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'One of Britain's greatest living playwrights to provide his most personal play yet.' The Times'The news that Tom Stoppard has written a new drama ranks as top-end seismic activity.' Daily Telegraph

Little Theatre Comedy Tom Stoppard Characters: 5 male, 3 female Complete Interior Set Riley's a dreamer with all sorts of off beat inventions and his latest one is a double gummed envelope that can be used twice used: once for sending and then turned inside out for replying. At home Riley is not well liked. His daughter is going to run away and marry a motorcyclist who turns out to be already married, and she can no longer support her dad in his unemployed h

Renowned for its powerful exploration of political themes, this play delves into the complexities of power, ambition, and morality. It offers a critical examination of the human condition through its compelling characters and intricate plot, making it a standout work in the realm of political theater. The play's relevance and depth have earned it a lasting place in literary history, captivating audiences with its insightful commentary on governance and ethics.

The Coast of Utopia is an epic but also intimate drama of romantics and revolutionaries in an age of emperors. The three sequential, self-contained plays, Voyage, Shipwreck and Salvage, span the lives and loves of a group of Russian friends at home and abroad in the tumultuous years between 1833 and 1866.

Das Drehbuch zu dem mit 9 Oscars ausgezeichneten Film hat nicht nur die Kinogänger in Begeisterung versetzt; es ist auch für Literaturwissenschaftler von großem Interesse. Denn hier wird zugleich eine höchst lebendige Einführung in die elisabethanische Theaterepoche gegeben. Natürlich ist der Plot fiktiv, aber die Personen bewegen sich in einer (rekonstruierten) realistischen Welt und die Integration von Romeo und Julia in die Handlung ist exzellent gelungen. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

Arcadia takes us back and forth between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, ranging over the nature of truth and time, the difference between the Classical and the Romantic temperament, and the disruptive influence of sex on our orbits in life. Focusing on the mysteries—romantic, scientific, literary—that engage the minds and hearts of characters whose passions and lives intersect across scientific planes and centuries, it is "Stoppard's richest, most ravishing comedy to date, a play of wit, intellect, language, brio and . . . emotion. It's like a dream of levitation: you're instantaneously aloft, soaring, banking, doing loop-the-loops and then, when you think you're about to plummet to earth, swooping to a gentle touchdown of not easily described sweetness and sorrow . . . Exhilarating" (Vincent Canby, The New York Times).

Set against the backdrop of Tsarist autocracy, this trilogy delves into the lives of influential figures like anarchist Michael Bakunin and writer Ivan Turgenev, who embody the Russian intelligentsia. The narrative weaves themes of politics, love, and betrayal, focusing on Alexander Herzen, the first self-proclaimed socialist in Russia. Stoppard intricately explores the tensions between romantic anarchy, utopian ideals, and the quest for political freedom, capturing the fervor of a generation of revolutionaries striving for change.

Bringing together some of his most dazzling and popular plays, the fifth volume of Tom Stoppard's collected plays includes works dating from 1978 to 1994. Among them are Night & Day, set among British journalists in a fictional African country; The Real Thing, which The Guardian called "that rare thing ... an intelligent play about love"; and Arcadia, an extraordinary century-crossing play about the nature of truth and time that The Daily Telegraph called simply "a masterpiece".

Mr Stoppard's BBC television debut was sheer delight.' - Richard Last, Daily Telegraph'Plays which enhance civilization itself, which is what this does, are not seen once and laid away.' - Bernard Levin, Sunday TimesProfessional Foul was first shown on BBC TV in September 1977.

Two minor characters from "Hamlet" offer a novel view of the melancholy Dane.