John Lanting: Koning van de klucht

John Lanting: Koning van de klucht (2018)

Documentary

John Lanting and his Theater van de Lach (Theater of Laughter) ‘De Koning van de Klucht’ (The King of Farce). John Lanting wanted to be a clown from an early age. From 1949 onwards, he led a very adventurous life, which he ended after four years to attend the Amsterdam Theater School. He performed with the Rotterdam Theater for eight years before making his breakthrough with Kafka's Monkey. In the years that followed, he performed this show all over the world. In 1971, John Lanting founded his Theater van de Lach (Theater of Laughter) and staged his first farce a year later. From 1973 onwards, the performances were broadcast on television by TROS. In 1996, Lanting decided to end his Theater van de Lach at its peak. He had performed more than 3,300 shows with over 2 million visitors.

Director: Elmira van Dommelen

Casts

	John Lanting as Self
	Hein Boele as Self
	Richard Groenendijk as Self
	Bruni Heinke as Self
	John Leddy as Self
	Jon van Eerd as Self

Crew