The play begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage seems about to rupture. But nothing one sees on a stage is the real thing, and some things are less real than others. Charlotte is an actress who has been appearing in a play about marriage 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?
In The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard combines his characteristically brilliant wordplay and wit with flashes of insight that illuminate the nature--and the mystery--of love, creating a multi-toned play that challenges the mind while searching out the innermost secrets of the heart.
In The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard combines his characteristically brilliant wordplay and wit with flashes of insight that illuminate the nature--and the mystery--of love, creating a multi-toned play that challenges the mind while searching out the innermost secrets of the heart.
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Hardback Editions
January 1984 : Hardback
| Title: Real Thing Author(s): Tom. STOPPARD Publisher: Faber and Faber,, Boston: Availability: Amazon More details... |
1984 : Hardback
| Title: The Real Thing Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 0-571-12528-X / 978-0-573-60102-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber & Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1984 : Hardback
| Title: The Real Thing Author(s): Tom STOPPARD ISBN: 0-7394-1235-3 / 978-0-7394-1235-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber, Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 1983 : Hardback
| Title: Real Thing Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 0-571-13200-6 / 978-0-571-13200-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1982 : Hardback
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January 1980 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
April 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Real Thing Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 0-571-27012-3 / 978-0-571-27012-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1986 : Paperback
| Title: The Real Thing (Acting Edition) Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 0-573-01637-2 / 978-0-573-01637-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Samuel French Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1985 : Paperback
| Title: The Real Thing Author(s): Tom Stoppard Publisher: Eihosha Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1984 : Paperback
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1984 : Paperback
| Title: THE Real Thing Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 0-573-61458-X (USA edition) Publisher: Samuel French, INC. Availability: Amazon More details... |
1984 : Paperback
| Title: The Real Thing: A Play Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 0-571-12529-8 / 978-0-571-12529-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber & Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1983 : Paperback
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November 1982 : Paperback
| Title: The Real Thing Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 0-571-11983-2 / 978-0-571-11983-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
June 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: The Real Thing (Library Edition Audio CDs) (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collections) Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 1-58081-598-7 / 9781580815987 (USA edition) Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
December 2009 : Unknown
| Title: The Real Thing [With Earbuds] (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): Tom Stoppard ISBN: 1-61545-893-X / 9781615458936 (USA edition) Publisher: Playaway Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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