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Author Archives: Francesca Duke

Francesca loves all things arts-related: over the course of her degree, she has been part of numerous student productions and choirs, and has held positions of responsibility including Queens arts rep and musical director for acapella group In the Pink. She has also written reviews for Oxford Opening Night, and poetry for Hypaethral Magazine and How 2 Be Bad.

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