The Good Hope

Overview

Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck which duly goes down in a storm. Kniertje is left behind, alone and lonely. Based on Herman Heijermans’ socialist-inspired Dutch theatre classic.

Directed by Louis Saalborn, Alex Benno

Top cast

Esther de Boer-van Rijk

Kniertje

Philip Dorn

Geert

Jan Van Ees

Barend

Annie Verhulst

Jo

Willem van der Veer

Reder Bos

Sophie de Vries-de Boer

Vrouw van Reder Bos

M

Miep van den Berg

Clementine

Coen Hissink

Kaps

W

Willem Hunsche

Simon

Cissy Van Bennekom

Marietje

August Kiehl

Daantje

A

Anton Verheyen

Kobus

Aaf Bouber

Truus

C

Clara Vischer-Blaaser

Saart

Matthieu van Eysden

Sergeant Mariniers

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