Theatre on the Small Screen: ‘Smash’ Vs. ‘Slings & Arrows’
One show saw theatre as an island of misfit toys, the other as a glamorous roundelay of pretty people. Guess which one rings truer?
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One show saw theatre as an island of misfit toys, the other as a glamorous roundelay of pretty people. Guess which one rings truer?
Three theatres who regularly stage the impossible challenge misconceptions, and battle stereotypes, about the genre.
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