Author: Michael Hasted

LABORATOIRE D’EUROPE at Strasbourg

On a recent visit to Strasbourg we saw a wonderful exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain about the influence the city had on the cultural life of Europe between 1870 and 1930. The exhibition included a large section on the performing arts . . .

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FIVE RIVERS MET ON A WOODED PLAIN by Barney Norris

Although strictly speaking this is not a theatre book, it is the first novel by one of British theatre’s brightest hopes, Barney Norris.
The title refers to the muddy confluence at which Salisbury was established and the story relates the lives of five people in that city who are brought together by their connection to a road traffic accident. Although they do not know each other, their lives have touched, albeit fleetingly, before.

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START OF AN ERA at the Delft Chamber Music Festival, Holland

Continuing our Dutch sojourn we had the opportunity to see a spectacular and dramatic event in Delft. The back of the stage was dominated by a huge screen onto which grainy old black and white photos and juddering film from Russia in 1917 were projected. The Prologue was delivered by actor Thom Hoffman, best known for his starring role in Doktor Tinus, the Dutch version of the British TV series, Doc Martin.

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