A 213-minute Dutch musical about a forgotten star? Trust me, your tears won't need subtitles.
Four-part musical about the life of Dutch actress Fien de la Mar, chronicling her earliest days on stage with her father, her glory days as a stage and movie star and the building her own theatre, up until the tragic end of her life.
Acting
Jasperina de Jong inhabits Fien like a second skin—devastating.
Production
Period-perfect theatre reconstructions that breathe real greasepaint.
Score
Original songs that actually advance tragedy, not just decorate it.
Director
Jan Keja
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fien de la Mar was the Netherlands' biggest pre-war star, yet her name barely survives outside theatre historian circles.
Jasperina de Jong was primarily a cabaret star; this dramatic role was considered shocking casting at the time.
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