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  Holland: The Overreaching Empire

  In which we examine the Golden Age founding myth of success: a toll booth built on moral ambiguity.

  August 21, 2026
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  A History of British Architecture: Tudor and Early Stuart 1540 to 1660

  A meander through the history of British Architecture: Tudor and Early Stuart 1540 to 1660

  May 15, 2026
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  Amsterdam at the Orange Tree Theatre review ***

  Amsterdam Orange Tree Theatre, 5th October 2019 The UK premiere of Israeli playwright Maya Arad Yasur’s “strikingly original, audacious thriller”. Hmm. Striking yes. Original. I guess so. Audacious thriller. Not so sure. It is a fascinating story with a powerful message but its formal construction serves to distract and obfuscate…

  November 15, 2019
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  The Cherry Orchard at the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam review *****

  The Cherry Orchard (De Kersentuin) Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Staddschouwburg Rabozaal, 20th June 2019 One of the world’s greatest theatre makers in Simon McBurney directing. Actors from probably the world’s greatest theatre company in the form of the ITA (previously Toneelgroep). An adaptation from Robert Icke no less with his Dutch…

  August 10, 2019