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Astonish Me! by Dominic Dromgoole childrens the rise and fall ofAstonish Me! is an adrenaline charged rollercoaster through history's seismic first nights, exploring how individual artists can change and shape the story of culture and allow us to see ourselves in new ways. It tells of times when 'the air between people seems to alter' as art achieves profound change, across the globe and across history. Dominic Dromgoole has created a radical and fresh canon. He begins in New York in 1963, as Lorraine Hansberry