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“Every time you watch a performance in the theatre, you know that this is just for you, and will never be the same again. It is quite exciting for me.” quote by Robert Dessaix — Download Open image

“Every time you watch a performance in the theatre, you know that this is just for you, and will never be the same again. It is quite exciting for me.”

Robert Dessaix

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I did spend about 5 years in the Griffin Theatre Company in 1978 actually , and worked therefore about 5 years on a voluntary basis. This was very much as a amateur, doing things like mopping the floor, handling props, setting up scenery, etc. I never acted, and don't think I'm an actor, but those years in the theatre taught…

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There is a mental space that we consciously makes our way back to, and give honour to what has formed us in this mental homeland which we carry with us always. It is important not to try to annihilate it but to take your courage in your hands and go back, and then I think you can more easily make…

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Despite the war, and bombings, and all the big things that happen to us, the stuff of our lives is small and always will be. During a war it is different, but even then, it is perfectly possible to write novels during a major war, which are about those thing which endure. It is what makes us human and the…

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