Bibliograph

The real thing, a play, Tom Stoppard

Type

Label

The real thing, a play, Tom Stoppard

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

The real thing

Oclc number

981116678

Responsibility statement

Tom Stoppard

Sub title

a play

Summary

"...The play opens with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage is on the verge of collapse. Charlotte, it is revealed, is actually an actress who is appearing in a play written by her husband, Henry. Max, who plays Charlotte's husband in the piece, is also married to an actress, Annie. Both marriage are at the point of rupture because Henry and Annie have fallen in love. But is it the real thing? Tom Stoppard combines his characteristic wordplay and wit with flashes of insight that illuminate the nature -- and mystery-- of love, creating an extraordinary theatrical exploration of marriage, fidelity, and creative life."--Back cover

Target audience

adult

Classification