The Incredible Dr. Pol live
The Incredible Dr. Pol is perhaps the most famous veterinarian in the world. Dr. Jan Harm Pol, his wife Diane, son Charles and his wife Beth became world famous through their reality series on National Geographic. When they came to the Netherlands for a theatre tour, it was sold out in no time.
Wonderful and honest rural stories
They asked me as director, with the most important assignment: to make the tour even more personal and even more beastly.
Say no Moors.
Together with 'The Pol family' we created a performance full of wonderful and honest life wisdom and stories about their lives in rural America, complete with exclusive video footage.
To make the performance as personal and beastly as possible as requested, I came up with 'Dr. Pol's Theater Consultation Hours': everyone with a card received a message from Dr. Pol:
“My family and I are very much looking forward to your arrival. Unfortunately, animals are not allowed in the theatre, but I have come up with something so that we can still have a kind of 'consultation hour'. Email me a photo of your (pet) animal and your question. Please clearly state the name of the animal and the theatre where you are coming to watch our show.
It doesn't matter whether it's a dog, horse, cow, fish, mouse or grasshopper, if you have a nice question you might see your animal on the big screen in the theatre. I look forward to it!"
Children and animals on stage
The visitors' animals were given a major role during the show. The grand finale: the birth of a cow on stage. A life-size cow made of polyester played the role of giving birth. Children from the audience received a surgical gown and gloves. And dr. Pol and Diane were of course there to help them deliver the calves.
“A great family show full of honest life wisdom from the countryside.”
We built the performance around a clear message: treat others as you would like to be treated, and: never give up. In doing so, we make a great contribution to the mission of 'The Pol Family': inspiring a young and new generation to treat people and animals with love and respect.
What a fantastic collaboration this was, with:
- Dr. Jan Harm Pol, Diane, Charles & Beth Pol
- Presentation: Karen Eshuis
- Producer: Theater Familie B.V. / Senf Theaterpartners
- Henriëtte van Eckeveld & Roy Spork