''Temple'' is a 2015 play by

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about the

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. It premiered at the

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from 21 May to 25 July 2015, directed by Howard Davies and featuring

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as 'the Dean', along with

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, Paul Higgins, Rebecca Humphries, Shereen Martin and Malcolm Sinclair.

References

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