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Subsequent plays in the series are King Hedley II (2005; first produced 1999), an account of an ex-con’s efforts to rebuild his life in the 1980s, and Gem of the Ocean (first produced 2003), which takes place in 1904 and centres on Aunt Ester, a 287-year-old spiritual healer mentioned in previous plays, and a man who seeks her help. Wilson...
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