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‘Timestamp’ at the Fringe: Existing in the ‘now’

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‘HOLE IN THE WALL L’HOPITAL’ at Fringe

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Review: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – “A new sensation”

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Rumours of drastic script revisions and casting changes meant that I entered The North...

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‘Timestamp’ at the Fringe: Existing in the ‘now’

‘HOLE IN THE WALL L’HOPITAL’ at Fringe

Review: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – “A new sensation”

Review: CRUSH – ‘A classic coming-of-age’

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