In this research project, the author aims to develop a framework for analyzing contemporary theatre plays dealing with issues of memory through a meta-level lens. The author claims that a theatre of meta-memory often occurs within a meta-theatre, where reflection on the role of memory coincides with reflection on theatre itself. To prove this, the author will perform in-depth performative analysis of three Dutch plays - Als ik de liefde niet heb, How to play Francesca Woodman, and Kamp - concerned with notions like presence, body, media use, and the spectator's role. Ultimately, the author hopes to demonstrate the importance and potential of theatre as a space for both remembering and producing new memory and meaning

1. Abstract
In this research project, I aim to develop a framework for analysing contemporary theatre
plays that deal with issues of memory on a meta-level. My claim is that a theatre of meta-
memory often takes place within a meta-theatre, meaning that a reflection on the role of
memory goes hand in hand with a reflection on the medium of theatre itself. I will prove this
by performing an in-depth performative analysis of three contemporary Dutch theatre plays:
Als ik de liefde niet heb (Ro Theater), How to play Francesca Woodman (Toneelgroep
Maastricht) and Kamp (Hotel Modern), which are all concerned with notions such as
presence, the body, the use of media and the role of the spectator. In the end, I hope to show
the importance and possibility of the theatre as a space of remembering, but mostly as a space
in which new memory and meaning can be produced and contemplated.