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Jo Hopkins devised and directed a programme of readings and songs about British weather (!) performed in two independent bookshops by Fringe members who are not involved in rehearsals for Julius Caesar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the running order of items at both events<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

April 15th Goldfinch Books, High Street, Alton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Chris Lang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jo Hopkins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jo introduces the evening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Praise for the Alton performance:<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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“Lovely evening at Goldfinch. Thank you Jo and all the cast”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Such an uplifting evening…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

” Everyone in the audience around me was saying how enjoyable it was to listen to readings. Such a wide-ranging selection of poetry, prose and song, delivered with panache.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A wonderful selection of pieces, and excellently read by all.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

May 28th FourBears Books, Caversham<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cath Gerlach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Barbara Guilding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chris and Barbara – Flanders & Swann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Praise for the Caversham performance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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“We thoroughly enjoyed the Fringe’s Weather Words visit to Caversham. A wonderful mixture of prose and song… Congratulations to Jo and the cast” MS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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