Tulips In Winter [Drama On 3]

An exploration of the life of the enigmatic 17th century philosopher Baruch Spinoza, whose ideas still influence present day thinkers. Michelene Wandor's play, inspired by various paintings and etchings, imagines a world in which Spinoza appears in Rembrandt's Night Watch and is courted by one of Cromwell's spies.

Angel - Angela Pleasence

Baruch Spinoza - Ben Meyjes

Miguel Spinoza - Gabriel Woolf

Rebecca - Jasmine Hyde

Cromwell - Struan Rodger

Downing - John McAndrew

Rembrandt - Timothy Spall

Menasseh - Philip Voss

De Witt - Grant Gillespie

Morteira - David Horovitch

Da Costa - Nicholas Boulton

Joseph Prado - Thomas Howes

Directed by Jane Morgan.

Michelene Wandor's play explores the life of the 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza.

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