The talents of Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson and Kristen Scott-Thomas nevertheless conspire with Mr Minghella's bravura film-making technique to crush the play's humours.

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The Smoking Gun linked to a page identifying Scott as a lacrosse player at Stevenson, but that page has since been pulled down.

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Michael Hart, David Wotherspoon and Martin Scott at least made the bench after the midweek defeat, with Richie Towell, Lewis Stevenson, Matt Thornhill and Sodje the fresh starters.

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