#topper fabregas

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kudegra ng dalawang bakla (photos from Jake Cuenca's instagram [link] [link] [link])

Despite its status as a literary classic, stagings of Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado seem to be a rare sight in the country, so when asked why stage an adaptation of this material now, Guaballa shares, “The Cask of Amontillado is a timeless tale of revenge, obsession, and excess, whose simple premise, dark themes, and effective imagery make it easy for any reader to insert themselves into its point of view. Cask’s depiction of the intense relationship between two unscrupulous men gives it the perfect angle through which to tell a modern story of homosexual infighting, a romance turned sour, and the hellish nature of an on-again, off-again relationship [...]"

-from TheaterFansManila

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omg I couldn't focus on work without having something playing on my phone, so I just watched Cultural Center of the Philippines' streaming for "Wala Nang Bata Dito" written by Sari Saysay and directed by Tanya Lopez from the Virgin Lab Fest 2019 and??? holy fuck the story progression?? Venise Buenaflor's riveting delivery in this 1-person play?? that was fucking amazing. and heart-wrenching in how the situation is something that really happens in this country. when Buenaflor exclaimed the line, "Bakit ang mahal ng hustisya sa bayang ito?" ("Why is justice so expensive in this country?") I just. fuck 🙃

if you like Philippine theater, please head over to CCP's Facebook page for their free streaming of previous experimental plays as well as discussions on theater in the different parts of the country. VLF will be ongoing until Dec. 5.

[pinoyartist]

Angeli is a Filipino movie actress known for her indie-movie roles, most especially in Lav Diaz's "Melancholia" and "Norte, the End of History," for which she won a Gawad Urian Best Actress. Angeli Bayani, plays the Harper Pitt in the Atlantis Theatrical production. Angeli is cast alongside theater stalwarts Pinky Amador, Cherie Gil, Topper Fabregas, Markki Stroem, Andoy Ranay, Nelsito Gomez, and Art Acuna.Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary last year March 2019. PinoyArtist.com aims to help the Filipino culture and arts community by highlighting your struggles to turn isolation to inspiration. How do you keep yourself inspired during pandemic? Feel free to email us at admin@pinoyartist.com to get a chance to be featured! #AngeliBayani #GawadUrianAwards #BestActress #HarperPitt #IndieFilm #IndieMovie #Theatre #FilipinaActress #AtlantisTheatricalProduction #Pinoyartist

[juliandrews2004]

Bring your drinks and join the fun chat with our guests Dexter Santos, Ed Lacson Jr. & Topper Fabregas. Please like the Madmen FB page!help us reach 10k! https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-zXj-BvDX/?igshid=8wkbx8sboj30

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Crystal Palace v Chelsea Preview: Classic Encounter, Team News & Predictions

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Crystal Palace v Chelsea Preview: Classic Encounter, Team News & Predictions

Crystal Palace and Chelsea meet on Saturday at Selhurst Park in a crucial fixture for both clubs.

Palace will be looking for anything to try and kick start their season following a dismal start to the campaign. To score a goal will be an achievement for Roy Hodgson's side and the fans, following the failure to score in the opening seven fixtures.

Chelsea will be looking to bounce back at the first attempt after the international break following a poor performance at home to early table toppers Manchester City, losing 1-0.

Classic Encounter

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In the last 12 games against Chelsea, the Eagles have come out on top only three times, but the performance in the most recent meeting between the sides last season at Stamford Bridge will certainly give Palace some hope.

looked to be unbeatable at the time, but Palace came and did a job, coming out with an impressive 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge. The game saw three goals, but they all came inside the first 11 minutes.

Palace hadn't lost hope and only four minutes after falling behind, they found a leveller. Wilf Zaha fired a shot from the edge of the box to see the visitors draw level, and two minutes after their equaliser Palace took the lead as target man Christian Benteke found the target.

Team News

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Roy Hodgson will have a few absentees from the game on Saturday, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek unable to play against his parent club. Benteke will also be missing following his injury, so Bakary Sako looks set to be given the nod to try and find Palace's first Premier League goal of the season.

Wilfried Zaha is racing to be fit to feature on Saturday after he returned to training from a knee injury.

Antonio Conte has a few selection issues as well, with Alvaro Morata and N'Golo Kante both picking up hamstring injuries in recent weeks. They are both doubts for fixture on Saturday but Morata has more of a chance to feature.

Danny Drinkwater is still injured, so Fabregas and Bakayoko are the likely ones to start with no other established midfielders fit.

Potential Crystal Palace Starting Lineup: Hennessey; Fosu-Mensah, Dann, Sakho, Van Aanholt; Zaha, Cabaye, Puncheon, Milivojevic; Sako.

Potential Chelsea Starting Lineup: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, David Luiz; Alonso, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Moses; Hazard, Pedro, Morata.

Prediction

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With Chelsea having key players in N'Golo Kante - a man who runs the midfield - and Alvaro Morata, Chelsea's talisman, potentially out, the Blues will find it difficult.

It was a close affair is this fixture last year with Diego Costa scoring the only goal to see Chelsea come away with a 1-0 win to continue their winning streak. Palace haven't scored all campaign and despite having glorious chances to find the net, it will be hard to break the Blues down.

Chelsea still have a whole array of talent despite the few missing out and with that, Palace will eventually break and one chance will be taken away. It won't be a high scoring fixture, but the game should see a few goals as recent history has shown us.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 0-2 Chelsea

[teresayandco]

Love, Peace, and Rock ‘n’ Roll as REP stages Hair this November

Hair, the first ever tribal love-rock musical on Broadway, is the year-end grand musicale of Repertory Philippines’ (REP) 2017 season. Relive the rocking spirit of the 60’s in this iconic production from November 17 to December 17 at the Onstage Theater, Greenbelt 1, Makati City

Hair, the first ever tribal love-rock musical on Broadway, is the year-end grand musicale of Repertory Philippines’ (REP) 2017 season. Relive the rocking spirit of the 60’s in this iconic production from November 17 to December 17 at the Onstage Theater, Greenbelt 1, Makati City.  

Caisa Borromeo as Sheila

Set in the tumultuous 1960’s, the twenty-somethings of New York City band together to form a tribe – the hippies – as a cry of protest against the Vietnam War. The story follows native Oklahoma farm boy Claude, who meets the energetic, irrepressible tribe of Central Park hippies on his way to enlist in the US Army. This free-spirited tribe, led by the charismatic Berger, inspires Claude to rebel against the war, his parents, and society, and to assert love, peace and freedom.

George Schulze as Berger

From its groundbreaking use of rock music in theater to its fearless depiction of the decade’s stark realities - from the bohemian underground, the sexual revolution, and the violent anti-war movement- Hair is an unforgettable and iconic production that is truly a product of its time, and continues to be a relevant piece of theater up to today.

Markki Stroem as Claude

The angst and energy of the era is captured in the show’s amazing musical score with classic hits like “Let the Sun Shine In,” “Aquarius,” and “Good Morning Starshine.” Hair even won the 1969 Grammy Award for Best Score from An Original Cast Show Album, while its 2009 Broadway revival earned the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

Topper Fabregas alternates Markki Stroem as Claude

In REP’s version of this award-winning production, Markki Stroem alternates with Topper Fabregas as Claude with George Schulze as Berger, Caisa Borromeo as Sheila, and a stellar cast of young performers. Chris Millado directs the grand musicale with Ejay Yatco as musical director.

You won’t be able to resist getting pulled into this phenomenon with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, and music by Galt McDermot.

Don’t miss REP’s final offering for the season. Purchase your tickets by calling REP at 843 3570 or Ticketworld at 891 9999, or log on to www.ticketworld.com.ph.

For updates and show schedules, log on to www.repertoryphilippines.ph, like and follow repertoryphilippines on Facebook and Instagram, and follow @repphils on Twitter.

[giantsfootball0]

Premier League weekend team news Injuries and suspensions update

Steve Nicol and Alexis Nunes go head-to-head in predictor as the Premier League enters week 6. SATURDAY’S GAMES West Ham vs. Tottenham

West Ham midfielders Manuel Lanzini and Pedro Obiang will miss the visit of Tottenham. Lanzini resumed training on Thursday after a knee injury but will not be risked and Obiang picked up a knock against West Brom last weekend. Defender James Collins is the only other absentee with an ankle problem.

Provisional Squad: Hart, Adrian, Zabaleta, Byram, Masuaku, Cresswell, Reid, Ogbonna, Fonte, Rice, Kouyate, Noble, Fernandes, Arnautovic, Antonio, Ayew, Carroll, Sakho, Hernandez.

Tottenham defender Ben Davies has shaken off an ankle injury. Davies is expected to return along with Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen, Hugo Lloris and Toby Alderweireld, who were all rested for the Carabao Cup win over Barnsley on Tuesday. Danny Rose and Victor Wanyama, however, are both out with knee injuries while Erik Lamela is still recovering from a hip problem.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Gazzaniga, Davies, Walker-Peters, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Foyth, Trippier, Aurier, Dier, Dembele, Eriksen, Sissoko, Oakley-Boothe, Son, Llorente, Kane.

Burnley vs. Huddersfield

Jon Walters and Nahki Wells have been ruled out. Walters is recovering from a knee injury and Wells, who has yet to make his Clarets debut, will not face the club he left on deadline day as he manages his comeback from ankle trouble. Nick Pope is set to retain the gloves in the absence of Tom Heaton (shoulder), and Adam Legzdins is likely to continue on the bench ahead of new arrival Anders Lindegaard.

Provisional squad: Pope, Legzdins, Lowton, Long, Mee, Taylor, Ward, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Defour, Brady, Ulvestad, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Vokes, Agyei, Barnes, Wood.

Danny Williams has been ruled out with a fractured foot and joins a list of players unavailable for Huddersfield. Midfielder Williams is scheduled to see a specialist after sustaining the injury in last week’s home draw against Leicester, while Steve Mounie (foot) and fellow striker Collin Quaner (knee) are still out. Another striker, Laurent Depoitre, and winger Rajiv van La Parra are hoping to shake off muscle strains. On-loan Chelsea midfielder Kasey Palmer (hamstring) and defender Jon Gorenc Stankovic (knee) remain long-term absentees.

Provisional squad: Lossl, Lowe, Schindler, Jorgensen, Smith, Mooy, Ince, Sabiri, Hogg, Kachunga, Coleman, Malone, Billing, Hefele, Cranie, Hadergjonaj, Whitehead, Lolley, Depoitre.

Everton vs. Bournemouth

Everton boss Ronald Koeman is expected to restore several players to his first XI after making eight changes in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. As well as the likes of Jordan Pickford and Gylfi Sigurdsson being poised to come back in, Wayne Rooney is set to make his first appearance since pleading guilty to drink-driving. Dominic Calvert-Lewin will hope to keep his place in the team after netting a brace in the 3-0 cup win against Sunderland. James McCarthy (knee) remains unavailable, along with Ross Barkley (hamstring), Ramiro Funes Mori, Yannick Bolasie (both knee) and Seamus Coleman (broken leg).

Provisional squad: Pickford, Stekelenburg, Keane, Williams, Jagielka, Martina, Kenny, Baines, Holgate, Schneiderlin, Gueye, Besic, Klaassen, Sigurdsson, Rooney, Davies, Vlasic, Lookman, Mirallas, Lennon, Sandro, Calvert-Lewin, Niasse.

Tyrone Mings will miss out due to a back problem. The Cherries defender has been to see a specialist and will be unavailable for a minimum of a month. Junior Stanislas is available again after returning from a groin injury in the midweek Carabao Cup success against Brighton, but forward Callum Wilson (knee) remains out.

Provisional squad: Begovic, Ake, S Cook, A Smith, Daniels, Gosling, Surman, Arter, King, Defoe, Mousset, Boruc, L Cook, B Smith, Ibe, Stanislas, Fraser, Afobe, Francis, Pugh.

Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace

Vincent Kompany could be back in contention after missing the last four games with a calf injury, but is back in training. Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will not feature after suffering a knee sprain in midweek but the problem is not serious and he should soon return to training.

Provisional squad: Ederson, Bravo, Walker, Danilo, Kompany, Stones, Otamendi, Mangala, Mendy, Toure, Delph, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Sterling, Sane, D Silva, B Silva, Aguero, Jesus.

Mamadou Sakho will make his first Premier League start since his permanent Crystal Palace move. Boss Roy Hodgson has confirmed the former Liverpool defender will start at the Etihad Stadium, as the Eagles bid to rebuff rampant table-toppers City. Wilfried Zaha remains sidelined with the knee injury he sustained on the opening day of the season.

Provisional squad: Hennessey, Speroni, Riedewald, Dann, Delaney, Fosu-Mensah, Tomkins, Kelly, Ward, Sakho, Lee, McArthur, Cabaye, Loftus-Cheek, Milivojevic, Mutch, Puncheon, Sako, Schlupp, Souare, Kaikai, Townsend, Van Aanholt, Benteke.

Southampton vs. Manchester United

Defender Virgil van Dijk could make his first start in eight months when Southampton. The Netherlands international, who had been unavailable after suffering a serious foot injury in January and then handing in a transfer request during the summer, made his first-team return as a substitute against Crystal Palace last weekend. Defender Matt Targett is a doubt with an ankle problem but Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who missed the game against Palace due to the birth of his daughter, is back in contention.

Provisional squad: Forster, McCarthy, Stephens, Bertrand, Targett, McQueen, Soares, Pied, Yoshida, Hoedt, Van Dijk, Bednarek, Davis, Hojbjerg, Tadic, Romeu, Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Lemina, Long, Boufal, Austin, Gabbiadini.

Jose Mourinho does not have any fresh injury concerns to deal with. Marcos Rojo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (both knee), Paul Pogba (hamstring) and Axel Tuanzebe (back) remain absent for the trip to St Mary’s. Luke Shaw is hoping to be involved against his former club having returned from injury as a substitute in the Carabao Cup win against Burton. David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly and Nemanja Matic are set to be involved after being rested for Wednesday’s match.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Pereira, Valencia, Darmian, Lindelof, Bailly, Jones, Smalling, Blind, Shaw, Young, Fellaini, Matic, Herrera, Carrick, McTominay, Mata, Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku, Rashford, Martial.

Stoke vs. Chelsea

Stoke boss Mark Hughes will be without three of his main centre-half options and possibly four. While on-loan Kurt Zouma is ineligible to face his parent club, Ryan Shawcross (back) and Geoff Cameron (hamstring) remain sidelined, and Kevin Wimmer is a doubt due to a hamstring problem of his own. Hughes, who is set to restore several regular starters after making six changes for the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, may opt to deploy Glen Johnson or fellow full-back Erik Pieters, or both, alongside Bruno Martins Indi in central defence.

Provisional squad: Butland, Grant, Martins Indi, Wimmer, Johnson, Pieters, Souttar, Diouf, Tymon, Allen, Fletcher, Adam, Jese, Shaqiri, Choupo-Moting, Sobhi, Berahino, Crouch.

Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard is expected to make his first Premier League start of the season. Hazard has fully recovered from his broken ankle after three substitute appearances and one start, in the Carabao Cup win over Nottingham Forest. Forward Pedro has recovered from the leg injury that saw him miss the Forest win, but defender David Luiz is suspended and midfielder Danny Drinkwater (calf) is out.

Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Kante, Morata, Hazard, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Kenedy, Musonda, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Clarke-Salter, Scott, Eduardo.

Swansea vs. Watford

Swansea boss Paul Clement has no fresh injury concerns as he attempts to build upon a solid start to the Premier League campaign. Clement shuffled his pack for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third round win at Reading in which Wilfried Bony was handed his first start since rejoining the club, and the striker could retain his place. Ki Sung-yueng has returned to training for the first time since undergoing knee surgery during the summer, while fellow midfielder Nathan Dyer was due to play for the club’s under-23s on Friday after sitting out since February with an Achilles problem and they will not be involved.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Nordfeldt, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Clucas, Fer, Carroll, Sanches, Ayew, Abraham, Rangel, Van der Hoorn, Britton, Mesa, Fulton, Narsingh, Routledge, Bony, McBurnie.

Watford will again be without defender Miguel Britos through suspension. Right-back Kiko Femenia should be available after missing the Manchester City defeat as a precaution because of a head injury. Sebastian Prodl (thigh) is stepping up his rehabilitation but Younes Kaboul (hamstring) is not expected back until after the international break. Fellow defender Craig Cathcart and forward Mauro Zarate continue their recovery from knee problems.

Provisional squad: Gomes, Holebas, Kabasele, Mariappa, Janmaat, Richarlison, Doucoure, Cleverley, Chalobah, Carrillo, Gray, Karnezis, Zeegelaar, Success, Wague, Deeney, Capoue, Pereyra, Femenia.

Leicester vs. Liverpool

Jamie Vardy is expected to return to the Leicester squad for the Premier League visit of Liverpool after missing the Carabao Cup game against Jurgen Klopp’s team on Tuesday night with a groin injury. Fellow striker Leonardo Ulloa suffered a head injury against Liverpool in midweek but is fine and Christian Fuchs is fit again after his recent eye problem. However, midfielder Matty James is out for between four and six weeks with the Achilles injury he sustained against Chelsea.

Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Jakupovic, Hamer, Simpson, Fuchs, Morgan, Chilwell, Maguire, Dragovic, Wasilewski, Benalouane, Iborra, Ndidi, Amartey, Gray, Albrighton, Mahrez, Musa, Vardy, Ulloa, Slimani, Okazaki, Iheanacho.

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is unlikely to feature at Leicester as he has not trained this week because of the back injury which forced him to sit out their last two matches. Fellow centre-back Joel Matip is also a doubt as he is carrying a knock from last weekend’s draw with Burnley. Midfielder Emre Can returned to training on Thursday after recovering from a minor injury while forward Sadio Mane serves the final match of his suspension.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Klavan, Moreno, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Salah, Sturridge, Firmino, Flanagan, Matip, Milner, Robertson, Grujic, Can, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Solanke, Ings.

SUNDAY’S GAME Brighton vs. Newcastle

Bruno, Glenn Murray, Izzy Brown and Gaetan Bong will all be available for Brighton. Bruno was absent for last Friday’s defeat at Bournemouth, owing to a back injury, while Murray missed out on Tuesday’s loss to the same team because of an injured ankle. A back injury means Steve Sidwell remains unavailable, while Beram Kayal is a long-term absentee having broken his leg.

Provisional squad: Krul, Maenpaa, Ryan, Schelotto, Hunemeier, Bruno, Dunk, Duffy, Goldson, Rosenior, Suttner, Bong, Ahannach, Brown, Hutchinson, March, Stephens, Skalak, Propper, Knockaert, Izquierdo, Gross, Murphy, Murray, Hemed.

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has no fresh injury concerns as he goes in search of a fourth successive Premier League win. Florian Lejeune is yet to fully recover from the ankle injury he suffered against Tottenham during the opening weekend of the campaign, while fellow defenders Paul Dummett (hamstring) and Massadio Haidara (knee) continue to work their way back to fitness. Striker Aleksandar Mitrovic completes his three-match man, while midfielder Jonjo Shelvey looks for his first start since returning from his own suspension.

Provisional squad: Elliot, Darlow, Woodman, Yedlin, Manquillo, Mbemba, Gamez, Lascelles, Clark, Hayden, Merino, Shelvey, Saivet, Ritchie, Atsu, Murphy, Aarons, Diame, Barlaser, Perez, Gayle, Joselu.

MONDAY’S GAME Arsenal vs. West Brom

Mesut Ozil is in contention to return to the Arsenal team. The Germany midfielder has been struggling with a knee injury but is now back in training, while Theo Walcott should be fit despite being forced off with a knock in the midweek Carabao Cup win over Doncaster. Danny Welbeck (groin), Francis Coquelin (hamstring) and Santi Cazorla (ankle) are missing, as is Calum Chambers who has suffered a recurrence of a recent hip problem.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Mertesacker, Holding, Koscielny, Monreal, Mustafi, Bellerin, Nelson, Kolasinac, Ramsey, Wilshere, Xhaka, Elneny, Ozil, Giroud, Walcott, Sanchez, Iwobi, Lacazette.

West Brom midfielder Gareth Barry is expected to break the Premier League appearance record against Arsenal. The 36-year-old, who made his professional debut for Aston Villa in 1998, will play in his 633rd top-flight game and break Ryan Giggs’ record if he features on Monday night. Chris Brunt (calf) will be assessed along with Nacer Chadli (thigh) and Oliver Burke (hamstring) while it remains to be seen if Jake Livermore will return to the squad after being given a break by Baggies boss Tony Pulis.

Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Nyom, Evans, Dawson, McAuley, Yuning, Hegazi, Gibbs, Brunt, Yacob, Morrison, Field, McClean, Chadli, Barry, Rondon, Rodriguez, Burke, Robson-Kanu, Krychowiak, Livermore.

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[razelibrary]

Repertory Philippines is on a roll this year. Absolutely loved their three straight plays — Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Agnes of God, and In the next room or the vibrator play.

Their children’s musical, Beauty and the Beast wasn’t that impressive, though (last year’s A little princess was way, way better in terms of narrative, performance, and music).

But their year-ender is looking pretty good. They’re staging Hair. Chris Millado is directing, so high expectations there, hehe. I also got excited when I saw that PJ Rebullida is doing the choreography, since he’s done a marvelous job in Newsies. And there’s also the ever-reliable Ejay Yatco providing musical direction.

Topper Fabregas will be one of the leads — always an entertaining guy. He’s alternating with Markki Stroem as Claude. Also starring in the production are George Schulze as Berger and Caisa Borromeo as Sheila.

Should be fun.

[danseco]

VIRGIN LABFEST 13: WAGAS! The Virgin Labfest is an annual festival of unpublished, unstaged, untried and untested works for the theater held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). This festival is a partnership project of the Writer's Bloc Inc., Tanghalang Pilipino Inc., and the CCP. June 28 to July 16, 2017 Cultural Center of the Philippines MAIN LINEUP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino SET A • Oggie Arcenas, "Loveteam" (Direction: Michael Williams) • Eljay Castro Deldoc, "Pilipinas Kong Mahal with all the Overcoat" (Direction: Roobak Valle) • Rick Patriarca, "Birdcage" (Direction: Ian Segarra) June 28, July 7/12/16, 3 pm June 28, July 6/11/15, 8 pm SET B • Ryan Machado, "Ang Mga Puyong" (Direction: Ricardo Magno) • Maynard Manansala and U Eliserio, "Hindi Ako si Darna" (Direction: Andoy Ranay) • Joshua Lim So, "Boses ng Masa" (Direction: Guelan Varela-Luarca) June 29, July 2/8/13, 3 pm June 29, July 7/12/16, 8 pm SET C • Layeta C. Bucoy, "Si Dr. Dolly Dalisay at ang mga Ladybugs" (Direction: Jonathan Tadioan) • Sari Saysay, "Ang Bata sa Bus Stop" (Direction: Topper Fabregas) • Carlo Vergara, "Dear and Unhappy" (Direction: Ricky Villabona) June 30, July 5/9/14, 3 pm June 30, July 2/8/14, 8 pm SET D • Adrian Ho, "Sincerity Biker's Club" (Direction: Jenny Jamora) • Dingdong Novenario, "Nothing But Dreams" (Direction: Carlos Siguion-Reyna) • Eliza Victoria, "Ang Bahay sa Gitna ng Kawalan" (Direction: George de Jesus) July 1/6/11/15, 3 pm July 1/5/9/14, 8 pm REVISITED Tanghalang Huseng Batute • Alexandra May Cardoso, "Ang Sugilanon ng Kabiguan ni Epefania" (Direction: Charles Yee) • Dominique La Victoria, "Ang Bata sa Drum" (Direction: Dudz Teraña) • Carlo Vergara, "Mula sa Kulimliman" (Direction: Hazel Gutierrez) July 1/2/8/9/15/16, 3 pm June 30, July 1/7/8/14/15, 8 pm STAGED READINGS Tanghalang Amado V. Hernandez (Conference Room) SET A • Jaime Bautista, "Point And Click" (Direction: Mara Marasigan) • Nicko de Guzman, "Vertigo" (Direction: Yong Tapang) • Fatrick Tabada, "Walang Forever Virus" (Direction: Elmer Rufo) July 7, 6 pm SET B • Rolin Migyuel Cadallo Obina, "Ang Pag-uulyanin ni Olivia Mendoza" (Direction: Emmanuel dela Cruz) (at Cultural Center of the Philippines)

[voetbalgeneuzel]

Weekly round up – Week 5

Vrijdag 3 februari & Zaterdag 4 februari 2017

Ik verklaarde vorige week VVV al tot kampioen. De achtervolgers dachten deze week het maar extra duidelijk te maken. MVV kwam niet voorbij Achilles, Volendam verloor van Emmen en NAC van Den Bosch. Jong Ajax won wel maar die doen voor spek en bonen mee in de strijd om promotie. Met Achilles al bijna gedegradeerd lijkt de competitie al grotendeels gespeeld. Alleen de strijd om nacompetitieplekken en periodes maken het nog een beetje boeiend. In de eredivisie won Vitesse van ADO, wat ondanks of dankzij de nieuwe spelers weinig indruk wist te maken.

Een overvolle zaterdag vol leuke (op papier) boeiende wedstrijden begon met Chelsea – Arsenal. Een titelstrijd die eigenlijk ook al over lijkt, maar wie weet bij een winst van Arsenal nog wat spannender wordt. Nou dat antwoord is vrij duidelijk: NEE. 3-1 overwinning voor Chelsea. De 1-0 viel uit een situatie waar over te discussiëren valt of het wel of geen overtreding was van Alonso op Bellerin maar die situatie had voorkomen kunnen worden door meelopen van Walcott met zijn man. De 2-0 een geweldige actie van Hazard (zie onder) en belachelijk slecht verdedigen van Arsenal. En dan 3-0 zo inleveren die uitgerekend Fabregas zo mag scoren. Dat Arsenal dan nog een treffer maakt op het laatst zal Chelsea niet deren, ze lopen lachend weg met de titel al bijna in de achterzak.

Over naar Spanje, waar Barcelona moet voorkomen dat Real Madrid net zo hard wegloopt. Athletic Bilbao is een ploeg die het Barca regelmatig moeilijk maakt en het in de eerste helft ook regelmatig deed. Toch een 0-2 achterstand bij rust door een goede intikker van Alcacer en de 0-2 door fout van de keeper uit een vrije trap van Messi. Na rust leek het niet nog echt fout te kunnen gaan en de 3-0 van Aleix Vidal was de genadeklap voor Bilbao.

In Frankrijk werd de topper Monaco – Nice gewonnen door de thuisploeg. Na een rommelige eerste helft waar Monaco niet door het compact spelende Nice heen kwam wist het dit wel te doen net na rust. Een fijne voorzet van Mendy werd ingekopt door Germain maar die werd dan ook wel totaal alleen gelaten in de 16. Nice kwam daar nooit meer van terug en 2 goals van Falcao gooiden de wedstrijd op slot. Oh, en de laatste was de 100e goal van Monaco dit seizoen. 4 februari 2017.

Verder naar een wedstrijd waar ik enorm naar uitzag. Dortmund tegen RB Leipzig. Aan allebei de kanten genoeg talentvolle voetballers, leuke speelwijzen. Dortmund is verrassend genoeg alleen de minst stabiele van de twee dit seizoen. In een aardige doch rommelige eerste helft had Dortmund wel wat de overhand. Enorme kansen bleven uit tot de goal van Aubameyang (zie onder) die een geweldige run maakt om de bal binnen te houden, man omspeelt en een hele goede voorzet gaf. Leipzig leek het toch wel moeilijk te hebben zonder Werner en met Selke voorin in de eerste helft. Ook in de tweede helft kreeg Leipzig geen echte poot aan de grond en waren de grootste kansen voor Dortmund. Verder uitlopen lukte ze niet maar een belangrijke winstpartij behaalden ze wel.

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February 4, 2017

Dan de afsluiter van een dag voetbal kijken in de eredivisie. Met 3 doelpunten in een kwartier begon AZ-PSV enorm leuk natuurlijk. Jetro Willems nam de beide goals voor PSV voor zijn rekening en Fred Friday scoorde zijn eerste goal in de eredivisie. Met nog voor de rust de 1-3 van Pereiro was de was de spanning er weer voor een deel af. Na een rode kaart en niet veel later de 1-4 van Luuk de Jong was de spanning er helemaal af. Dat Fred Friday nog een goal mocht maken was enkel voor in de boeken. Nu afwachten voor ze of Ajax en Feyenoord punten laten liggen dit weekend.

 Zondag 5 februari 2017

Zondagochtend beginnen met Sevilla – Villarreal zou een prima zondag moeten opleveren. Twee ploegen die sowieso strijden voor Europees voetbal en Sevilla dat bij wil blijven bij de grote 2. Barcelona won, Real Madrid’s wedstrijd afgelast dus winst is nodig voor de Rojiblancos. Sevilla had in de eerste minuut een penalty moeten hebben maar kreeg deze niet. Net na rust kregen ze dan wel weer een makkelijk gegeven penalty die gemist werd door Nasri. Maar een overwicht konden ze niet omzetten in enorme kansen of goals, eindstand: 0-0. Een licht tegenvallende wedstrijd, waar ze in Madrid en mindere mate Barcelona wel blij mee zullen zijn.

Rond hetzelfde tijdstip begon Ajax in Kerkrade, daar wonnen ze dus stond de druk op Feyenoord uit bij Twente. Twente wist in de eerst helft het Feyenoord lastig te maken en was de bovenliggende partij. In de tweede helft was dat niet anders maar toen was het of all people Eric Botteghin die in de 16 de bal prima binnenschoot voor de Rotterdammers. Net voor tijd kreeg Jorgensen ook zijn goal, wel met behulp van op zijn zachtst gezegd ongelukkig keeperswerk van Nick Marsman. Geen puntverlies en de Coolsingel weer iets dichterbij.

In Engeland gaan we naar een huidig kampioen die strijd tegen degradatie. En dat tegen een titelkandidaat voorafgaand aan het seizoen die 6e staat. Met de resultaten van concurrenten de afgelopen weken en toenemende druk op Ranieri mogen ze eigenlijk niet verliezen. Maar dat bleek natuurlijk vrij simpel gezegd. Zonder enorm groots te spelen was Man Utd de betere en wist het net voor rust via Mkhitaryan op 0-1 af te komen en direct gevolgd door de 0-2 van Zlatan. Na rust nog een mooi uitgespeelde goal (die bal van Mkhitaryan!) door Mata, 0-3. Vandaag dus geen verbetering, ze moeten hopen dat het komende weken wel beter gaat.  

Eindigen we met de Derby d'Italia, Juve – Inter. In de openingsfase was Juventus sterk en vooral Dybala liet zien goed te kunnen voetballen. Gedurende de eerste helft kwam Inter meer in de wedstrijd en waren er kansen over en weer tot in de slotfase van de eerste helft de 1-0 viel. Cuadrado schoot de bal snoeihard binnen uit een afgeslagen corner. In de tweede helft werd er niet meer gescoord, ondanks een aantal goede kansen voor vooral Juventus. Voor de spanning van de competitie was het net als in Engeland en Spanje geen goed weekend al met al.

Waar naar uit te kijken komende week..

Midweeks (6-2 t/m 9-2):

Dinsdag 21.00u: Barcelona – Atletico Madrid (Copa del Rey)

Woensdag 20.45u: Dortmund – Hertha BSC (DFB Pokal)

Weekend (10-2 t/m 12-2):

Zaterdag 18.30u: Liverpool – Tottenham Hotspur

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