LAURA STANLEY, 22 Dear all the therapists, In lockdown, I have not learnt a new skill but I have watched too many films and shows starring Lesley Manville. Days before it all changed I saw her bewitch the stage. You asked me what makes me go on living. I miss live theatre. I miss running to London when I feel like I’m burning down to my last candle wick and I miss sitting in the theatre’s breathless dark and I miss how the words place me under a glass jar and I miss the rush of fresh air after the final scene and I miss stepping outside into the foyer light, relighting into a flame from a spark. – Laura Stanley
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