“No jury can declare a man guilty unless it’s sure.” The American Theatre Company will perform the tense jury drama, 12 Angry Men, at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels from 22nd to 26th October 2013 at 8pm. In this piece, Director, Deborah Griffith, explains how the play illustrates the importance of our individual commitment to society, and how apathy results in evil. While these twelve men wrangle over whether the sixteen year old defendant should receive a death sentence, we understand how ...
Sep 27, 2013
More From Brussels talks to cast members from the production of Antigone, coming up at the end of June in Brussels. Antigone explores a range of themes, prompting audiences to think about tyranny, religion, leadership, freedom of thought… There is, as always with Brussels expat theatre, an intriguing blend of talented individuals. Sophie Thompson, the director, explains her determination to bring the play to a modern audience in Brussels. Hear a snippet of the created sound as Sophie and the cas...
Jun 14, 2013
Members of the group called 'The BRATS' (Brussels Retired Expats) joined More From Brussels to discuss their book, "Retiring in Belgium: A Guide for Expats". Ken and Maggie Inglis and Peter Adye were part of the team which contributed their own research and first-hand knowledge of retiring in Belgium, and it's certainly a complex subject. Their wide-ranging discussion touches on aspects of retirement which are mentioned in the book - fears of losing motivation, money worries, a reluctance to giv...
Mar 24, 2013
More From Brussels, talks to Rex Parker, Chairman of Community Help Service, and one of the team of volunteers from the phone Help Line. CHS provides two different services to expats - the CHS Help Line, a 24/7 confidential information and crisis telephone service, staffed by trained volunteers under the supervision of professional therapists. And, the CHS Mental Health Centre with a professional staff of psychologists, psychiatrists and educational specialists supported by a volunteer administr...
Mar 24, 2013
More From Brussels speaks to members of the English Comedy Club in Brussels at one of their final rehearsals for "Calendar Girls", to be performed at Bozar in Brussels from 12th to 16th March 2013. The play tells of a group of Yorkshire women who posed nude for a charity calendar, and how their friendships are affected by the calendar's success. We spoke to actors, Roisin Dore, Claire Harris and Graham Vincent, and the director, Janet Middleton. 2 EUR from every ticket sold for this production w...
Mar 05, 2013
From 5th February, the Brussels Shakespeare Company takes to the stage with The Merchant of Venice. Just two weeks before the curtain raising, More From Brussels went along to rehearsal to meet the cast and director, Tracie Ryan. It's a joyful group, excited for their performance. Tracie reveals that Andrew Visnevski from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art will be visiting the Company soon. Tracie is confident in her decision to set the production in the late 1920s, promising a glamorous, sound-r...
Feb 05, 2013
A special feature marking Australia Day, celebrated by Australia Society Belgium. More From Brussels met some fascinating Australians now living in Belgium. Helene Miller went to Australia as a refugee, and Australia Day is a significant personal date for her. Also, meet Duncan Lewis, the new Australian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union, and NATO. He explains Australia's priorities here, and he describes his family's connection to the trenches in Ypres. Other guests explain w...
Jan 27, 2013
More From Brussels podcaster, Alison Turner, ducked out of the cold in mid January 2013 to explore an Anglican church just a stone's throw from Louise, but virtually invisible from the street. She met a congregant, Pamela Clements, who described what goes on in the church, and explained what she was doing there on such a cold night. Who knew that the chaplain has a very special relationship with the Queen? More information: http://www.holytrinity.be/ pamela.clements@telenet.be precentor@holytrin...
Jan 17, 2013
The Brussels Choral Society has over 120 members from 26 nationalities, and has been performing since 1979. In this feature, More From Brussels , joins one of their rehearsals to witness the intense effort that they pour into works of Vivaldi, Beethoven and Carl Orff (Carmina Burana). Hear from the Choral Society's President, Alexis De Baets, and the Musical Director, Eric Delson, as well as several of the choir's members. Musical talent combines with intense focus and physical effort to produce...
Dec 07, 2012
In most countries in Western Europe, the 11th November is marked with a public holiday to remember Armistice Day - the end of first world war hostilities on the western front. The poetry from that era has endured, and the words of great figures in English literature still speak to the experience of war. Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon - all left a rich legacy, despite having died so young. This poetry is discussed by Dr Kate Macdonald, a British academic who teaches in a Flemish u...
Nov 11, 2012
In June 2012, the Cwmbran Baroque Singers from South Wales performed at St Baaf's Cathedral in Gent as part of a short tour in Western Europe. This song, Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through the Night), is a little snippet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar_Hyd_y_Nos
Jun 07, 2012
