Regionally, Daniel Evans and Dan Bates entered the theatre power list, for their work in charge of Sheffield Theatres.

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Sexton added to his successful conversion with a penalty soon after when full-back Daniel Evans failed to roll away.

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There were also plaudits for director Daniel Evans, with The Times critic Dominic Maxwell describing his production as "quite a flat-out masterpiece".

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