The Real Thing
by Tom Stoppard

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Readers appreciate the deep exploration of love and relationships in this early Tom Stoppard play. Many commend its honest and insightful approach, highlighting the complexity of human connections without any judgment.

Deep exploration of loveHonest and insightful writingLimited representation of characters

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Tom Stoppard's brilliant, award-winning play of surprise and deftly witty comparison was premiered at London's Strand Theatre in 1982 starring Roger Rees and Felicity Kendal and revived in 1999.

Henry is a successful playwright married to Charlotte who has the lead role in his latest play about adultery.

Her co-star, Max, is married to another actress, Annie, and Annie and Henry are madly in love but is it any more real than the subjects of Henry's play

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Paperback · Main
£10.21
Paperback · New
£11.57

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PublisherSamuel French
Year2010
BindingPaperback
EditionMain
Pages112
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780571270125
ISBN-100571270123

The Real Thing is a British play written by Tom Stoppard and published by Samuel French (2010).

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