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Royal Exchange boss unveils new plays two years after damaging censorship row
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Selina Cartmell announces season including Stockport-set version of Phaedra myth by Simon Stephens A theatre boss has promised to channel the “pioneering spirit of Manchester” and be “brave and fearless” as she unveiled a new season of work, two years after a deeply damaging cens
Selina Cartmell announces season including Stockport-set version of Phaedra myth by Simon Stephens A theatre boss has promised to channel the “pioneering spirit of Manchester” and be “brave and fearless” as she unveiled a new season of work, two years after a deeply damaging censorship row. Selina Cartmell, the artistic director of the Royal Exchange in Manchester , revealed details of 2027-28 productions that include a retelling of the Munich air disaster and a modern Stockport-set version of the ancient Greek myth Phaedra. Continue reading...
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