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2 May 2005 • A Unique Opportunity for Writers of Any Persuasion • ALF Arrives in Amsterdam • The Open Stanza: Summer Style • House Poet Keighley in Vienna • May Literary Picks 
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CALLS FOR WRITERS TheBookClub is for those who seek literary motivation and conversation. Our aim is to gather people from all walks of life (read: extensive literary background is not a requirement, but a serious love for reading is!) to read and critique primarily 20th Century fiction. Contact Rina at thebookclub@wordsinhere.com for more information. ABC Treehouse: What’s the Plot? — Please write for info and to reserve your place: capwrite@xs4all.nl. For more information on these workshops and for a listing of more, click here.
MAY EVENTS WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND BritLit Presents Libby Purves Wednesday 11 May, 8pm Amstelkerk, Amsterdam Born in London in 1950, the daughter of a travelling diplomat, Libby Purves was educated in Bangkok, France, Johannesburg, Tunbridge Wells and at St Anne's College, Oxford where she obtained a first class honours degree in English Language and Literature. A highly-successful writer and broadcaster, Purves has presented BBC Radio 4's Midweek programme since 1984, and formerly presented the Today programme from 1977-1981. In addition to her Radio 4 work, she's a renowned columnist for The Times and received the OBE for services to journalism in 1999, the same year she was named Granada Columnist of the Year. Libby Purves' tenth novel Acting Up bears witness to eclectic researches in military life, drag comedy, and the less reputable fringes of seafaring. Entrance: 12.50. More info: www.britlit.info. • The Open Stanza Sunday 15 May, 8pm Nachttheater Sugar Factory, Amsterdam Join us for the first of The Summer Stanzas, featuring the best of the local, international poetics in town! Don't put a single word down. Live writers, poets, DJs and bands. Doors open at 7pm. Entrance: 5 euros. More info... • InPlayers Presents 19-22 May, 8:30pm Theater de Cameleon, Amsterdam Over 400 years ago Queen Elizabeth, by royal command, had Shakespeare write his only prose play, The Merry Wives of Windsor. According to tradition, he hacked out this tale of Sir John Falstaff in love, or at least in lust, in just two weeks. A travelling group of players of our time are earnestly rehearsing their lines and songs as they want to show, ‘how Shakespeare ought to go.’ Not everyone agrees on the interpretation. The costumes are not ready. Some actors are still in the pub. But the rehearsal goes on and the misadventures of Falstaff as he attempts time and again to bed the witty Windsor wives are brought to a surprising climax. Will would have loved it. More info: www.inplayers.org. • Maarten Das Sunday 22 May, 3pm Louis Hartlooper Complex, Utrecht Maarten Das presents his poetry collection De voddenman zingt. Entrance: free. Amsterdam Literary Festival 26-29 May Various Locations, Amsterdam The four-day Amsterdam Literary Festival (ALF) 2005 is a new annual, Spring initiative with the aim to put the endlessly charming city of Amsterdam on the international literary map. Not only have authors from outside the Netherlands been invited to attend but, as importantly, ALF will showcase the work of diverse authors and poets from its thriving international local writers' scene. Events include a talk with visiting British author Rohan Candappa of The Curious Incident of the WMD in Irag, a Writing Safari through literary Amsterdam, a wide offering of writing workshops, and a closing party which will knock your books down. Reserve now! • Events listed with a • are known to be accessible to an English-language audience. If you visit a show which does not have a • on our list but does include multi-lingual performances, please let us know. For the full list of May Events and for a listing of regular shows, click here.
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