Leeds, England, United Kingdom 1970 - 73 I have been overseas – outside of England – since 1985. There are many advantages to working in the tropics – climate, lifestyle, cost of living etc - but one of the things I miss about England is going to the theatre. Opportunities to watch plays have been scarce in Egypt, Tanzania, Argentina, Venezuela, Ghana and my present country, Vietnam. In all these countries, over a period of 30 years, I reckon I have watched a grand total of just 20 plays (not counting school productions). By contrast, when I was a student at Leeds University, and a teacher in the West Midlands, I was surrounded by theatres and used to watch plays constantly. In my three years at Leeds, I must have watched at least 30 plays. I
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