NRC Online, by Elisabeth Oosterling
For those who have a first-row trauma, Declaration of Love (forever) is good therapy. Four actors shamelessly put their spectators on a pedestal.
Thanks for sitting there,” they flatter. The compliments get more and more awkward the closer they get. “I say yes to you,” whispers Marien Jongewaard to a lady.
More than a hymn to the audience, Declaration of Love is an ode to theatre: the interaction between player and viewer, the moment when telephones are switched off and we let a performance wash over us.