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:
Thu., Oct. 29 '26 evening
Fri., Oct. 30 '26 evening
Sat. Oct. 31 '26 matinee (to be confirmed at a later stage)
Sat. Oct. 31 '26 evening
Sun. Nov. 1 '26 matinee
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.
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Cast
Aakansha Gupta as Candy Starr
Adam Lawrence as Dale Harding
Alcina Summers as Aide Williams
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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