Mrs. Van Daan’s attitude, Boroff reflected, was “I don’t give up; I fight to the very end, for my husband, for myself, for my son. I am not going to a concentration camp. I am going to get out.

The release goes on to say that Walker, the company's co-"founder and artistic director of the company, brings together a talented cast to honor Anne Frank’s legacy and the enduring message of ...

Lesley Sharp plays Mrs van Daan Actress Lesley Sharp is well known for her roles in Clocking Off, Playing The Field, The Second Coming and Afterlife.

Mrs Van Daan spots what's going on and starts to tease them, causing more tension between mother and daughter. When Edith finally notices she warns Anne not to play with Peter's affections.

When Mrs. van Daan appeared with an injured rib, Anne wrote: “That’s what happens to elderly ladies who do such idiotic exercises to reduce their large behinds.” ...

Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and ...

Ruby Chipman, left, and Karen Hunt play the roles of Anne Frank and Mrs. Petronella Van Daan in Andria Theatre's upcoming production of "The Diary of Anne Frank." The show opens on Thursday, March 7.

The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas is looking for children and adult performers to kick off the 2024 theater season with an adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank." ...

The production also includes the roles of the quiet, teenage son Peter van Daan; Mr. van Daan, the critical patriarch of the family; a vain, materialistic Mrs. van Daan, known for her apt to cause ...

Harriet Whitmyer as Mrs. Van Daan found a grounded place for her character that gets lost in many actors versions of this very real person.

It could be very easy for Mrs. Van Daan to become more of a caricature than a believable person, but Ms. Reiberg made sure to bring out the humanity of her character.

Erin Muhs’ period costumes helped evoke the time and the characters’ personalities. Anne’s red shoes and Mrs. van Daan’s beloved fur coat were two of the symbolic costume pieces that stood ...