For two months I played sports, acted in the plays, had cookies every day at 10:15, went swimming, and sang a lot of songs.

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Originally, both men and women acted in Kabuki plays, but eventually only male actors performed the plays: a tradition that has remained to the present day.

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He has acted in over 200 radio plays, read Bill Bryson's travel books and has won Sony Awards for radio acting and writing.

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It was nine years before Mr Pinter acted in another of his plays, "The Homecoming", as Lenny, whose character resembles Mick's in several respects.

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Through WET, Sasha has acted in and produced numerous plays written by women, developed screenplays and plays written by women, and created a media literacy and leadership program for teenage girls.

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To make matters more confusing, Brendan O'Carroll's real-life wife plays his TV daughter, his TV son's wife is acted by his daughter, and his big sister is his neighbour and best friend in his sitcom.

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Shakespeare is believed to have acted on both stages after arriving in London from Stratford, and early plays, including Romeo and Juliet, were performed at the venues.

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