Kees Torn
Kees Torn, 1991
Kees Torn (born 1967 in Oostburg) is a Dutch text writer and comedy performer.
Career[]
Torn started his cabaret performance in 1991, when he was studying at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. As "Kees en Ik" (Kees and I), he performed quite a successful show with fellow student Gerrie Hondius. In 1994 he made his official solo-debut with the show "Laat maar laaien".[1][2] Torn is known for his old fashioned style of comedy performance, which consists largely of songs and poems. Torn prefers to write about whisky, cigars and love.[3]
Prizes and nominations[]
- 1991: "Groningen Studentencabaret Festival": personality prize (Kees & Ik)
- 1994: "Leids Cabaret Festival": jury- and audience-prize
- 1996: "Werftheaterprijs"
- 1997: Conamus-supportprize
- 1998 (or 1999?): Annie M.G. Schmidtprize
- 2005: Nominated for "Neerlands Hoop"
- 2007: Won VSCD Poelifinario 2006-2007
Shows[]
- 1995: Laat maar laaien
- 1996: Als ik het niet dacht
- 1998: Plek Zat (Room enough)
- 2001: Mooie boel (Nice mess)
- 2002: In de gloria
- 2004: Doe mee en win
- 2006: Dood en verderf (Death and destruction)
- 2009: Einde verhaal (End of story)
- 2010-2011: Loze kreten
- 2016: Eraf met dat dak
References[]
- ^ Biography of Kees Torn (zwartekat.nl)
- ^ Kees Torn lust er nog wel één Archived 2004-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, article in Cursor, university newspaper of the Technical University of Eindhoven, written by Huibert Spoorenberg, may 22nd, 1997
- ^ Taalvirtuoos Torn is dromerig en giftig, Patrick van den Hanenberg, De Volkskrant, November 29th, 2004
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