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Ensemble members Emma Mullen and Christopher Jordan-Marshall in A History of Paper at the Traverse, Edinburgh, until August 25; then at Dundee Rep from August 29-31. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Ensemble members Emma Mullen and Christopher Jordan-Marshall in A History of Paper at the Traverse, Edinburgh, until August 25; then at Dundee Rep from August 29-31. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Lyn Gardner investigates theatre’s low-pay crisis and its lack of stability for artists, and considers how industry and government could do more to support their talent

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