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‘Being part of something much bigger than self': the community play as a model of implicit and explicit political theatre practice.

Sarah WestonSchool of Arts, University of Bolton, Bolton, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 161-177 | Published online: 26 Nov 2019

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