Theodor Holman (born 9 January 1953, in

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) is a Dutch

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, and

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of Indo descent. He studied

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and

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at the

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. He was

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of the satirical student newspaper Propria Cures. His play ''Breivik meets Wilders'' () depicts a fictional meeting between

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and controversial Dutch lawmaker

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at London's Heathrow airport in March 2010. The play was staged at Amsterdam's De Balie theatre. Other plays are currently under development in Sweden and the UK.

Bibliography

*''Een lekker leven'' - A nice life (1986) *''Apenliefde'' - Monkeylove (1991) *''Familiefeest'' - Family party (1992) *''Hoe ik mijn moeder vermoordde'' - How I murdered my mother (1999) *''Het blijft toch familie'' - They're still family (2001)

Filmography

Films as screenwriter: *''

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'' (2003) *''Cool!'' (2004) *''

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'' (2005) *''Oorlogsrust'' (2006) *''

'' (2007)

References

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