num_pages: 118
description: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a play which, as it were, takes place in the wings of Hamlet, and finds both humour and poignancy in the situation of the ill-fated attendant lords.The National Theatre production in April 1967 made Tom Stoppard's reputation virtually overnight. Its wit, stagecraft and verbal verve remain as exhilarating as they were then and the play has become a contemporary classic
language: English
title: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
titlecomplete: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
characters: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Polonius, Horatio, Ophelia, Hamlet, Claudius, King of Denmark, Laertes, Gertrude
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Drama, School, Humor, Literature, Read For School, Classics, High School
ratings_count: 88235
awards: awardedAt: -63129600000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best Play
publisher: Faber and Faber