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Why it's an actor's life for Sarah.

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From: Evening Courier (Halifax, England)
Date: 20070403
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SARAH Morris is taking a break from a workshop session with her fellow actors when I arrive at the theatre.

They sit in a circle, enjoying a coffee and swap ideas about their forthcoming production, based on Carlo Collodi's well-loved children's story Pinocchio.

This bunch of talented people are typical of any other company of actors except for one difference - each has learning disabilities.

Sarah, who is 34 and was born and brought up in Halifax, has Down's Syndrome but her condition has not stopped her realising her ambitions - to become a talented and dedicated ...

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