Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Like a project the BBC might have considered 30 years ago and turned down: The Understudy reviewed

Plus: two cobweb-thin online monologues from Paines Plough and the Bush Theatre

Lizzie Muncey recording her role in The Understudy from home
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  • The Understudy

    Lawrence Batley Theatre, via understudyplay.com

  • She Left Home For A While

    Paines Plough, viaYouTube

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    Bush Theatre, via its site

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