Break a Leg: A memoir, manifesto and celebration of amateur theatre
By: Jenny Landreth
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A joyful celebration of amateur theatre This is the story of amateur dramatics in Britain. In a tr…
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15. Break a Leg: A memoir, manifesto and celebration of amateur theatre
By: Jenny Landreth
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Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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