InPlayers’ Fall 2026 production, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, is based on the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey, adapted by Dale Wasserman.

The play is directed by Nina Cohen.

Performances Dates:

• Thursday, October 29, 2026, 19:30

• Friday, October 30, 2026, 19:30

• Saturday, October 31, 2026, 19:30

• Sunday, November 1, 2026, 14:30

Performance Location: Polanentheater, Amsterdam

Director: Nina Cohen

Synopsis of the Play: Adapted from Ken Kesey’s novel, the play centres on the convict McMurphy, who simulates mental illness in the hope that a transfer to a psychiatric hospital might ensure an early release. But McMurphy hasn’t bargained for the rigid regimen of Nurse Ratched, who dislikes their disruptive — though McMurphy’d say liberating — effect on the ward. The play shows how one person’s struggle against a ruthless system can grow into a powerful indictment of authority and conformism.

About the Director: Nina has directed many plays for the InPlayers: Mother Goose, Amadeus, The Real Inspector Hound, Arsenic and Old Lace, Clockwork Orange and The Elephant man.

Tickets

• Regular price: €22,00 (plus €1,00 ticket fee)

• Early-bird price: €19,00 (plus €1,00 ticket fee)

• Member price*: €15,00 (plus €1,00 ticket fee)

• For a group discount (10 tickets or more), please contact marketing@inplayers.org

*InPlayers members will receive 2 discount codes by email in August, 2026.

Cast

• Aakansha Gupta as Candy Starr

• Adam Lawrence as Dale Harding

• Babette Hinterleitner as Nurse Flinn

• Delphine Ural as Martini

• Elizabeth Salas as Sandra

• Freek Wouters as Chief Bromden

• Jeremy Farncomb as Randle McMurphy

• Jeremy Keighley as Cheswick

• Meriel Newey as Dr. Spivey

• Nathan Pollpeter as Aide Turkle

• Patrick Annez de Taboada as Billy Bibbit

• Ryan Dunn as Aide Warren

• Sherilyn Caudle as Nurse Ratched

• Sue Greene as Scanlon

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