Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Overview

Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play. In Tom Stoppard's best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of Waiting for Godot resound, where reality and illusion intermix, and where fate leads our two heroes to a tragic but inevitable end.

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Details

  • Cast Attributes: Room for Extras
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard’s most recent play, The Hard Problem, opened at the National Theatre in 2015. He wrote his first play, Enter a Free Man, whilst working as a journalist in Bristol. His plays include Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, The Real Inspector Hound, After Magritte, ...

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