The 'Woman with the Beard' is about the 'grand circus of lying', but it is in the first place a tribute to love. A real merry-go-round, an horizon that is blue like a film-studio, the low-hanging lamps, piled-up office furniture and a baby elephant, they all evoke associations like a Fellini movie. During the design process, there was a constant search for the right pictural balance between the world of circus and the world of politics. The carroussel makes only one turn during the entire performance: At the end when the politician stays behind alone, with in the background the U2 song ‘All I want is you’. That is where the connection is between circus and politics… and the lie turns on and on.
Review De Telegraaf, April 13, 2007
(...) a fascinating theatrical mosaic. (...)
Review NRC Handelsblad, April 14, 2007
The final scène of the woman is moving. The merry-go-around makes another turn in the background, the popgroup U2 sings ‘All I want is you’. (...)
Review in De Groene Amsterdammer, April, 2007
The final scène is as hard as rock. Terpstra and his ensemble have delivered a master-piece that will resonate for a long time.
