Rob Scholten studied French and dramaturgy at Amsterdam University. For many years he was attached as a dramaturgist to various Dutch theatrical companies (Haagse Comedie, Toneelgroep Centrum, Cosmic Theatre), but now works free-lance.
He is a playwright, translates juvenile literature and theatre texts (he did, for instance, the French translations of Orkater and Stella tours Den Haag) and is a teacher of drama history and text analysis.He did the research for Prikkebeen