Former drama lecturer Annie Inglis, who has been heavily involved in amateur dramatics in the north east of Scotland for 50 years, has been made an MBE.

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Wednesday's dramatics are indicative of the broader trends that have taken hold over the last year.

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Of course these are the plays that get lost in the sea of home runs and post season dramatics.

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However, this time these contests will be unfolding outside the bright light of mainstream media attention and Capitol Hill dramatics.

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Local amateur dramatics group ABC have been staging pantomimes in South Yorkshire for the past 12 years.

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The only thing that gets lost: reality, which gets distorted by end-of-game dramatics.

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