Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
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Charlie Vero-Martin, actor, comedian, writer and improviser, is on stage with a basket with googly eyes.
He is called Mr Basketcase. It is 2am on a Monday morning.
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