French Without Tears

Thursday 29th October 2015

William Belchambers, Patrick McNamee and Joe Eyre in French Without Tears. Photo: Richard Davenport
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Text of the day: “Cowardice be damned! You don’t realise the appalling danger I’m in. If I’m left alone with her for a minute, I shudder to think what might happen. She might even (in a whisper) marry me.” (Alan in Terence Rattigan’s French Without Tears)

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  • María del mar vega commented

    on Friday 30th October 2015 at 5:15 pm

    The theme of gender revived in Rattigan. Marvelous drama, Maria

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