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"The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up."
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Source: Preparing for the Bard by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. November 20, 2002.
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