With a book, a film and a TV series on the horizon, the playwright and actor has reached a career tipping point " and has a teacher she'd like to thankWhen Leah Purcell was in grade seven, her English teacher asked the class to write a story. Submissions were due for the local rotary club's writing competition; the theme was "neighbours". At the time, Purcell didn't much see the point of school. She lived three hours…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06PM on May 22, 2017