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They’re naturals for the part

A production this month of the play Children of a Lesser God in Auckland will feature two deaf actors, Bryan Williams and Sheila Gibbons. And the starring role will be played, for the second time, by Gloss actress Miranda Harcourt.

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Brian Whalley
Brian Whalley
Gavin Gibbons
Gavin Gibbons
Miranda Harcourt
Miranda Harcourt
Sheila Gibbons (Claridge)
Sheila Gibbons (Claridge)
Taonga source:
NZ Woman’s Weekly
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1988-011
Bibliographic source:
NZ Woman's Weekly, 1 February 1988
Author:
Sandra Goodwin
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This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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