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too regal to reach fifty

Marie:              Costume’s cut. Costumier: It’s being boned.  Put this corset on. Marie:        You want to strangle me now? Costumier:       South London chokes me too.  We’re moving out after the show.  You’ll visit? Marie: Not in this bodice. Costumier: It’s period! Marie: Director’s changed it.  He’s doing ‘Marie Antoinette’ post-modern. Costumier: Quick. Take it off or it’s […]
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A Shot into the Light from Victoriana

(to be read amongst friends) Anna-  She’s here. Bess-  She’s not here. She doesn’t want to be here! It’s a day off from the kitchens of Audley End. Anna-  Of course she’s here. It’s a hide and seek game silly! We have to look harder. Bess-  She’s never seen this garden before. She’s new to […]
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