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Pollie Project by Rollercoaster Theatre

Pollie Project by Rollercoaster Theatre is a short video made entirely on Zoom about the conflicting messages from politicians at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.

“Is this who’s in charge?.. Quite a lot could go wrong.” – India Boyd, Rollercoaster Ensemble Member

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Politician: Please, wear a mask.

News anchor: A fourth person has died in China from a new virus that has spread rapidly across the country.

Donald Trump: The Coronavirus, that’s a new thing that a lot of people are talking about.

Boris Johnson: I was at hospital the other night where I think there were a few, actually a few Coronavirus patients, and I shook hands with everybody. Stop it.

News anchor 2: Coronavirus.

News anchor 3: Coronavirus.

News anchor 4: COVID-19.

News anchor 5: COVID-19.

News anchor 6: Coronavirus.

News anchor 7: Coronavirus.

News anchor 8: Coronavirus.

Donald Trump: A lot of people thinks that goes away in April, with the heat.

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