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Joe Gilmour-Rees

Joe Gilmour-Rees

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Joe Gilmour-Rees is a theatre director based in Manchester. He also runs Manchester’s Big Theatre Podcast featuring interviews with ...

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Joe Gilmour-Rees is a theatre director based in Manchester. He also runs Manchester’s Big Theatre Podcast featuring interviews with the city’s artists and creatives.

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Let’s harness technology to make British theatre less London-centric

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Zoom story: Working with global artists is a joy, but do think ahead

Drama schools need to be able to learn from LAMDA’s mistakes

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