What Happens When Folk Song Meets Theatre? Strength in a Whisper Premieres in Mull and Edinburgh
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Who Is Andrew “The Guvnor” of Theatre Village?
(As delivered by Grace Hatchell, 2nd Act Couriers, First Class & Slightly Nosy Service)
Now then… if you’ve spent any time wandering through Theatre Village, you’ll have felt it. That hum. That buzz. That sense that somewhere, behind the curtain, someone’s pulling the strings, brewing the tea, and making sure the spotlight actually turns on.
That, my lovely lot, would be Andrew.
Or as I’ve taken to calling him… The Guvnor.
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