Artist Descending A Staircase
by Tom Stoppard

Artist Descending A Staircase Book Cover
Artist Descending A Staircase Cover

Synopsis

In 1972 an elderly avant garde artist is murdered, leaving his two friends suspecting each other.

To reveal why, successive scenes flashback toward the 1920s and then progress back to 1972.

Each of the three was infatuated with Sophie.

Before she tragically went blind she fell in love with one of them after viewing his picture in a gallery.

Which artist Sophie loved has been a bone of contention all their lives.

This full length play in one act was a radio play before it was staged to acclaim in London.

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 7 total roles, 1 female and 6 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1989
ISBN 10
0573016879
ISBN 13
9780573016875
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
50 pages
Language
English
LCCN
gb90015396
Print
Artist Descending A Staircase is a British play written by and published by Samuel French in 1989. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573016875 and an ISBN-10 of 0573016879.

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