Since Hytner took over, more than thirty new writers (Lee Hall, Mike Bartlett, Lucy Prebble, Conor McPherson, and Enda Walsh among them) have seen their works performed at the National.

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Mr Pal met Mr Vaz, Labour MP for Leicester East, and Labour's Lucy Powell, Manchester Central MP, at the town hall following the march.

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Lucy Inglis, a 34-year-old historian, helped the clean up near Hackney Town Hall.

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