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Radio 3,1 min
"The search for empathy sits at the heart of the dramatist" - Simon Stephens on his new play Birdland
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As his new play Birdland opens at the Royal Court theatre, which tells the story of Paul, a monstrous rock and roller, playwright Simon Stephens talks to Philip Dodd about his fascination with empathy. Image: Andrew Scott at Paul in Birdland. Photographer: Richard Hubert Smith.
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