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Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
The director discusses the restrictions of using texts written by others.
  1. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
  2. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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  5. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
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  6. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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  7. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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  8. Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
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