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735: Bloody Feelings
Act Three

Stage Fright

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Fifteen years after a bloody Shakespeare production that, at its height, had people fainting night after night, producer Bim Adewunmi talks to its director, Lucy Bailey. (9 minutes)

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Bim Adewunmi

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