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It’s not all fluffed lines: the serious business of amateur dramatics

Many great actors, including Ian McKellen and Ben Kingsley, began in am-dram, Michael Coveney solemnly reminds us

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  • Questors, Jesters and Renegades: The Story of Britain’s Amateur Theatre

    Michael Coveney

    Methuen, pp. 199, £25

  • Break a Leg: A Memoir, Manifesto and Celebration of Amateur Theatre

    Jenny Landreth

    Chatto, pp. 300, £14

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