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When I set out to write a biography of Bill Leader, the legendary sound recordist, what I pictured myself writing about was the music, of course. Those early recordings of…
Interview with Kevin Leach, technical manager at Oldham Coliseum
Kevin thankfully managed to secure a new position for himself as Stage Manager at Manchester Opera House, luckily keeping one of our most skilled theatre technicians in the North West,…
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