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Patsy Trench

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Marlborough, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography

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Born in the UK to an Anglo/Irish father and Australian mother, I've worked in the theatre all my life, as an actress, scriptwriter, script editor, playscout, and now a teacher of theatre and organiser of theatre tours for overseas visitors to London (Covid permitting).

Book writing is a recent occupation. So far: three non fiction books about Australia and its colonial beginnings, four novels about women in the past asserting their independence in unusual ways, and a collection of short stories about love in adversity.
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The Fifth Step

As I was contemplating what qualities it takes to make a good actor for a Substack post I began thinking about The Fifth Step, recently performed at @sohoplace, and currently being transmitted in cinemas as part of NT Live.

It’s a two-hander about a young man called Luka and his AA sponsor, James, whose job it is to wean the younger man away from alcohol. It’s written from personal experience by th

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	The Worst Country in the World: The true story of an Australian pioneer family 3.50 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Awakening of Claudia Faraday: The adventures of a respectable 1920s society lady (Modern women: breaking the mould Book 1) 3.67 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Country To Be Reckoned With: The true story of Australia's pioneer stock agent (Australia: a personal story Book 2) 3.63 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Purpose of Prudence de Vere: The woman who put the roar into the Roaring Twenties (Modern women: breaking the mould Book 2) 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Makings of Violet Frogg 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Australia And How To Find It: A pom's musings on the Great South Land 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Self Publishing for the Technically Challenged really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unlikely Adventures of Claudia Faraday really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All We Need Is Love it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Sir William said he never spoke of 'madness'; he called it not having a sense of proportion.”
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