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“I hate a no-hope, no-answer sort of play.”
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The speaker dislikes plays that leave the audience without hope or any clear answer. The phrase “no-hope, no-answer” describes a story that ends in complete uncertainty, offering neither comfort nor resolution. It expresses a preference for drama that gives difficult events some sense of possibility or understanding.
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- New Zealand Listener, via Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand)
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- Official Statement
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