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North-East actors Laura Elphinstone and Brian Lonsdale voice their opinions about using regional accents on stage. They tell Steve Pratt about the importance of going native
THERE was a time when actors had their accents knocked out of them at drama school. Regional accents were frowned upon, everyone had to speak RP - received pronunciation.See the full content of this document
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The Monday Page Entertainment the Accent Is On Comedy
Happily, that's changed. In some cases, regional voices are even encouraged. "There aren't too many people out there who can do a Geordie accent, " says Brian Lonsdale, fresh from the triumph of Lee Hall's new ...
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