Tom Stoppard
THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND Set To Play Cape Rep (May 23, 2026)
Nikki Amuka-Bird and Oliver Chris Will Lead ARCADIA West End Transfer (May 18, 2026)
Simone Dinnerstein Will Perform Free Bach and Philip Glass Concert in Central Park (May 5, 2026)
BIO
Internationally award-winning writer Tom Stoppard’s plays include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Real Inspector Hound, After Magritte, Jumpers, New Found Land, Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth, Travesties, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (a play for actors and orchestra written with André Previn), Night and Day, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia, Indian Ink, The Invention of Love, The Coast of Utopia, Rock ‘n’ Roll and, most recently, The Hard Problem. His radio plays include Albert’s Bridge, Artist Descending a Staircase, The Dog It Was That Died, If You’re Glad I’ll Be Frank, and most recently, Darkside. As well as for the stage and radio, Stoppard is an award-winning writer for film and television.
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(Back Row L-R) Japhet Balaban, Jesse Aaronson, Sarah Killough, Erica Dasher, Sara Topham, Eden Epstein, Seth Numrich, Christopher James Stevens
(Third Row L-R) Arty Froushan, Jenna Augen, Faye Castelow, Dylan S. Wallach, Jaqueline Jarrold, Matt Harrington, Daniel Cantor, Charlotte Graham, Corey Brill, Colleen Litchfield, Gina Ferrall and Aaron Neil
(Second Row L-R) Caissie Levy, Betsy Aidem, David Krumholtz, Director Patrick Marber, Playwright Tom Stoppard, Brandon Uranowitz, Tedra Millan and Anthony Rosenthal
(First Row L-R) Aaron Shuf, Max Ryan Burach, Romy Fay, Calvin James Davis, Pearl Scarlett Gold, Ava Michele Hyl, Michael Deaner, Joshua Satine, Reese Bogin, Drew Squire and Jaxon Cain Grundleger
From: Photos: Tom Stoppard, Patrick Marber, and the Cast of LEOPOLDSTADT Meet the Press
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Video: Watch Raúl Esparza Sing 'Come to Your Senses' at MCC MISCAST22
by Michael Major - 2025-03-17 16:42:45
Video: Tom Stoppard and Sonia Friedman Celebrate Tony Win for 'Best Play'
by Richard Ridge - 2023-06-12 12:55:57
Video: Patrick Marber Celebrates Tony Win for 'Best Direction of a Play'
by Richard Ridge - 2023-06-12 09:14:09
Video: Brandon Uranowitz Has Been Waiting His Entire Life for LEOPOLDSTADT
by Richard Ridge - 2023-05-31 16:21:52
Video: Joshua Malina Reveals Why Starring in LEOPOLDSTADT is 'Meaningful' to Him on GMA3
by Michael Major - 2023-03-28 14:41:15
VIDEO: LEOPOLDSTADT Cast Members Discuss Their Faith on TODAY
by Michael Major - 2023-01-30 11:29:55
Video: Watch an All New Trailer for LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway
by Show Highlights - 2022-11-22 10:28:40
Video: Watch Scenes from Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway
by Show Highlights - 2022-09-29 12:53:01
VIDEO: What's Tom Stoppard's LEOPOLDSTADT All About? The Company Explains
by Nicole Rosky - 2022-08-09 15:15:04
VIDEO: Christine Baranski Shares Her Favorite Tony Awards Memories
by Sarah Leiber - 2021-04-22 09:32:12
VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of Hampstead Theatre's THE DUMB WAITER in New Trailer
by Stephi Wild - 2020-11-27 09:14:53
VIDEO: Glenn Close Talks Creating Characters in Quarantine on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
by Sarah Leiber - 2020-11-24 10:19:43
BWW Exclusive: Christine Baranski Sings 'The Love You Left Behind' on FANCY NANCY
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News
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 23, 2026
Cape Rep Theatre continues our 2026 season with The Real Inspector Hound, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Holly Erin McCarthy. Considered by many as “nearly perfect,” this is Stoppard at his wittiest.
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2026
Nikki Amuka-Bird and Oliver Chris join the West End transfer of the Olivier Award-nominated Old Vic production of Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA, directed by Carrie Cracknell at the Duke of York's Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2026
GRAMMY-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein will perform a free concert at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, featuring music by J.S. Bach and Philip Glass from her albums Complicité and Hourglass with ensemble Baroklyn.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2026
Writers Theatre will present The Stoppard Series, a lineup of lectures and community events surrounding its 29-member ensemble production of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt, directed by Carey Perloff, at its Glencoe, IL venue.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2026
The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine will each receive the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
by Team BWW - Apr 28, 2026
Ready to see your next West End show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week. Check out the shows we recommend that you should snag tickets to the week of April 27, 2026!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2026
Cape Rep Theatre has announced its 2026 season, featuring plays and musicals including a world premiere and a Cape Cod premiere. The season will take place in Brewster, Massachusetts and includes both indoor and outdoor programming.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2026
Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations next week. Learn more about the upcoming event and the awards ceremony here!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2026
The Old Vic's Olivier Award nominated production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, directed by Carrie Cracknell, will transfer to the West End. Learn more about the show here!
by Marissa Faith Curley - Apr 19, 2026
Vermont Repertory Theatre will present SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at the Isham Family Farm in Williston, VT, with real-life couple Connor Kendall and Merrill Cameron starring in the romantic comedy adapted from the Academy Award-winning film.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2026
Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the seven productions of the organization’s 2026/27 season. Joining The Interestings, with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and book by Meg Wolitzer and Sarah Ruhl, are five West Coast premieres.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2026
Joe Pasquale will return to Dartford's newly refurbished Orchard Theatre to star in CINDERELLA, produced by Imagine Theatre. The comedian last appeared at the venue in 2016.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2026
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company announced the final titles and directors for its third-year READINGS ON RAVENSWOOD series, a free Monday night reading series curated by Artistic Director Marti Lyons and Creative Producer Christina Casano in Chicago.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2026
Writers Theatre will conclude its 2025/26 Season with Leopoldstadt, written by the late, celebrated playwright Tom Stoppard, directed by Carey Perloff.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2026
Soft Brain Theatre Company will present LOVE AND OTHER LIFE SENTENCES, an original Commedia dell'Arte musical by Jake Erickson, at the McGinn/Cazale Theater.
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 12, 2026
London theatre's biggest night returned for its 2026 ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, where Nick Mohammed hosted the Olivier Awards. Check out a full list of winners here.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2026
Lewisville Playhouse will stage Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, directed by Chris-James Cognetta through a queer lens exploring identity, liminality, and coded intimacy.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2026
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre announced its 2026-27 Season 42 lineup, featuring works by Arthur Miller and Tom Stoppard alongside a world premiere adaptation of Helen DeWitt's THE ENGLISH UNDERSTAND WOOL. Subscriptions go on sale May 6.
by Brett Cullum - Apr 1, 2026
Sir Tom Stoppard’s last play, LEOPOLDSTADT, is his most personal. He wrote a narrative loosely based on his own family, changed the location to Austria, and finally wrote a Jewish script. The show debuted in London in 2020 and ran on Broadway from 2022 to 2023. It garnered the Tony for best play that year, and this Main Street Theater production represents its Regional debut.
by James Lindhorst - Mar 28, 2026
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern may be dead, but the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival is very much alive. Those lucky enough to have secured a ticket to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead won’t be disappointed by this chaotically lively production of what Director Tom Ridgley calls “Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece.” The frenetically vibrant three act, two-and-one-half hour play, moves expediently courtesy of Ridley’s brisk direction and Jeff Cummings, Mitchell Henry-Eagles, and Ryan Omar Stack’s hyperbolic performances.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tom Stoppard has written 21 shows including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Playwright), Travesties (Playwright), Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land (Playwright), Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Bookwriter), Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Playwright), Night and Day (Playwright), Artist Descending a Staircase (Playwright), The Real Inspector Hound and The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (Playwright), Hapgood (Playwright), Arcadia (Playwright), The Real Thing (Playwright), Night and Day (Playwright), The Invention Of Love (Playwright), Jumpers (Playwright), The Coast of Utopia: Part 1 - Voyage (Playwright), The Coast of Utopia: Part 2 - Shipwreck (Playwright), The Coast of Utopia (Playwright), The Coast of Utopia: Part 3 - Salvage (Playwright), Rock 'n' Roll (Playwright), Shakespeare in Love (Based on the Screenplay), Leopoldstadt (Playwright).
Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Leopoldstadt, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Leopoldstadt, Lebedev Award (Evening Standard Awards) for , Moscow Art Theatre's Golden Seagull (Evening Standard Awards), Best Play (Tony Awards) for Rock 'n' Roll, Best Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Rock 'n' Roll, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for Rock 'N' Roll, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Rock 'n' Roll, The BBC Award for Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for The Coast Of Utopia - Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Invention of Love, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Invention of Love, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Invention of Love, Outstanding Revival - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Real Thing, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for The Invention Of Love, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for The Invention of Love, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Arcadia, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Arcadia, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Arcadia, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Arcadia, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Arcadia , Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Arcadia, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Real Thing, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Real Thing, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Real Thing, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for The Real Thing, Comedy of the Year (Olivier Awards) for On The Razzle, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Night and Day, Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Night And Day, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Night and Day, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Travesties, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Travesties, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Travesties, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Jumpers, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead .
Tom Stoppard has received numerous awards throughout his career, including: - Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Leopoldstadt - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Leopoldstadt - Lebedev Award (Evening Standard Awards) - Moscow Art Theatre's Golden Seagull (Evening Standard Awards) - Best Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Coast of Utopia - Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Coast of Utopia - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Coast of Utopia - Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Coast of Utopia - Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Rock 'n' Roll - Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Invention of Love - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Invention of Love - Outstanding Revival - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Real Thing - Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for The Invention of Love - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Arcadia - Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Arcadia - Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Real Thing - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Real Thing - Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Real Thing - Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for The Real Thing - Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Night and Day - Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Travesties - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Travesties - Best Play (Tony Awards) for Travesties - Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Jumpers - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - Best Play (Tony Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Awards) for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
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