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“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” National Theatre Lyttelton

“The Ballad of Johnny & June” Theatre Royal Brighton

“John Proctor is the Villain” Royal Court Theatre

“Dear Jack, Dear Louise” Arcola Theatre, Hackney

“Two” Park Theatre

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About Simon

Simon Jenner’s education began when he left school with virtually no qualifications. And learned to fly instead. Discovering poetry though was dangerous: and forestalled a career in airframes and engines. He took a PhD at Cambridge in Oxford Poetry of the 1940s: having failed ‘O’ Level English Literature twice.

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