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Set in the days of Dickens, The Understudy’s Revenge tells the story of Millie Osborne, who works for The King’s Company, a famous troupe of actors who have fallen on hard times following the death of its lead actor and director. The new manager is both the brother of the dead director and newly married to his widow. Perhaps recognising the thematic links to Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, he decides to put on a performance of the tragedy. A young actor called Oliver Parry is given a role in the play, b
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