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expertise in theatre would succeed in forging an invaluable partnership. In 1992 they joined companies and became
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Britain at the time and saw herself not simply as a literary agent but as an agent of playwrights. Ramsay offered Erhardt a full-time position with her at 14a Goodwins Court,
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