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COMMUNITY THEATRE

In disposable times, community is a source of strength

e are living in a society where we’re relentlessly told we need things. On TV, on billboards and on social media. Stuff to make us feel better, live longer and be happier. In some ways it feels this materialistic need has contributed to the way that the world is at present. And still, even in a cost-of-living crisis, people have become so accustomed to

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