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Lizzie the musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant - some little moments that I loved, part 1/?
Background: This production originated at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester. It features Lauren Drew as Lizzie; Maiya Quansah-Breed as her neighbour, Alice; Shekinah McFarlane as Lizzie’s sister, Emma; and Mairi Barclay as the Bordens’ housekeeper, Bridget. Esteemed tumblr user thegirl20 has many lovely photosets and gifsets of the cast, including this high-definition one where you can see the faces of everyone in the main cast (and also the set!)
I was lucky enough to catch this show with the main cast in London at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant a couple of times (plus once with Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie and Ayesha Patel as Bridget) when they went on a mini tour in Nov/Dec 2023 :)
1. The House of Borden:
Bridget ladles out impressively gloopy gruel while singing about all-purpose mutton. Both Lizzie and Emma give it a wide berth (and say no to breakfast for the rest of the show).
Emma goes, 'we’ve no personal objection BUT SHE CAN'T HAVE WHAT'S OURS' – an increasingly-concerned Lizzie rushes over and shakes her head and Emma is temporarily mollified. Fair is fair in the House of Bordennnnn!
The way their voices go up in the last ‘let us take you to an August back in 1892’ – MUAH.
2. This Is Not Love:
Lauren Drew performs the majority of this song while sitting uncomfortably in an ornate armchair where something horrifying routinely happens. It’s very effective.
She really conveys the despair and the agony Lizzie feels – there's one bit in the final verse where she gasps out, 'this is not love' and she sounds so incredibly broken.
(“I want…to see arms outstretched to hold me / wanting nothing in return / but only for me to feel safe and secure”
She’s literally next door, Lizzie.)
And at the end she tears herself out of the chair with the line ‘I don’t know what it is, but I want out of it.’
3. ‘I love you too, Father.’
4. Gotta Get out of Here:
Lizzie absently trails her hand along Alice's arms and shoulders in this one bit at the start - Alice never stood a chance tbh.
Maybe I'll do a separate Alice x Lizzie highlights thing.
LOVE the energy in this song and how Lizzie almost seems possessed when she sings about something hanging over her and how she physically throws her body around.
Alice's higher 'stay here longer' when she joins in on the chorus is what angels dream of.
5. If You Knew:
Let's have MAXIMUM YEARNING
To set the scene: we’ve just come out of ‘Gotta Get out of Here’, where Lizzie expresses her need to get out of here and is hindered by Bridget, Emma and Alice (with some very cool dance breaks). Lizzie finally breaks free and Alice chases after her but loses her. We’re now in Alice’s bedroom where she’s thinking about Lizzie.
Lizzie is just off to the side (presumably in her own home or in her yard) looking sad and letting down her hair.
Alice is singing to herself about how much she loves Lizzie and wondering how Lizzie would react if she knew about this.
(She thinks a secret’s just a lie! This may or may not come back to bite us!)
Her voice just SOARS when she sings about dreaming about having Lizzie in her arms.
I like that this song expresses the pretty relatable concern of ‘oh no if you knew I had a big gay crush on you would you still let me touch you and comfort you’ but it doesn’t come with a side of ‘oh no it’s so wrong and gross for me to have feelings for another woman’. Thanks, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Tim Maner!
And good news for Alice: YES Lizzie will let you hold her close when she knows about your secret gay feelings AND she will make out with you and hold you close too! You will get to be happy for approximately seven seconds before Bad News Bridget interrupts.
6. Soul of the White Bird:
'the violence of freedom'
Emma joins in with Lizzie from the side at ‘oh if I had wings like a dove’ - the harmonies!!
Bridget knits and goes la la la in counterpoint while Lizzie slowly falls apart.
7. ‘Lizzie, don’t!!’
8. Maybe Someday:
The FIRST iteration of this song and it’s Alice singing to Lizzie about how maybe someday her heart will be open. They may not get a conventional happy ending together but by god their story is integral to this show.
It is so sweet and then they end up cuddling and falling asleep!
I was going to save this for the Alice x Lizzie highlights, but this was too cute to leave out so I guess I'll just include it twice: Lizzie is the big spoon!!!
9. ‘Her bed is freshly made, as if she hadn’t slept in it at all!’ – Bridget, relishing her role as a gossipmonger-in-chief
10. Who hasn't had to kick a girl out in the morning because your sister needs to vent about developments in your father's will and is threatening to go to Fairhaven? Sisters, amirite?
11. ‘Emma, wait! What if Mrs Borden…dies first?’
12. Sweet Little Sister:
It has been said before and it bears saying again: vocals for DAYS.
The little lyric change to “I look into your cold dark eyes” to suit Lauren’s eye colour!
Bridget and Alice pop up with mic stands to sing along.
And then Emma fucks off to Fairhaven even though her sweet little sister was begging her to stay.
13. Mairi's delivery of 'oh Miss Emma you've forgotten your book! And she asked me to pack it S P E C I A L.' is so deeply funny.
14. Also hilarious: the very un-suspicious way Bridget slides the book of household poisons over to Lizzie.
15. ‘…time for Mrs Borden’s tea!’ I love Bridget.
This feels like a good time to take a break!
#i sure hope the readmore works#i would love it so much if they did a proshot#not sure if i’ll ever quite return to the euphoric high of the eight-day stretch where i watched this show five times#and spent each trip home frantically jotting down notes on my phone#lizzie the musical#lizzie the musical uk 2023#lizzie the musical southwark playhouse#lauren drew#maiya quansah-breed#shekinah mcfarlane#mairi barclay#lauren lizzie#maiya alice#shekinah emma#mairi bridget
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Lizzie x Alice - Lizzie the Musical
#lizzie the musical#lizzie x alice#lauren drew#maiya quansah breed#still trying to win people over with sexy gifs#in costume this time#and from the trailer#musicalgifs#lizzie#lizziegifs
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Listen I know I'm late to this trend but I debated sharing this to be honest. I honestly didn't it would even be considered for my Wrapped but it is such an underestimation of how many times this has entered my eardrums--not just this song, but this entire fucking album and show.
This musical is just too damn good to ignore; 4 cast members, all female, badass rock songs, badass rock outfits, badass symbolism, badass love arc. badass. Period. Everyone should give this album a listen.
Afterwards, let your Wildest Dreams fly along with you and the Soul of The White Bird.
Honestly this song and show just makes me lose my head in the best way possible, it's so fucking underrated.
Okay, off the soapbox now I go.
#lizzie the musical#lizzie borden#alice russell#emma borden#bridget “maggie” sullivan#carrie cimma#storm large#carrie manolakos#ryah nixon#historical musical#true crime#true crime musical#spotify wrapped#spotify#manifesting a west end album so fucking hard rn#lauren drew#maiya quansah breed#shekinah mcfarlane#mairi barclay#ayesha patel#emma louise hoey
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a list of feminine names i’ve adored and complied over years . please note the names are from a variety of origins and it’s best to research , in accordance to naming your character appropriately .
A ⸻ alaia . aliya . adèle . adella . adely . adira . aellai . aera . aimée . alessia . alice . alisha . amal . amara . amina . amor . anais . angelique/angie . anita . antonia . anya . arden . arnela . arya . asia . aspen . audrey . aurelia . aurora . avery .
B ⸻ bella . bianca . blair . blanca . briar . brielle . brigitte . bristol . bruna .
C ⸻ calliope . calista . camille . carina . carmel . carmen . carmine . cassia . cataline . chantal . charlène . chelsea . cher . chérie . cheryl . cheyenne . chiara . chiasa . cindy . cecelia/celia . celina . céline . cipriana . clara . clare . claudia . cleo . clover . colette . cordelia . cornelia .
D ⸻ dahlia . daisy . danika . davina . delaney . denise . devon . diana . diane . dione . dominica . donata . donatella/donna . dulce .
E ⸻ eden . elara . eleonora . elle . elliana . éloise . emory . erica . esha . esmé . estela . ester . eve . evangeline .
F ⸻ faith . faiza . fallon . farrah . faye . fenna . florentina . francesca . francia .
G ⸻ gabriela . genevieve . giada/gia . giovanna . giselle . giulia . garcelle . grace . graziella . gwen .
H ⸻ hadiya . hafsa . halle . halima . harley . hazel . helen . hélène . hermosa . honey . hiba . hina .
I ⸻ iffat . iman . imani . imogen . inara . inaya . indiana/india . ines . irina . iris . isadora . isabel . isla . isra . italia . italina . ivory . ivonne . ivy .
J ⸻ jade . jamila . jasmine . joanna . jocelyn . joelle . jolie . jordana . jordan . josephine . jovi . juliet .
K ⸻ kajal . kalila . karina . katia . kennedy . kenya . kimberly .
L ⸻ labani . lacey . lavender . lavinia . leona . liberty . lisette . livia . london . lourdes . lilliana . lucia/luciana . luna . lydia .
M ⸻ mabel . madelaine . madeline . madina . maeve . mahima . malia . maisha . maiya . mariana . marisa . marisol . meghana/megan . melina . mercy . mia . milan . minka . monica . monique . montana . marjorie . michelle .
N ⸻ nadia . nadine . naisha . nannette . naomi . nara . naressa . natalya . natascha . naya . neelam . nisa . nikita . noelle . noemi . nyla . nicolette .
O ⸻ odette . onima . oparna . orion . olivia . olympia . ophelia . opal .
P ⸻ paloma . pandora . paola . pari . peony . pareesa . paris . paula . paulina . pearl/pearla . petra . peyton . piera . poppy . prairie . priscilla . priya/priyanka .
R ⸻ raquel . ravenna . rayne . regina . renata . renee . rhea . rima . rita . rochelle . romana . romina . romy . rosa/rosalia . rosella . rosie . rowan . ruby . river .
S ⸻ sabelia . sabine . safiya . sahar . santana . saorise . sasha . saskia . savia . saya . sayena . scarlet . selene . serena . serenity . shelby . sheridan . shannon . sienna . sita . sloane . sofia . soléa . soleil . sonia . soraya . sorcha . surina . sutton . svea . sylvia . summer . suzanne .
T ⸻ tahira . tamara/tamar . taryn . telese . trishna . thalia . thea .
V ⸻ valentina . valencia . vanessa . venice . venus . vera . verona . veronica . vienna . violet . vitöria . vivian/vivienne .
W ⸻ wahida . winona . whitney . wren .
Y ⸻ yadira . yael . yalina . yara . yasmina . yesenia . yuliana . yuri . yvette . yvonne .
Z ⸻ zahra . zaria . zhenya . zoya .
#*#* ── 🐝 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄 . ⁞ writing.#writing help#name help#female name masterlist#name masterlist#rph#rpt#resources
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fuck it full lizzie megamix for the dash
hope mill theatre, manchester - 16th sep 2023 matinee
L-R: shekinah mcfarlane (emma borden), lauren drew (lizzie borden), maiya quansah-breed (alice russell), mairi barclay (bridget sullivan)
#lizzie#lizzie musical#shekinah mcfarlane#lauren drew#maiya quansah breed#mairi barclay#listen they’re all so hot#and i was being so perceived#lauren looking down the lens twice like that wasn’t gonna break me when i’ve just seen her play an unhinged girlkisser
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Lizzie Megamix at the Southwark Playhouse!
Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie
Ayesha Patel as Bridget
Maiya Quansah-Breed as Alice
Shekinah McFarlane as Emma
#lizzie#lizzie musical#musical theatre#west end#southwark playhouse#emma louise hoey#ayesha patel#theatre#shekinah mcfarlane#maiya quansah breed
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🦇 Reading gives us the chance to travel the great unknown, including great worlds outside of this limited reality. Some of these enchanted cities stick with us for a lifetime, seeping into our world as we, dedicated readers, bring that magic to life. Can you name the books based on the magical settings mentioned in this post? Good luck!
🦇 Books Mentioned:
✨ Velaris: A Court of Mist & Fury by Sarah J. Maas @sarahjmaas
✨ Wonderland: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
✨ Navarre: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros @rebeccayarros
✨ Virtudom: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon @say_shannon
✨ Grey London: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab @veschwab
✨ Thune: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree @travis_baldree
✨ Setar: This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi @tahereh
✨ Lunathion: Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas @sarahjmaas
✨ Qalia: Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim @maiya_ibrahim
✨ Le Cirque Des Rêves: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern @erinmorgenstern
#fantasy fiction#romantic fantasy#romantasy books#romantasy#fiction books#books#book lovers#batty about books#battyaboutbooks
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2023 reading catalog
January
a million to one by adiba jaigirdar 💜
Iron widow by xiran jay zhao 💜
An encore of roses by st gibson 💜
Im a therapist and my patient is going to be the next school shooter by Dr. Harper 💜
I’m a therapist and my patient is in love with a pedophile by Dr. Harper 💜
I’m a therapist and my patient is a vegan terrorist by Dr. Harper 💜
The disturbing incident at lonesome woods boarding school by dr. harper 💜
One dark window by rachel gillig
February
The twisted dead by darcy coates
The house across the lake by riley sager
Renegades by marissa meyer 🤍
Archenemies by marissa meyer 🤍
Supernova by marissa meyer 🤍
Daisy darker by alice feeney
March
The lost apothecary by susan penner
MHA 37 by kohei horikoshi
The pronoun lowdown by nevo zisin
The queen's english by chloe o davis
MHA team up 1 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama
To make monsters out of girls by amanda lovelace
MHA team up 2 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama
JJK 0 by gege akutami
MHA team up 3 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama
Hell bent by leigh bardugo
Spice road by maiya ibrahim
The stardust thief by chelsea abdullah
The london seance society by susan penner 💜
All the dangerous things by stacy willingham
April
The fae princes by nikki st crowe
Carnage by sarah bailey
Final offer by lauren asher.
Glitch by briana michaels
Never lie by frieda mcfadden
The locked door by frieda mcfadden
The inheritance by cassie cole
Emily wildes encyclopedia of faeries by heather fawcett
The stolen heir by holly black
May
Chaos by sarah bailey
Corrode by sarah bailey
Cataclysm by sarah bailey
Howl's moving castle by diana wynne jones
Fourth wing by rebecca yarros
Cursed crowns by catherine doyle + katherine webber
Girls of fate and fury by natasha ngan 💜
We free the stars by hafsah faizal
A war of two queens by jennifer l armentrout
The crown of gilded bones by jennifer l armentrout 🤍
Malice by heather walter 💜
Misrule by heather walter 💜
June
MHA vol 38 by kohei horikoshi
Sofi and the bone song by adrienne tooley
jjk vol 21 by gege akutami
jjk vol 22 by gege akutami
lore olympus vol 4 by rachel smythe
the fiancee farce by alexandria bellefleur 💜
the only survivors by megan miranda
what lies in the woods by kate alice marshall
the last word by taylor adams
you’re invited by amanda jayatissa
ward d by freida mcfadden
once returned by darcy coates
double pucked by lauren blakely
mated to the monster by sarah spade
July
the thicket by noelle w ihli
the good lie by ar torre
a naughty lesson by mika lane
love creekwood by becky albertalli 💜
the heartstopper yearbook by alice oseman 💜
demon in the wood by leigh bardugo and dani pendergast
the young elites by marie lu
nick and charlie by alice oseman 💜
a haunted road atlas by christine schiefer and em schulz
the rose society by marie lu
the midnight star by marie lu
a wicked education by mika lane
a sinful classroom by mika lane
the girl from the sea by molly knox ostertag 💜
August
how to sell a haunted house by grady hendrix
the foxglove king by hannah whitten
seven faceless saints by mk lobb 💜
divine rivals by rebecca ross
sing me to sleep by gabi burton
silver in the bone by alexandra bracken
foxglove by adalyn grace
assistant to the villain by hannah nicole maehrer
September
a broken blade by melissa blair
bonesmith by nicki pau preto
the angelmaker by alex north
the family across the street by nicole trope
October
the sun and the star by rick riordan and mark oshiro 💜
lore olympus vol 5 by rachel smythe
the chalice of the gods by rick riordan
fangs by sarah anderson
throne of the fallen by kerri maniscalco
kingdom of the wicked by kerri maniscalco 🤍
kingdom of the cursed by kerri mansicalco 🤍
kingdom of the feared by kerri maniscalco 🤍
the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon 💜
catwoman soulstealer by louise simonson, samantha dodge and sarah j maas
starling house by alix e harrow
November
savage hate by amanda richardson
a curse for true love by stephanie garber
forged by blood by ehigbor okosun
if i have to be haunted by miranda sun
heart trick by kristen granata
the legacy by elle kennedy
odd man rush by kristen granata 💜
that one night by emily rath
pucking around by emily rath 💜
pucking ever after vol 1 by emily rath 💜
iron flame by rebecca yarros
my hero academia team up missions vol 4 by yoko akiyama and koehi horikoshi
December
spin the bottle by stephanie alves
as good as dead by holly jackson
the lightning thief by rick riordan 🤍
the sea of monsters by rick riordan 🤍
i am not your final girl by claire c holland
the titans curse by rick riordan 🤍
the battle of the labyrinth by rick riordan 🤍
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List of bootlegs i have i’m willing to trade:
Six:
- Hampton court audio:
Aragon: Jaye’j, Boleyn: Millie O’Connell, Seymour: Natalie May Paris, Cleves: Lexi Mcintosh, Howard: Aimie Atkinson, Parr: Maiya
- West End Bootleg
Aragon: Jaye’j, Boleyn: Courtney Bowman, Seymour: Natalie May Paris, Cleves: Lexi, Howard: Sophie Isaacs, Parr: Danielle Steers
- Australian cast
Rent:
- Hope mill theatre
A new brain:
- 1998
Amelie:
- Broadway
Pippin:
-Pro shot
The Prom:
- Broadway
Grease:
- Us tour
Come From Away:
- Broadway
Dear Evan Hansen:
- OBC
- Jordan Fisher (Evan)
&Juliet
- Original west end cast
- Zara (juliet), tom (romeo), alex ( may)
Others i have but unknown cast:
- Angels in America
- A Bronx Tale
- A Gentleman’s Guide to Murder
- Aida
- Alice by Heart
- Alleigiance
- American Idiot
- Anastasia
- Annie
- Anything goes
- Bandstand
- Bare
- Beautiful
- Billy Elliot
- Be more chill
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Book of Mormon
- Cabaret
- Catch me if you can
- CATCF
- Cinderella
- Evita
- Falsettos
- Fiddler on the roof
- Frozen
- Fun Home
- Godspell
- Hadestown
- Hairspray
- Hamilton
- Heathers
- Hedwig
- Hello Dolly
- Hunchback
- If/Then
- In the heights
- Into the woods
- Jersey Boys
Let me know if you like to trade!! Interested in pretty woman, &juliet, grease (west end), frozen (west end) (aus), etaj (layton williams)!!
#bootleg trading#bootlegs#musical trading#musical bootlegs#musicals#grease#dear evan hansen#six#amelie#& juliet#frozen#broadway#west end#the prom#heathers#hamilton#hairspray#pippin#come from away#rent#off broadway
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thanks for the tag maiya @usalock :) these are fun
last song: stay with me sing by patina miller from the 2023 into the woods revival. such a good musical with a stellar cast
currently watching: once upon a time. my roommate and I are trying to see how much we can watch before our lease is up. OH ALSO THE AFTERPARTY 🫶🫶
currently reading: the goldfinch by donna tartt (for a book club) and I was born for this by alice oseman (for fun, it’s my last osemanverse book I need to read)
currently playing: i just hit my 200th hour on tears of the kingdom !! i’m trying to 100% it before fighting the final boss but that’s a lot
current obsession: oh man so many. i’ve been playing minecraft a lot with my roommate as we binge ouat. i’ve rewatched board af legacy probably 6 times in the last two weeks (as well as general smosh, especially their reddit videos). i’ll limit it to two because I truly could list so much more but i’ll be nice and not do that
i’ll tag @vraska-theunseen @theinfaethable @beverlytoego1d and honestly anyone who just wants to can. also the people I tagged don’t have to, it’s all for funzies
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girl, your withdrawn demeanour and great love of pigeons have bewitched me mind, body and soul~
#alice to lizzie‚ basically#alice and i have that in common tbh#lizzie the musical#specifically#lizzie the musical uk 2023#lauren lizzie#maiya alice
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Lizzie and Alice - Lizzie the Musical
🎥: @westandonshakyground
#lizzie the musical#lizzie#lizzie x alice#emma louise hoey#maiya quansah breed#lizziegifs#musicalgifs#my faves are the first one where maiya is kindly wiping away a smudge of lipstick on emma's chin#and the fifth one where lizzie is clearly having a gay awakening#lizziehmtgifs
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hello hello everyone~
im dazero null (pronounced da-zeh-ro)
This is a blog dedicated to my ocs and the Oliverse (Olive-verse)
Masterlist below!
The Oliverse:
Alice
Leo
Olive
Merie Mushroom
Mina
Mr. Red Eye Candy
Ms. Cherie Orchid
Rose Evermore
Xoire
Mihkail
Taffy
Miuahan
Shion
Maiya
Maisey
Non Oliverse:
Day
Oracle
Crescent
Miss Puppeteer
Millan
Moone
to be added:
esper
moone
shion
millan & shuichi
miss. puppeteer
lolli
miuahan
taffy
yumiko
sin miho
& more to come
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Lizzie - Maiya Quansah-Breed as Alice Russell, requested by @babybluebetts
Birthday: July 6, 1997 (age 23)
Birth Place: Eccles, England
Theatre credits include: Catherine Parr (Six), Mimi Marquez (Rent), Exotica (Cats), Ronny (Hair)
(Pictured on the right is Jisel Soleil Ayon, who played the role in the regional production at Chance Theater)
#lizzie the musical#six the musical#rent#cats musical#hair the musical#maiya quansah breed#alice russell#catherine parr#mimi marquez#exotica cats
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@cow-anon thank you very much for going undercover and getting these amazing pictures
#six the musical#ladies in waiting#liw#Amy Shaw#Alice Angliss#Arlene McNaught#Katy Richardson#maiya quansah breed#Maggie on the guitar#Joan on the keys#Maria on the drums#The girl looking at Maiya is a mood#MAIYAS ARM#i LOVE
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Kay so this was done like a day after I got calligraphy stuff. Also this was when it was still on tour and I'd just seen it in Cambridge so it doesn't have any of the new queen's (so incredibly sorry I still love ya)
Also tried to do each of the queen's colours of their costumes for their names but kinda did it from memory so Howard is purple not pink and obvs grace was doing all of them so I just did the like one colour I hadn't used.
Reposted this cuz I totally managed to accidentally delete it.
#six the musical#catherine of aragon#jaye j#anne boleyn#millie o'connell#jane seymour#natalie may paris#anne of cleves#alexia mcintosh#katherine howard#aimee atkinson#catherine parr#maiya quansah breed#ladies in waiting#toby marlow#lucy moss#katy richardson#alice angliss#amy shaw#toni de marce#grace mouat#vicki manser#courtney stapleton
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