Je, Anne - Mark Vijn Theaterproducties
On July 6, 1942, Otto and Edith Frank, together with their daughters Margot (16) and Anne (13), went into hiding in the storage spaces behind the office building of Otto's company at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. The couple of Pels (called "Van Daan" by Anne in her diaries) and their son Peter soon joined them, later followed by dentist Fritz Pfeffer (Albert Dussel). The eight people in hiding stayed at their hiding place - renamed "Het Achterhuis" by Anne - until their discovery on August 4, 1944.
The performance You, Anne tells what happened in the back house in these two years. The many difficult moments, the tension and uncertainties, but also the mutual warmth and moments of hope are highlighted. Central are the personal story of Anne and the diaries in which she wrote this down. They give an intimate look into the feelings, developments and (un) certainties of the young girl who, despite everything, always managed to remain optimistic. She always signed the stories in her diaries with "you, Anne".
Other than in earlier stories, films and theater pieces, tells you, Anne The actual story of the people in hiding in the Secret Annex without this being dramatized, supplemented or adapted in any way.
- Free introduction at 2.15 pm