British Comedy Guide

Tom Stoppard

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Press clippings

This romance plays handsomely to the masses in the pit, with Tom Stoppard's quill-sharp script melding major life events of the bard with the writing of Romeo and Juliet. There are puns, pratfalls, tears and laughter, and a cast that revels in it, from Joseph Fiennes's Will to Gwyneth Paltrow's muse Viola.

Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 17th February 2019

Why I avoid the Edinburgh International Festival

Stick to the Edinburgh Fringe, which continues to get bigger - if not exactly better - at 70.

Lloyd Evans, The Spectator, 27th July 2017

Review: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

When Harry met Daniel met Tom: Rosemary Waugh reviews the 50th anniversary production of Tom Stoppard's riff on Hamlet.

Rosemary Waugh, Exeunt Magazine, 13th March 2017

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: Tom Stoppard returns

With the 50th anniversary revival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead having just opened at the Old Vic starring Daniel Radcliffe, we take a look back at its origins, its 1967 National Theatre production and Broadway triumph.

Daniel Rosenthal, The Independent, 13th March 2017

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