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Penny Black

Penny Black

Penny Black speaks with Frances Byrnes about the influence of teenage summers in Vienna and learning German on her playwriting career. Penny Black speaks with Frances Byrnes about teenage summers in Vienna, the shock of revisiting old contracts, and how her desire to speak perfect German accidentally led to a passionate career in writing for theatre.


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