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There wouldn’t be theatre without prop hire

Modern films have immense multi million pound budgets and incredible special effects, but people still love a night at the theatre. There’s a special thrill seeing live actors walking the boards. It’s a form of entertainment that has endured for centuries and show no signs of slowing down in terms of popularity. People still flock […]

and run back terrified to their holes

It was a very dirty place. The rooms upstairs had great high wooden chimney-pieces and large doors, with panelled walls and cornices to the ceiling; which, although they were black with neglect and dust, were ornamented in various ways. From all of these tokens Oliver concluded that a long time ago, before the old Jew […]

he thought by no means unlikely

nike shox torch ii jordans for sale Mr. Fagin did not seek to conceal his share in the catastrophe, but lamented with tears in his eyes that the wrong-headed and treacherous behaviour of the young person in question, had rendered it necessary that he should become the victim of certain evidence for the crown: which, […]

feigning an anger he was far from feeling

‘He was a dear, grateful, gentle child, sir,’ retorted Mrs. Bedwin, indignantly. ‘I know what children are, sir; and have done these forty years; and people who can’t say the same, shouldn’t say anything about them. That’s my opinion!’ This was a hard hit at Mr. Grimwig, who was a bachelor. As it extorted nothing […]

in as few words as possible

‘Well, what DO you know of him?’ inquired the old gentleman. ‘Speak out, my friend, if you have anything to say. What DO you know of him?’ ‘You don’t happen to know any good of him, do you?’ said Mr. Grimwig, caustically; after an attentive perusal of Mr. Bumble’s features. Mr. Bumble, catching at the […]