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The Dark Ages: beautiful investigative theatre by Milo Rau. #HF16

When we think of 'The Dark Ages', we think of the rough raw dark Middle Ages, with church and king and no hygiene. However, Swiss director Milo Rau refers to a much more recent piece of European history with his show, now showing at the Holland Festival. In a recent interview with the Culture Press, he said:

"The United States of Europe is too big to fail, but I have an idea that we are heading for a moment of catharsis after which a lot will change. I wanted to ...

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When we think of 'The Dark Ages', we think of the rough raw dark Middle Ages, with church and king and no hygiene. However, Swiss director Milo Rau refers to a much more recent piece of European history with his show, now showing at the Holland Festival. In a recent interview with the Culture Press, he said:

"The United States of Europe is too big to fail, but I have an idea that we are heading for a moment of catharsis after which a lot will change. I wanted to ...

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