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Monica Dolan

Actor

Monica Dolan is a BAFTA and Olivier Award winning actor whose work spans television, film and stage.

Television highlights include her portrayal of ‘Jo Hamilton’ in MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE, APPROPRIATE ADULT (for which she won the BAFTA), THE THIEF, HIS WIFE, AND THE CANOE, playing the role of ‘Anne Darwin’, MY NAME IS LEON, Alan Bennett’s TALKING HEADS, Stephen Frears’ A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL (BAFTA nomination Best Supporting Actress), BLACK MIRROR, THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, THE CASUAL VACANCY and W1A. Monica can now be seen in the second series of SHERWOOD for BBC One.

Her feature films include CYRANO, DAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMER, THE DIG, OFFICIAL SECRETS, EYE IN THE SKY, THE ARBOR, PRIDE, and Carol Morley’s THE FALLING and TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING (now on Netflix).

Onstage Monica played the lead in DOUBT at Chichester Festival Theatre, to critical acclaim. Before that she revived her performance in THE SHRINE for the Talking Heads Series at The Bridge. Other theatre work includes Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ critically acclaimed APPROPRIATE at the Donmar, PLAQUES AND TANGLES for the Royal Court, and Ivo van Hove’s production of ALL ABOUT EVE (for which she won an Olivier Award). Monica also wrote and starred in the award winning play THE B*EASTS which transferred to London following a hit run at the Edinburgh Festival.

Credits

FEATURE FILM
Production (role):
THIS TIME NEXT YEAR (Connie Cooper)
Company:
BlackBox Multimedia
Project details:
Dir. Nick Moore
Production (role):
TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING (Audrey)
Company:
BFI
Project details:
Dir. Carol Morley
Production (role):
CYRANO (Marie)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Bron Creative / Working Title
Project details:
Dir. Joe Wright
Production (role):
THE DIG (May Brown)
Company:
Netflix
Project details:
Dir. Simon Stone
Production (role):
DAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMER (Sue)
Company:
Stigma Films
Project details:
Dir. Simon Bird
Production (role):
RIALTO (Claire)
Company:
Marcie Films, The Bureau
Project details:
Dir. Pete Mackie Burns
Production (role):
OFFICIAL SECRETS (Fiona Bygate)
Company:
Raindog Films
Project details:
Dir. Gavin Hood
Production (role):
EYE IN THE SKY (Angela North)
Company:
Entertainment One
Project details:
Dir. Gavin Hood
Production (role):
PRIDE (Marion)
Company:
Pathé / BBC Films / BFI / Calamity Films
Project details:
Dir. Matthew Warchus
Production (role):
THE FALLING (Miss Alvaro)
Company:
BBC Films
Project details:
Dir. Carol Morley
Production (role):
ALPHA PAPA (Angela)
Company:
Free Range / Baby Cow
Project details:
Dir. Declan Lowney
Production (role):
KICK ASS 2 (Tommy’s Mum)
Company:
Marv Films
Project details:
Dir. Jeff Wadlow
Production (role):
SIGHTSEERS (Janice)
Company:
Big Talk Pictures
Project details:
Dir. Ben Wheatley
Production (role):
THE ARBOR (Anna Hamilton)
Company:
Artangel
Project details:
Dir. Clio Barnard
Production (role):
NEVER LET ME GO (Nurse)
Company:
DNA Films
Project details:
Dir. Mark Romanek
Production (role):
WITHIN THE WHIRLWIND (Pitkovskaya)
Company:
Tatfilms
Project details:
Dir. Marleen Gorris
Production (role):
KING LEAR (Regan)
Company:
The Performance Company
Project details:
Dir. Trevor Nunn
Production (role):
TOPSY –TURVY (Maud Barnes)
Company:
Thin Man Films
Project details:
Dir. Mike Leigh
Production (role):
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Hermia)
Company:
Eden Wood Productions
Project details:
Dir. Adrian Noble
TELEVISION
Production (role):
SHERWOOD S2 (Ann Branson)
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Dir. Clio Barnard and Tom George
Production (role):
MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE (Jo Hamilton)
Company:
ITV
Project details:
Dir. James Strong
Production (role):
BLACK MIRROR 'Loch Henry' (Janet)
Company:
Netflix
Project details:
Dir. Sam Miller
Production (role):
THE THEIF, HIS WIFE, AND THE CANOE (Anne Darwin)
Company:
Story Films / ITV
Project details:
Dir. Richard Laxton
Production (role):
MY NAME IS LEON (Maureen)
Company:
Douglas Road Productions / BBC One
Project details:
Dir. Lynette Linton
Production (role):
TALKING HEADS: THE SHRINE
Company:
BBC1
Project details:
Dir. Nick Hytner
Production (role):
UNPRECEDENTED: HOME
Company:
Headlong and Century Films
Project details:
Dir. Jeremy Herrin
Production (role):
BLACK MIRROR - SMITHEREENS
Company:
Netflix
Project details:
Dir. James Hawes
Production (role):
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL (MARION)
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Dir. Stephen Frears
Production (role):
VANITY FAIR (MRS PEGGY O'DOWD)
Company:
Mammoth Screen for ITV/Amazon
Project details:
Dir. James Strong
Production (role):
THE SILKWORM (LEONORA)
Company:
BBC & HBO
Project details:
Dir. Kieron Hawkes
Production (role):
W1A (Tracey Pritchard)
Company:
BBC Comedy (Series 3)
Project details:
Dir. John Morton
Production (role):
INSIDE NO 9 (May)
Company:
BBC2
Project details:
Dir. Various
Production (role):
CATASTROPHE (Polly)
Company:
Avalon Television
Project details:
Dir. Ben Taylor
Production (role):
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (Janet)
Company:
Mammoth Screen
Project details:
Dir. Julian Jarrold
Production (role):
NEIL GAIMAN’S LIKELY STORIES
Company:
Sid Gentle for Sky Arts
Project details:
Dir. Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
Production (role):
W1A (Tracey Pritchard)
Company:
BBC Comedy (Series 2)
Project details:
Dir. John Morton
Production (role):
THE CASUAL VACANCY (Tess Wall)
Company:
BBC / HBO
Project details:
Dir. Johnny Campbell
Production (role):
WOLF HALL (Alice More)
Company:
Company Pictures / BBC / PBS
Project details:
Dir. Peter Kosminsky
Production (role):
W1A (Tracey Pritchard)
Company:
BBC Comedy
Project details:
Dir. John Morton
Production (role):
THE ESCAPE ARTIST (Eileen Morris)
Company:
Endor Productions
Project details:
Dir. Brian Walsh
Production (role):
COMPLICIT (Judith)
Company:
Channel 4
Project details:
Dir. Niall MacCormick
Production (role):
CALL THE MIDWIFE (Meg / Mave)
Company:
BBC 1
Project details:
Dir. Roger Goldby
Production (role):
COMING UP, SPOOF OR DIE (Lisa)
Company:
Channel 4
Project details:
Dir. Prasanna Puwanarajah
Production (role):
APPROPRIATE ADULT (Rosemary West)
Company:
ITV
Project details:
Dir. Julian Jarrold
Production (role):
U BE DEAD (Maria Marchese)
Company:
Darlow Smithson / ITV
Project details:
Dir. Jamie Payne
Production (role):
EXCLUDED (Amanda Follis - Head teacher)
Company:
BBC Wales
Project details:
Dir. Misha Manson-Smith
Production (role):
INSPECTOR BANKS (Maggie Forrest)
Company:
Leftbank Pictures
Project details:
Dir. James Hawes
Production (role):
OCCUPATION (Nicky Swift)
Company:
Kudos / BBC Television
Project details:
Dir. Nick Murphy
Production (role):
MIDSOMER MURDERS (Imogen Stroud)
Company:
Bentley Productions
Project details:
Dir. Richard Holthouse
Production (role):
THE HISTORY OF MR POLLY (Annie Larkin)
Company:
ITV Productions
Project details:
Dir. Gillies Mackinnon
Production (role):
POIROT (Miss Gilchrist)
Company:
Granada Television
Project details:
Dir. Maurice Philips
Production (role):
THE COMMANDER (DC Pamela Hayes)
Company:
La Plante Productions
Project details:
Dir. Tristram Powell
Production (role):
WALLIS & EDWARD (Elizabeth - Queen Mum)
Company:
Company Pictures
Project details:
Dir. David Moore
Production (role):
TIPPING THE VELVET (Alice)
Company:
BBC Television
Project details:
Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Production (role):
JUDGE JOHN DEED (Nathalie Abbott)
Company:
BBC Television
Project details:
Dir. Mary McMurray
Production (role):
THE GIFT (Jo)
Company:
Tetra Films
Project details:
Dir. Danny Hiller
THEATRE
Production (role):
DOUBT: A PARABLE (Sister Aloysius Beauvier)
Company:
Chichester Festival Theatre
Project details:
Dir. Lia Williams
Production (role):
TALKING HEADS: THE SHRINE
Company:
The Bridge
Project details:
Dir. Nick Hytner
Production (role):
APPROPRIATE (Toni)
Company:
Donmar Warehouse
Project details:
Dir. Ola Ince
Production (role):
ALL ABOUT EVE (Karen)
Company:
Sonia Friedman Productions / Noel Coward Theatre
Project details:
Dir. Ivo van Hove
Production (role):
B*EASTS
Company:
Bush Theatre
Project details:
Dir. John Hoggarth
Production (role):
PLAQUES & TANGLES (Megan)
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Lucy Morrison
Production (role):
THE TWITS (Mrs Twit)
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
John Tiffany
Production (role):
THE SAME DEEP WATER AS ME (Anne / Georgina)
Company:
Donmar Warehouse
Project details:
Dir. John Crowley
Production (role):
CHALET LINES (Loretta)
Company:
Bush Theatre
Project details:
Dir. Madani Younis
Production (role):
BIRTH OF A NATION (Painter)
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Dirs. Mark Ravenhill & Ramin Gray
Production (role):
KING LEAR (Regan)
Company:
Royal Shakespeare Company
Project details:
Dir. Trevor Nunn
Production (role):
THE SEAGULL (Masha)
Company:
Royal Shakespeare Company
Project details:
Dir. Trevor Nunn
Production (role):
JANE EYRE (Jane Eyre)
Company:
Shared Experience Tour / West End
Project details:
Dir. Polly Teale
Production (role):
MACBETH (Lady Macbeth)
Company:
Out of Joint
Project details:
Dir. Max Stafford-Clark
Production (role):
MARY STUART (Mary Stuart)
Company:
Southampton Nuffield Theatre
Project details:
Dir. Patrick Sanford
Production (role):
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUOR (Kate Hardcastle)
Company:
Royal National Theatre / Out of Joint
Project details:
Dir. Max Stafford-Clark
Production (role):
A LAUGHING MATTER (Hannah More / Peg Woffington)
Company:
Royal National Theatre / Out of Joint
Project details:
Dir. Max Stafford-Clark
Production (role):
SLIDING WITH SUZANNE
Company:
Royal Court / Out of Joint
Project details:
Dir. Max Stafford-Clark
Production (role):
THE WALLS (Mary)
Company:
Royal National Theatre
Project details:
Dir. Mick Gordon
Production (role):
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Katherina)
Company:
Royal Shakespeare Company
Project details:
Dir. Lindsay Posner
Production (role):
HAYFEVER (Sorel)
Company:
Triumph Proscenium
Project details:
Dir. Declan Donellan
Production (role):
THE GLORY OF LIVING (Lisa)
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Dir. Kathryn Hunter
Production (role):
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Laura)
Company:
Royal Lyceum Theatre Company
Project details:
Dir. Polly Teale
Production (role):
JANE EYRE (Jane Eyre)
Company:
Shared Experience Theatre Co
Project details:
Dir. Polly Teale
Production (role):
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Hermia)
Company:
Royal Shakespeare Company
Project details:
Dir. Adrian Noble
SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS
ACCENTS:

American-Southern States, American-Standard, Argentinian, Australian, Black Country, Canadian, Cockney, Dublin, East European, French, Hampshire, Irish-Northern, Irish-Southern, London, Manchester, Northern, RP, Scottish-Standard, Somerset, Spanish
Jazz Dancing, Mezzo-Soprano, Period Dancing, Alexander Technique, Improvisation, Writer

Credits

  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): THIS TIME NEXT YEAR (Connie Cooper)
    Company: BlackBox Multimedia
    Project details: Dir. Nick Moore
  • Production (role): TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING (Audrey)
    Company: BFI
    Project details: Dir. Carol Morley
  • Production (role): CYRANO (Marie)
    Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Bron Creative / Working Title
    Project details: Dir. Joe Wright
  • Production (role): THE DIG (May Brown)
    Company: Netflix
    Project details: Dir. Simon Stone
  • Production (role): DAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMER (Sue)
    Company: Stigma Films
    Project details: Dir. Simon Bird
  • Production (role): RIALTO (Claire)
    Company: Marcie Films, The Bureau
    Project details: Dir. Pete Mackie Burns
  • Production (role): OFFICIAL SECRETS (Fiona Bygate)
    Company: Raindog Films
    Project details: Dir. Gavin Hood
  • Production (role): EYE IN THE SKY (Angela North)
    Company: Entertainment One
    Project details: Dir. Gavin Hood
  • Production (role): PRIDE (Marion)
    Company: Pathé / BBC Films / BFI / Calamity Films
    Project details: Dir. Matthew Warchus
  • Production (role): THE FALLING (Miss Alvaro)
    Company: BBC Films
    Project details: Dir. Carol Morley
  • Production (role): ALPHA PAPA (Angela)
    Company: Free Range / Baby Cow
    Project details: Dir. Declan Lowney
  • Production (role): KICK ASS 2 (Tommy’s Mum)
    Company: Marv Films
    Project details: Dir. Jeff Wadlow
  • Production (role): SIGHTSEERS (Janice)
    Company: Big Talk Pictures
    Project details: Dir. Ben Wheatley
  • Production (role): THE ARBOR (Anna Hamilton)
    Company: Artangel
    Project details: Dir. Clio Barnard
  • Production (role): NEVER LET ME GO (Nurse)
    Company: DNA Films
    Project details: Dir. Mark Romanek
  • Production (role): WITHIN THE WHIRLWIND (Pitkovskaya)
    Company: Tatfilms
    Project details: Dir. Marleen Gorris
  • Production (role): KING LEAR (Regan)
    Company: The Performance Company
    Project details: Dir. Trevor Nunn
  • Production (role): TOPSY –TURVY (Maud Barnes)
    Company: Thin Man Films
    Project details: Dir. Mike Leigh
  • Production (role): A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Hermia)
    Company: Eden Wood Productions
    Project details: Dir. Adrian Noble
  • Production (role):
    Company:
    Project details:
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): SHERWOOD S2 (Ann Branson)
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Dir. Clio Barnard and Tom George
  • Production (role): MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE (Jo Hamilton)
    Company: ITV
    Project details: Dir. James Strong
  • Production (role): BLACK MIRROR 'Loch Henry' (Janet)
    Company: Netflix
    Project details: Dir. Sam Miller
  • Production (role): THE THEIF, HIS WIFE, AND THE CANOE (Anne Darwin)
    Company: Story Films / ITV
    Project details: Dir. Richard Laxton
  • Production (role): MY NAME IS LEON (Maureen)
    Company: Douglas Road Productions / BBC One
    Project details: Dir. Lynette Linton
  • Production (role): TALKING HEADS: THE SHRINE
    Company: BBC1
    Project details: Dir. Nick Hytner
  • Production (role): UNPRECEDENTED: HOME
    Company: Headlong and Century Films
    Project details: Dir. Jeremy Herrin
  • Production (role): BLACK MIRROR - SMITHEREENS
    Company: Netflix
    Project details: Dir. James Hawes
  • Production (role): A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL (MARION)
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Dir. Stephen Frears
  • Production (role): VANITY FAIR (MRS PEGGY O'DOWD)
    Company: Mammoth Screen for ITV/Amazon
    Project details: Dir. James Strong
  • Production (role): THE SILKWORM (LEONORA)
    Company: BBC & HBO
    Project details: Dir. Kieron Hawkes
  • Production (role): W1A (Tracey Pritchard)
    Company: BBC Comedy (Series 3)
    Project details: Dir. John Morton
  • Production (role): INSIDE NO 9 (May)
    Company: BBC2
    Project details: Dir. Various
  • Production (role): CATASTROPHE (Polly)
    Company: Avalon Television
    Project details: Dir. Ben Taylor
  • Production (role): WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (Janet)
    Company: Mammoth Screen
    Project details: Dir. Julian Jarrold
  • Production (role): NEIL GAIMAN’S LIKELY STORIES
    Company: Sid Gentle for Sky Arts
    Project details: Dir. Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
  • Production (role): W1A (Tracey Pritchard)
    Company: BBC Comedy (Series 2)
    Project details: Dir. John Morton
  • Production (role): THE CASUAL VACANCY (Tess Wall)
    Company: BBC / HBO
    Project details: Dir. Johnny Campbell
  • Production (role): WOLF HALL (Alice More)
    Company: Company Pictures / BBC / PBS
    Project details: Dir. Peter Kosminsky
  • Production (role): W1A (Tracey Pritchard)
    Company: BBC Comedy
    Project details: Dir. John Morton
  • Production (role): THE ESCAPE ARTIST (Eileen Morris)
    Company: Endor Productions
    Project details: Dir. Brian Walsh
  • Production (role): COMPLICIT (Judith)
    Company: Channel 4
    Project details: Dir. Niall MacCormick
  • Production (role): CALL THE MIDWIFE (Meg / Mave)
    Company: BBC 1
    Project details: Dir. Roger Goldby
  • Production (role): COMING UP, SPOOF OR DIE (Lisa)
    Company: Channel 4
    Project details: Dir. Prasanna Puwanarajah
  • Production (role): APPROPRIATE ADULT (Rosemary West)
    Company: ITV
    Project details: Dir. Julian Jarrold
  • Production (role): U BE DEAD (Maria Marchese)
    Company: Darlow Smithson / ITV
    Project details: Dir. Jamie Payne
  • Production (role): EXCLUDED (Amanda Follis - Head teacher)
    Company: BBC Wales
    Project details: Dir. Misha Manson-Smith
  • Production (role): INSPECTOR BANKS (Maggie Forrest)
    Company: Leftbank Pictures
    Project details: Dir. James Hawes
  • Production (role): OCCUPATION (Nicky Swift)
    Company: Kudos / BBC Television
    Project details: Dir. Nick Murphy
  • Production (role): MIDSOMER MURDERS (Imogen Stroud)
    Company: Bentley Productions
    Project details: Dir. Richard Holthouse
  • Production (role): THE HISTORY OF MR POLLY (Annie Larkin)
    Company: ITV Productions
    Project details: Dir. Gillies Mackinnon
  • Production (role): POIROT (Miss Gilchrist)
    Company: Granada Television
    Project details: Dir. Maurice Philips
  • Production (role): THE COMMANDER (DC Pamela Hayes)
    Company: La Plante Productions
    Project details: Dir. Tristram Powell
  • Production (role): WALLIS & EDWARD (Elizabeth - Queen Mum)
    Company: Company Pictures
    Project details: Dir. David Moore
  • Production (role): TIPPING THE VELVET (Alice)
    Company: BBC Television
    Project details: Dir. Geoffrey Sax
  • Production (role): JUDGE JOHN DEED (Nathalie Abbott)
    Company: BBC Television
    Project details: Dir. Mary McMurray
  • Production (role): THE GIFT (Jo)
    Company: Tetra Films
    Project details: Dir. Danny Hiller
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): DOUBT: A PARABLE (Sister Aloysius Beauvier)
    Company: Chichester Festival Theatre
    Project details: Dir. Lia Williams
  • Production (role): TALKING HEADS: THE SHRINE
    Company: The Bridge
    Project details: Dir. Nick Hytner
  • Production (role): APPROPRIATE (Toni)
    Company: Donmar Warehouse
    Project details: Dir. Ola Ince
  • Production (role): ALL ABOUT EVE (Karen)
    Company: Sonia Friedman Productions / Noel Coward Theatre
    Project details: Dir. Ivo van Hove
  • Production (role): B*EASTS
    Company: Bush Theatre
    Project details: Dir. John Hoggarth
  • Production (role): PLAQUES & TANGLES (Megan)
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Lucy Morrison
  • Production (role): THE TWITS (Mrs Twit)
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: John Tiffany
  • Production (role): THE SAME DEEP WATER AS ME (Anne / Georgina)
    Company: Donmar Warehouse
    Project details: Dir. John Crowley
  • Production (role): CHALET LINES (Loretta)
    Company: Bush Theatre
    Project details: Dir. Madani Younis
  • Production (role): BIRTH OF A NATION (Painter)
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Dirs. Mark Ravenhill & Ramin Gray
  • Production (role): KING LEAR (Regan)
    Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
    Project details: Dir. Trevor Nunn
  • Production (role): THE SEAGULL (Masha)
    Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
    Project details: Dir. Trevor Nunn
  • Production (role): JANE EYRE (Jane Eyre)
    Company: Shared Experience Tour / West End
    Project details: Dir. Polly Teale
  • Production (role): MACBETH (Lady Macbeth)
    Company: Out of Joint
    Project details: Dir. Max Stafford-Clark
  • Production (role): MARY STUART (Mary Stuart)
    Company: Southampton Nuffield Theatre
    Project details: Dir. Patrick Sanford
  • Production (role): SHE STOOPS TO CONQUOR (Kate Hardcastle)
    Company: Royal National Theatre / Out of Joint
    Project details: Dir. Max Stafford-Clark
  • Production (role): A LAUGHING MATTER (Hannah More / Peg Woffington)
    Company: Royal National Theatre / Out of Joint
    Project details: Dir. Max Stafford-Clark
  • Production (role): SLIDING WITH SUZANNE
    Company: Royal Court / Out of Joint
    Project details: Dir. Max Stafford-Clark
  • Production (role): THE WALLS (Mary)
    Company: Royal National Theatre
    Project details: Dir. Mick Gordon
  • Production (role): THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Katherina)
    Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
    Project details: Dir. Lindsay Posner
  • Production (role): HAYFEVER (Sorel)
    Company: Triumph Proscenium
    Project details: Dir. Declan Donellan
  • Production (role): THE GLORY OF LIVING (Lisa)
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Dir. Kathryn Hunter
  • Production (role): THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Laura)
    Company: Royal Lyceum Theatre Company
    Project details: Dir. Polly Teale
  • Production (role): JANE EYRE (Jane Eyre)
    Company: Shared Experience Theatre Co
    Project details: Dir. Polly Teale
  • Production (role): A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Hermia)
    Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
    Project details: Dir. Adrian Noble
  • ACCENTS:

    American-Southern States, American-Standard, Argentinian, Australian, Black Country, Canadian, Cockney, Dublin, East European, French, Hampshire, Irish-Northern, Irish-Southern, London, Manchester, Northern, RP, Scottish-Standard, Somerset, Spanish
  • Jazz Dancing, Mezzo-Soprano, Period Dancing, Alexander Technique, Improvisation, Writer

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