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The Farm Show

Paul Thompson, Ted Johns

Publisher: Coach House Books

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'This is a record of our version of grassroots theatre. The idea was to take a group of actors out to a farming community and build a play of what we could see and learn. There is no story or "plot" as such … Nevertheless, we hope that you can see many stories woven into the themes of this play and that out of it will emerge a picture of a complex and living community.' –Â? Paul Thompson
Available since: 01/01/1998.
Print length: 112 pages.

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