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Falling for The Lovers

Falling for The Lovers

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By DQ
September 18, 2023

SCENE STEALERS
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Writing for DQ, The Lovers creator and writer David Ireland reveals how he adapted his own play for Sky and picks out a key scene in which the two central characters consummate their relationship – but not before a theological debate.

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