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Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
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    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
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  2. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
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    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
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    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
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    Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
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  7. Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
  8. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  9. Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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