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" I'm a war baby: I was brought up with rationing, and my parents always had to struggle. I remember when I was sent to boarding school - Prior Park College in Bath - my father was asked how he was going to pay the fees, and he replied: 'In arrears.' "

Cameron Mackintosh

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" Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention. "

" I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything. "

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" It horrifies me how much it costs to put on shows now, mainly due to EU regulations. The freedom to be entrepreneurial is no longer there. It's a massive business now. "

" My dream is to be on my boat. Or on an island. Or in my house in the country. That's my dream. "

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