The Real Thing [Paperback]

The Real Thingis one of Tom Stoppards most enduring and highly acclaimed dramatic works, first performed in 1982 at The Strand Theatre in London, starring Felicity Kendal and Roger Rees.The Real Thingbegins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage is on the verge of collapse. Charlotte is an actress who has been appearing in a play about marriage written by her husband, Henry. Max, her leading man, is also married to an actress, Annie. Both marriages are at the point of rupture because Henry and Annie have fallen in love. But is it the real thing? Tom Stoppard combines his characteristically brilliant wordplay and wit with flashes of insight that illuminate the natureand the mysteryof love, creating a multi-toned play that challenges the mind while searching out the innermost secrets of the heart. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play,The Real Thingis brilliant and heartfelt, an extraordinary theatrical exploration of marriage, fidelity, and the creative life.

The Real Thingwon the 1984 Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play, and the 1982Evening Standard Awardfor Best Play.

The Real Thinghas sold nearly 20,000 copies in the US to date.

The Real Thingwas first performed in 1982 at The Strand Theatre in London, starring Felicity Kendal and Roger Rees and produced by Michael Codron. It was subsequently transferred to the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway in a production by Emanuel Azenberg starring Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons. The play was revived in 2000 on Broadway and in London, then again on Broadway in a 2014 production directed by Sam Gold, starring Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Grove is republishing titles by Stoppard that were previously published by FSG (includingArcadia,Indian Ink, andThe Real Thing) and updating our Stoppard backlist to give these bookslÃ)