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Unprecedented times: Headlong's digital response to the Covid-19 crisis

Long ReadsMay 6, 2020

With the UK in lockdown, digital theatre projects are booming, one of the most ambitious being Headlong’s 12-play series in collaboration with Century Films for BBC Arts. Fergus Morgan talks to the creatives behind the series about technical challenges and adapting to a new way of working

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