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Night and Day
Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 7m
Night and Day
by Tom Stoppard
“Dazzling […] It throbs with life and is a pleasure.” - New York Post
This provocative and funny look at exploitation and corruption, journalistic ethics, freedom of the press, and marital infidelity is set in a fictional, copper-rich African nation.
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Cast Size
1w, 7m
Details
Summary
This provocative and funny look at exploitation and corruption, journalistic ethics, freedom of the press, and marital infidelity is set in a fictional, copper-rich African nation. Dick Wagner of The Sunday Globe and a competing freelance journalist arrive at the jungle home of a white mine owner. Soon they are competing for the use of their host’s telex, the attentions of his wife, and a possible interview with the missing president of Kambawe.
Keywords
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A living-room, hall and stairs
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard’s most recent play, Leopoldstadt, opened at Wyndham's Theatre in 2020 and transferred to Broadway in 2022. It won multiple Awards, including an Olivier Award and Tony Award for Best Play. He wrote his first play, Enter a Free Man, whilst working as a journalist i ...