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An actor learns about being deaf

Children Of A Lesser God, a play that tackles the communication problems faced by deaf people, opens at Circa tomorrow night. Suzanne Pollard talks to two of the cast about their roles.

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Miranda Harcourt
Miranda Harcourt
Taonga source:
The Dominion
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1987-002
Bibliographic source:
The Dominion, 15 January 1987, p.16
Author:
Suzanne Pollard
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