 different countries around the globe.
My passion is storytelling
captivating & emotive
Stories fascinate me. I read my first book when I was 2 years old, I performed in my first play when I was 5 years old, and I wrote my first short story when I was 7 years old.
The world is my stage
inside out & outside in
I direct, I act, I produce, I write. I travel. I've made theatre, film, and stories in collaboration with other world citizens - both in person and online.
What I Do

directing
In June 2016 I directed my first full-length play; "There Has Possibly Been an Incident", for KDC Theatre. I directed 3 short plays as part of KDC Theatre's Full Stack show in 2019, in November 2019 I directed "Animal Farm" for KDC, "Time After Time" at The Etcetera Theatre in May 2022, "Chatroom" for KDC Theatre in November 2022, "Hedda Gabler" at the Drayton Arms Theatre in April 2023, "13" by Mike Bartlett in April 2024 for KDC Theatre, and most recently "Empty Mirrors" at The Space in September 2024.
I have directed many short plays, rehearsed readings, and short films for Directors Cut Theatre Company since its inception in 2015.

As a director I work extremely collaboratively, I try to teach as well as coach, make it fun for everyone while getting the best out of my actors and crew.

acting
My first steps on stage were during a community centre kids' show about immigration and homelessness. I lost a tooth during that show! I haven't lost any teeth on stage since, but I have been on many more stages.

All throughout primary and secondary school, high school, and university, I was part of theatre groups and took many short acting courses. After university I became part of a local theatre company in my hometown of Amersfoort in The Netherlands. I also took acting courses at CSSD in London and NIDA in Sydney.

I love being on stage, pretending to be a mother, a bus driver, a vampire. Most recently, I performed in short play "Sport" for South London Theatre as part of their summer anthology show in 2023.

stage managing
Directors Cut Theatre Company was founded in 2015 by creative director and friend Heather Ward. I have been working with her at DCTC since day 1, first as stage manager and now as associate artist. I still stage manage for all DCTC shows; Make The Cut, Write to Right, Art From The Heart, and the Director's Club showcases.

In September 2015, I acted as stage manager for Kate Moore's These Shining Lives at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington.
In 2017 and 2018, I stage managed 2 shows for the New Theatre in Sydney: "After The Dance" and "Fucking Men". I also stage manage all shows for 27th Letter Theatre, and the shows I direct for KDC Theatre.
producing
I created my own production company, 27th Letter Theatre, in 2019 in preparation of staging "Not Such Stuff" at the Camden Fringe Festival in London, in 2020. COVID-19 threw a spanner in the works, but 27th Letter Theatre has now produced multiple full-length plays and a few short films. I produce all shows for 27th Letter Theatre and most of the shows I direct for KDC Theatre.
Upcoming Work
this is what I am currently working on

Secret Project #1
Sketch show
I am working with a writer and actor on a very exciting sketch show that we are hoping to produce early 2025.
Secret Project #2
One-woman show
I am working with a writer and actor on a one-woman show, in the very early stages of script development and planning.
Secret Project #3
Music video
I am working on a treatment for a music video of a German musician, aiming to produce and direct the project as well.
Secret Project #4
Translation of a play
I am translating a Flemish play into English with the aim to produce and direct the project as well.
Gallery
photos from my past productions
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Empty Mirrors
September 2024

Empty Mirrors
10 - 14 September 2024

Three women, each carrying unvoiced anger and frustration and facing an uncertain future, are challenged by a young artist and her radical work. Is the central character, Mavis, just an ordinary older woman; is she Vic’s mother, Ron’s wife, Jean’s lover, or an individual artist exploding onto the scene as an exciting new performance poet?

Empty Mirrors tackles key female issues around age, women’s perception of themselves, coming out at a later age, and the pressures created by family ties and long-term relationships.

Cast & Creatives

Mavis: Barbara Mariposa
Jean: Cate Morris
Vic: Catherine Allison
Binz: Georgia Neath

Directed by: Saskia van 't Hoff
Written by: Linda Morse

Co-production with BOB Theatre (bobtheatre.co.uk)
13
April 2024

13
01 - 06 April 2024

13 is a political drama that weaves seemingly small threads of personal stories into a tapestry of global politics. A complex play that deals with choices, war and peace, and doing the right thing versus the good thing.

Cast & Creatives

John: Jibreel Salaam
Ruth: Grace Over
Holly: Olivia Cordell
Edith: Jenni Wredden
Mark: Ricardo Dines
Amir: Ram Noureddine
Rachel: Aden Cotter
Stephen: Iain Prest
Sarah: Steffanie Freedoff
Dennis: Stephen Reimer
Ruby / Carol: Vaaruni Nayak
Alice / Fiona: Marina Norman
Martin / Rob / Paul: Rufus Walkden
Liam / Busker / Figure in Black: Daniele Di Bernardo
Sir Christopher / Policeman / Heckler / Terry: Nathan Beetar
Shannon / Esther: Helen Dickens
Zia / Sally: Jen Zhao

Directed by: Saskia van 't Hoff
Assistant Director: Simon Berry
Stage Manager: Cornelia Klefeld
Written by: Mike Bartlett
Hedda Gabler
April 2023

Hedda Gabler
18 - 22 April 2023

Newlywed Hedda is beautiful and desirable. She is also spoiled, bored, and jealous. When her new husband doesn't give her the attention she wants, she turns her attention to old friends - and how she can make them pay attention to her.

Cast & Creatives

Hedda Tesman: Rushma Thapa
Jorgen Tesman: Calvin Crawley
Eileen Lovborg: Milly Walters
Judge Brack: Fahad Salman
Thea Elvsted: Olivia Cordell
Aunt Juliana: Jacky Rowland
Berte: Helen Dickens

Directed by: Saskia van 't Hoff
Produced by: Evgenios Kakolyris
Casting Assistant: Zora Owen
Written by: Henrik Ibsen
Adapted by: Patrick Marber
Chatroom
November 2022

Chatroom
29 November - 03 December 2022

5 teenagers meet in a chatroom online. They discuss anything from Willy Wonka to Britney Spears. But what happens when a sixth teenager with suicidal thoughts joins the chatroom? “Chatroom” is an angsty, raw, and truthful look at internet anonymity in the early naughties, teenage empathy behind that anonymity, and online bullying.

Cast & Creatives

Jim: David Whelan
Eva: Katie-Jayne Mainwood
Laura: Molly Millar
William: Oliver Jones
Jack: Rhys Pearson-Shaul
Emily: Saffy Andrews

Directed by: Saskia van 't Hoff
Written by: Enda Walsh
Time After Time
May 2022

Time After Time
12 - 14 May 2022

Man has always been more knowledgeable than Woman, from the Early Times to today. And Man will prove that fact even if Woman thinks he really shouldn't. Because Man knows better than Woman. Right?

Time After Time is a comedy in five hysterical periods.

Cast & Creatives

Man: Mark Joseph
Woman: Milly Walters

Directed by: Saskia van 't Hoff
Written by: Pete Talman
Not Such Stuff
January 2022

Not Such Stuff
25-29 January 2022

Not Such Stuff features 8 women from Shakespeare's plays that take the stage and speak up against the cards that they were dealt by their author.

Cast & Creatives

Juliet: Oriana Charles
Lady M: Lydia Cashman
Kate: Camilla Walters
Portia: Claire-Monique Martin
Regan: Anya Sayadian
Ophelia: Rushma Thapa
Marina: Bryony Tebbutt
Miranda: Tânia Pais

Directed by: Saskia van 't Hoff
Produced by: Penny Gkritzapi
Written by: Chris Wind (https://www.chriswind.net)
Animal Farm
November 2019

Animal Farm
26 - 30 November 2019

‘Animal Farm’ is a study in power, (in-)equality, corruption, and humanity. Originally written as a satirical piece warning against communism, it’s never been more actual than now; a time where equality and authoritarianism are talked about more than Love Island.

Cast & Creatives

Old Major / Napoleon: David Pearson
Squealer / Moses / Frederick: Nick Fraser
Snowball / Benjamin: Rhydian Harris
Narrator / Jones: Rahul Singh
Clover / Various Animals: Ylenia Mezzetti
Boxer / Pilkington: Yannis Lionis
Mollie / Muriel: Portia Leslie

Directed by: Saskia van 't Hoff
Written by: George Orwell
Adapted by: Nelson Bond
There Has Possibly Been An Incident
June 2016

There Has Possibly Been An Incident
28 - 30 June 2016

There Has Possibly Been An Incident is a play about choices and consequences. Pasts and futures. Questions and answers. Right and wrong. One story about bravery, one about accidental power, one about missed opportunities, and one about conviction in your own beliefs. Plus one more story about the biggest choice of them all.

Cast & Creatives

The Plane Hero: Su Vigus & Stephen Lucas
The Politician: Samantha Wright & Rob Whitaker
The Watcher: Deborah Omolade & Tom Cunningham
The Terrorist: Julia Pagett & Keir Mills

Directed by: Saskia van ‘t Hoff
Assistant Director & Designer: Rose Pickles
Stage Manager & Production Assistant: Olivia Ho
Written by: Chris Thorpe
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