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Henry IV (Stoppard, trans.)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 9m

Tom Stoppard, Luigi Pirandello

Translated by Tom Stoppard

An Italian nobleman falls from his horse during a pageant. When he comes round, he believes he's the medieval German Emperor, King Henry IV. For twenty years he lives this illusion but today a plot is being hatched to shock him out of this 'madness' and into the twenty-first century. …

Henry IV (Stoppard, trans.)

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An Italian nobleman falls from his horse during a pageant. When he comes round, he believes he's the medieval German Emperor, King Henry IV. For twenty years he lives this illusion but today a plot is being hatched to shock him out of this 'madness' and into the twenty-first century.
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Pirandello's HENRY IV, in Tom Stoppard's new version, premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London.

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    Tom Stoppard

    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 ...

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    Luigi Pirandello

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