Soldier of Orange - The Musical

SOLDIER OF ORANGE - THE MUSICAL

Up until the day German troops invade the Netherlands in May 1940, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and his friends lead ordinary, untroubled lives as students at Leiden University. Suddenly, they face choices that will change their lives forever. Friendship, love and everything they value is put to a punishing test. Will they fight for freedom, Queen and country? Or will they look away, maybe even join the enemy?

Soldier of Orange is based on the true story of one of the greatest Dutch resistance f ighters in WWII, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema. Having escaped to England at the start of the war, he smuggled radio transmitters into the Netherlands for the resistance group Contact Holland. In 1942 he trained as a RAF-pilot, eventually taking part in bombing runs over Germany. After becoming the personal aide to Queen Wilhelmina, he was awarded the highest Dutch military honour for his work in the resistance.

Set between August 1939 and May 1945, the story follows the lives of Erik Hazelhoff Roelzema, his group of friends and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

ENGLISH AUDIO DESCRIPTION

Starting August 22, the musical Soldaat van Oranje will also be available in English, thanks to a pioneering application of audio description technology via the visitor's smartphone. This innovation makes the production more accessible and now available to international audiences, including expats and tourists. Through a dedicated app, visitors receive real-time English-language context synced with the live performance.

Soldier of Orange premiered on October 30, 2010 with the former Queen of the Netherlands Beatrix in attendance. The theatre, where the Dutch production Soldier of Orange plays is a plane hangar at a former Airport, nearby Amsterdam. The audience experiences the show in ‘SceneAround’, a theatrical performance solution specially developed for this production. The audience is seated on a 360-degree rotating auditorium that turns from set to set. Soldier of Orange played more than 3,700 performances to a total audience of over 3,7 million.

Special collaboration: Julia Harriman performs English versions of musical numbers

As a teaser for the English-language experience, two of the show’s most iconic songs are now available in English. These include ‘No Way Back’ and ‘There’s No-One Here But Us’. These English tracks are sung by musical theatre star Julia Harriman, known from The Voice US and her role as Elizabeth in Hamilton on Broadway. She is the daughter of American composer Tom Harriman, who composed the entire score for Soldaat van Oranje. Tom previously composed music for well-known American films and TV series, including Baywatch. Together, Julia and Tom Harriman connect two generations, two worlds, and two continents to this distinctly Dutch story.

Get your tickets now at www.soldaatvanoranje.nl and experience this unforgettable Dutch musical phenomenon.