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Amanda Parker

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Amanda is an associate writer for The Stage. Her career spans leadership and consultancy across screen production, broadcast, arts and culture. She is the former editor of Arts Professional and an Oliver-Award-winning sector leader on equality, diversity and inclusion in theatre.

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