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In The Doctor's Dilemma, George Bernard Shaw takes some roundhouse swings at the medical profession. The Harvard Dramatic Club production of the play makes his blows land where they should--but only occasionally. The truth is that Shaw himself sometimes misses, for this is not one of his most satisfactory plays. It contains the usual quota of talk, and much of it is brilliant. But there are other long stretches when the great Shavian spring of wit runs dry, and the playwright's dislike of doctors appears as little more than a querulous mania. The most unfortunate part of the play, however, is the totally unnecessary last act, which serves only to confuse the problem which the work poses.
That problem concerns a physician's choice of whether to cure a patient or to let him die. The patient, dying of tuberculosis, is a brilliant young artist who is also a detestable human being. The doctor is the discoverer of a miraculously effective cure, which, however, only he knows how to apply. Since his clinic holds only one more available bed, he is forced to decide between healing the artist or another doctor, who is not particularly talented but a good and dedicated man. He ultimately picks the fine man rather than fine art--but that unhappy last act reveals that his real motive seems to be only a love for the artist's wife. Just what the audience should make of that is open to some question.
The best and altogether possible thing for the HDC to do should have been to end the production with the fourth act. This act includes the death of the artist and marks the highpoint of the evening, largely due to the performance of Robert Jordan in the part of the dying Louis Dubedat. Jordan here works at the peak of his form and with his death makes the play come to life. In the earlier parts of the play, he succeeds in showing both the lack of conscience of the man as well as his strange attractiveness, but in the death scene Jordan's acting transforms him into an imposing figure. Jordan dominates this play.
The performance of Philip Harvey as Sir Colenso Ridgeon, the physician, is competent on the whole. He brings to the role the proper amount of dignity, which, however, tends at times to lapse into stiffness. Edith Iselin, who plays the artist's wife, suffers from something of the same trouble. Miss Iselin possesses a quite imposing stage presence, but in this production the emotions which she should be portraying seem swathed in a coating of ice. Her delivery is, if anything, too careful, and she shows too little willingness to vary her rather stately tempo of speaking.
The three principals are surrounded throughout most of the evening by a trio of consulting doctors. One of them, Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington, ranks among Shaw's most acid-edged portraits. As amusingly acted by James Spiegler, Sir Ralph is a bombastic loudmouth full of saws about the powers of science and blissfully unaware of his tragic incompetence. The second member of the group, portrayed by Peter Hugens, is a butcher of a surgeon who believes that all illnesses may be cured by an operation which he has originated. Hugens shows considerable technical ability in the part. The third man in the trio is an experienced and disillusioned old physician, and the most sympathetic character in the play--or so he seems in the capable hands of Charles Mee. But perhaps the most consistently amusing performance is the contribution of Nancy Curtis, who makes an all too brief appearance as a housekeeper.
If all of these performances fail to be consistently effective, the fault is partly that of the director, Richard Smithies. While inventive enough in his staging, Smithies sometimes lets the pace of the production lag. But then, The Doctor's Dilemma contains some stretches which would strain the abilities of any drama group.
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At Leiden Bio Science Park, project developer and landlord Kadans Science Partner recently opened Plus Ultra Leiden, a multifunctional building with 16,000 m2 of laboratories and offices. Function and aesthetics come together at this high-end location where the focus is on creating a community and stimulating innovation.
Plus Ultra Leiden brings together a large group of entrepreneurial companies, start-ups and knowledge institutions around Life Sciences and Health. The name Plus Ultra, 'Ever further', is inspired by the text 'Non Plus Ultra' ('No further') that Hercules is said to have carved into two pointed, protruding rocks in the Strait of Gibraltar. These Pillars of Hercules marked the end of the known world and became a metaphor in world literature for the limits of human knowledge.
Kadans' Plus Ultra concept refers to the very mission and drive to always keep discovering, innovating and improving. It is a nod to the tenants who take up residence in the Plus Ultra buildings and who are concerned with the important social challenges of our time, for example in the areas of health and sustainability.
The location at Leiden Bio Science Park is not the first Kadans project within this concept. The first Plus Ultra building was opened in Wageningen in 2016, followed quickly by locations in university cities such as Groningen, Amsterdam and Utrecht. Meanwhile, a branch in London is also in the works: an ambitious project of no less than 75,000 m2.
The Plus Ultra locations consist of a mix of laboratories and offices that provide space for knowledge institutions, companies and start-ups. What is special about the concept is the focus on meeting and synergy between the different tenants. The building is specially designed to bring them together to encourage and facilitate open innovation.
In Plus Ultra Leiden, that idea is reflected in the imposing atrium, an enormous 'living room' with a reception area, barista and restaurant. Kadans organises regular activities here, from TED talks and tech talks to informal gatherings like coffee breaks and events.
Rob van Overbeek, Commercial Development Manager at Kadans: "We all know that informal meetings promote innovation. We provide the space and support to make this possible: an ecosystem where we try to connect the different parties, the tenants, in all sorts of ways. We do this at Plus Ultra Leiden, but also between the other buildings in our European network."
Future-proofing and sustainability are important pillars within the Plus Ultra concept. Plus Ultra Leiden meets the BREEAM standard for sustainable building with an 'Excellent' score. The building features, among other things, climate ceilings with LED lighting, solar panels on the roof and heat pumps, and is completely gas-free.
This future-proof vision is also reflected in the laboratories set up by Kadans. For the worktops, Trespa TopLab PLUS ALIGN was chosen, a versatile material that is resistant to a wide range of chemicals, cleaning agents and disinfectants and is also highly scratch and impact resistant. This makes the material suitable for a range of applications, from healthcare to cleanrooms and all kinds of laboratories.
Theo de Haas, Senior Technical Advisor at Kadans: "The laboratories had to suit a wide target group, so the requirements were quite universal. In life sciences, hygiene is obviously an important factor. In addition, we wanted a nice, neat look. We were therefore looking for a material that is easy to clean, but also retains its quality in the long term."
Dutch laboratory manufacturer Vinitex provided the equipment for this Kadans laboratory within Plus Ultra Leiden. The family business, located in Sint-Oedenrode, is one of the largest producers of laboratory furniture in the Netherlands and carries out projects throughout the Benelux and Germany.
Director Nicole Raaijmakers: "Our strength lies in the fact that we produce everything in-house, here in the Netherlands. A personal approach is important to us and we work with our own permanent staff. That ensures a piece of quality, flexibility and thinking along." The company has been working with Trespa Toplab products for some 35 years. Especially in Dutch projects, Vinitex and Trespa work together with great regularity. Nicole Raaijmakers: "It's a combination of factors: the quality of the material, deliverability and, of course, the price."
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