Town prepares for the joys of kitsch.(News)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: July 21, 2003 | Copyright information

A WORLD famous street theatre group is to visit Carmarthen to promote a new exhibition in the town.

The Bath-based Natural Theatre Company will stage impromptu ...

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