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Competition

No. 1327: 1 was robbed

Set by Jaspistos: A Mr White, a black singer, is 'shocked' that he has just been turned down as 'unsuitable' for the parts of Monterone or Sparafucile in Rigoletto. You are invited to concoct a press statement by an 'unsuitable' performer (a Chinaman re- jected as Lear? a midget as Falstaff? a Method actress as Lady Bracknell?) ex- plaining the new insights and angles he or she would have brought to the role. Max- imum 150 words. Entries to 'Competition No. 1327' by 13 July.