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Tag Archives: playwriting

The F Word

April 25, 2015by First Draft Mcr 2 Comments

Writer and First Draft’s producer Abi Hynes blogs about the art of giving and receiving feedback. I never used to be any good at getting feedback. If you make creative […]

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Abi's blog, Drama, Fiction, Theatre, Writing

My Mairoula

January 26, 2015by First Draft Mcr Leave a comment

Actor Aliki Chapple is bringing her solo show, M.A.I.R.O.U.L.A., written by Greek playwright Lena Kitsopoulou and directed by Stella Duffy, to The Kings Arms in Manchester next month. She tells […]

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