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Rob Halliday

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Rob Halliday is a lighting designer and programmer

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Theatre won’t be fixed by cutting costs around the people who make it

Producers are taking risks to secure the future of commercial theatre

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Maisey Bawden: ‘TV work was a shock to the system but I loved the buzz’

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Kate Mara: ‘Lifelong learning is essential to evolve throughout your career’

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