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We framed this season’s arts issue around the idea of masks. A powerful symbol in the art world, they are used to amplify, disguise, manipulate and conceal. In the theatre, they help to create a new persona, whether in a literal sense or something more symbolic. It can be psychological or physical: a mask hides the multitude of complicated…

