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Dreamthinkspeak is a British theatre company based in Brighton, that formed in 1999. It creates and produces the work of its artistic director Tristan Sharps. [1] [2] Dreamthinkspeak produces immersive, site-responsive / promenade theatre. [2] [3]

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