On the Razzle by Tom Stoppard

On the Razzle by Tom Stoppard

Comedy

Characters: 15 male, 10 female, extras, plus 6 musicians.

Various interior and exterior sets or unit set.

This recent hit in London is a free adaptation of the 19th century farce by Johann Nestroy that provided the plot for Thornton Wilder's The Merchant of Yonkers, which led to The Matchmaker, which led to Hello, Dolly. The story is basically one long chase, chiefly after two naughty grocer's assistants who, when their master goes off on a binge with a new mistress,

Stoppard, Tom: - Sir Tom Stoppard is a British playwright, who has written prolifically for television, radio, film, and stage. He found prominence with the plays Arcadia and The Coast of Utopia: Part 1€Voyage/Part 2€Shipwreck/Part 3€Salvage (Vivian Beaumont Theatre), Rock 'n Roll (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), The Invention of Love (Lyceum Theatre), Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land (John Golden Theatre), The Real Thing (Plymouth Theatre), Travesties (Ethel Barrymore Theatre), Jumpers (Billy Rose Theatre), and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Eugene O'Neill Theatre).

Film screenplays include Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Brazil, The Russia House, and Shakespeare in Love.

Winner of one Academy Award and four Tony Awards, Stoppard has also been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize for determination to tell things as they are, the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, and The Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780571118359
ISBN 10	0571118356
Title	On the Razzle
Author	Tom Stoppard
Series	Faber Paperbacks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	1981-09-28
Number of pages	80
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.