
GNE-Amsterdam
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For your information:
The InPlayers
This theatrical company will perform Arsenic and Old Lace on26-28 January in the Polanentheater, Polanenstraat 174, 1013WC Amsterdam.
Reservations: www.polanentheater.nl/p/1/62/reserveren or 020-6821311
Tickets: € 14 (concessions € 11 - CJP & Stadspas)
Tuesday 10 January BBC Two
1/2 An ambitious two-part adaptation sees writer Gwyneth Hughes finishing Dickens` final novel Edwin Drood.
2. Arena: Dickens on Film
Tuesday 10 January BBC Four
Arena asks why Dickens` have novels inspired so many screen adaptations, from the films of the silent era to the modern day.
3. Unfinished Masterpieces with Alastair Sooke
Thursday 12 January BBC Two
Alastair Sooke investigates the mystery behind Edwin Drood and what it is that makes the unfinished story so tantalising.
4. The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood
Thursday 19 January BBC Radio 4
Frances Fyfield tries to answer some of the many questions about the last days of Dickens` life.
5. Dickens in London
Monday 6 February BBC Radio 4
1/5 Five short plays based on Dickens` journalism tell the story of his changing relationship with the city that fired his imagination.
World Book Club
1. A Celebration of Charles Dickens
Wednesday 1 February BBC World Service
Claire Tomalin and Simon Callow will be at the BBC`s Radio Theatre answering questions about Great Expectations.
How to get to the "regular" venue
The regular venue of the GNE Amsterdam Branch is: `De Kastanjezaal` in `de Veranda`, Amstelveenseweg 764.
Buses 166 and 171 (from NS station Amsterdam-Z WTC) and 170 and 172 (from CS) stop in front of the building and trams 16 and 24 serve the VU hospital which is at a 500 m distance.
Bus 62 has a stop at 300 m away. More info at De Veranda
GNE Afdeling Amsterdam
Wij zijn een vriendelijke sociale club voor Nederlanders en Engelsen wonend in Nederland. Tijdens onze bijeenkomsten worden vaak lezingen gegeven over een breed scala van onderwerpen die te maken hebben met aspecten van het Engels en / of Britse sociale, artistieke, literaire, educatieve, wetenschappelijke, politieke of culturele leven.
Wij proberen om ruimte te houden voor het sociale element: het bevorderen van contact tussen de leden. Na verscheidene van onze onze bijeenkomsten hebben we een "dinner with the speaker"
Wij organiseren het hele jaar op regionaal en nationaal niveau een scala aan uitstapjes naar bezienswaardigheden.
GNE Amsterdam Branch
Chairman: Mrs C. Kruijswijk-van der Woude
and acting secretary: Hoge Horn 109, 1506MS Zaandam
Phone: 075 6169936
e-mail: kitty21@live.nl
Vice President: Mr M.M. Kraayeveld
Phone: 020 3315399
e-mail: m.kraayeveld@kpnmail.nl
Bulletin editor: Hette de Boer
hette.de.boer@kpnmail.nl
The Novel Reading Club of GNE Amsterdam in the current season
Dates for the 2011-2012 season have not all been fixed, but the first books to be discussed will be:
September 30th: Joseph OÇonner:Ghost Light,
November 11th: Paul Auster The Invisible
December 16th: Peter Carey: Oliver and Parrot in America
Other books for this season: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen,
Jacobson: The Finkler Question, Dave Eggers: Zeitoun
GNE Amsterdam membership
Amsterdam Membership fees
Double ticket: € 80.- (2011-2012)
The season of the GNE Amsterdam Branch runs from July 1st - June 30th the following year. As Postbank has changed its treatment of its acceptgiro-cards , members are kindly requested to pay their subscription by electronic remittance, or by overschrijvingskaart before August 15th to Genootschap Nederland-Engeland Afd Amsterdam, Postbank number 4677160.
Other activities (BBC GNE Awards)
In 1988, to mark the William and Mary Tercentenary, a public speaking competition for schools was initiated by the GNE. In 1995, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the GNE was reason enough for the society to organize a young writers competition, set up in close cooperation with the British Council. The two competitions continued to grow in popularity and professionalism, thanks to the efforts of many GNE members and several generous sponsors. Since we have the BBC as main sponsor the two competitions are run in parallel as one annual event: the BBC Young Writers and Public Speaking Awards .
GNE organizes this competition for young people of course with more sponsors.
Thanks to the support of many parties, the Awards has now become a prestigious national event in the Netherlands - something the GNE can be very proud of!
For more information, please click this link BBC-Awards
GNE Amsterdam Bulletins
They are in PDF format and can be read using the Adobe Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge from this site: www.adobe.com
GNE Amsterdam Branch bulletins of the 2010-2011 season
Bulletins for the 2011-2012 season:
Bulletin august 2011
Digital Newsletter november 2011
Digital Newsletter december 2011 with information about the Claude Lorrain event in Teylers
Bulletin March 2012
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