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...liver, heart, pancreas, joints--where it eventually causes permanent tissue damage. But the changes can be subtle. For example, iron buildup in the pituitary gland, which controls hormone production in the brain, may trigger impotence in men and early menopause in women. People of Scottish, Irish and Welsh backgrounds appear to be affected more than others--possibly because their ancestors ate a diet deficient in iron. There have also been reports of greater incidence among Hispanics and South African blacks...
...them has stolen from his father. The dialogue and acting--a kind of slacker version of Abbott and Costello--are unrelentingly naturalistic, even as the play betrays a sentimental streak. A grittier take on youth culture is Trainspotting, Harry Gibson's riveting stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh's cult novel about disaffected Scottish youth, which was also the basis for the 1996 film. Staged with stark efficiency, it manages to outdo even the film in scatological shock effects, thanks to that old-fashioned stage device, vivid language...
After a two-year hiatus, the Harvard College Freshman Theater Program is back with a new production of Emlyn Williams' The Corn is Green, a tale of a Welsh coal-mining town in the late 1800s. Although the story takes place in the nineteenth century, some of its main themes, such as class struggle, the plight of rural education and the role of women in a male-dominated world, are still quite relevant. At the center of the play is a young Welsh coal miner, Morgan Evans (Mwashuma Kamata Nyatta), who is taken under the wing of the local teacher...
...those who are less fortunate, ensuring that they will have a better life because of education. The fine cast is rounded off by Paul A. Gusmorino, III, as John Goronwy Jones, a man who lives between classes and is not entirely sure of his place in society: he is Welsh, yet highly educated, sympathizing with the Welsh coalmining students in Miss Moffat's school, as he can understand their plight and their language...
Other characters include a charming group of Welsh peasant men and women who act as something of a chorus in the show, as well as Nicholas Meunier in the role of Idwal Morris, a Welsh coal-miner who always steals the hearts of the audience with his mischievous antics. Both the peasants and Meunier add a touch of well-needed lightness and amusement to the play...