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Why I . . . do amateur dramatics

General practitioner Mat Owen-Veale talks to Kathy Oxtoby about his love of amateur dramatics and the therapeutic value of being on stage

Mat Owen-Veale has found a way of escaping from being a decision laden GP he becomes a different person. It’s a character transformation that has happened many times over the years.

A low ranking cook in the trenches during the first world war, the son of a powerful Victorian mill owner, and a cricket playing lothario are just some of the roles he has performed with his local amateur dramatic society near Manchester.

“What I love about amateur dramatics is the escapism,” he says. “Being a GP can become your identity. You spend so much time at work and thinking about work. So, when you’re not at the surgery, amateur dramatics gives you … ....

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