Faëton

The story

Registration of the 1987 perfomance by the Dutch theatregroup De Appel of the tragedy 'Faëton Of Reuckeloze Stoutheit' by the poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel from 1663. The story is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and begins begins with the Sun God Phoebus who fathered four children with Clymene. When the children grow up, they go with their mother in search of father, but they wonder whether he really exists. When Phoebus hears this, he promises to fulfill every wish of his children. His son Faëton takes advantage of this and wants to spend a day in the solar chariot through the universe. That causes a lot of problems on earth, since Faëton's recklessness almost causes extinction.

Cast & crew

Christine Ewert

Christine EwertKlymene

Alexander van Heteren

Alexander van HeterenFaëton

Joke Last

Joke LastFaetuze

Oda SpelbosLampete

Lilian Bakker

Lilian BakkerFebe

Sacha BulthuisRei van Uren

Wim Bouwens

Wim BouwensHemelraad

Aus GreidanusJupiter

Trudy LabijFaam

Carol Linssen

Carol LinssenFebus

Will van KralingenJuno

René Vernout

René VernoutHemelraad