We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind…

Tom Stoppard
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We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else. ✨ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1967) act 1
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We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else. ✨ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1967) act 1

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