Paris, Nov 29, 2025 (AFP) - Exit stage left: playwright Tom Stoppard is dead

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2025-11-29

When it comes to the world of comic invention and linguistic pyrotechnics, few dramatists of the 20th century could match the scope and sustained success of British writer Tom Stoppard, who has died aged 88. From his earliest hit "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" in 1966, through to 1993's "Arcadia" and "Leopoldstadt" in 2020, Stoppard engaged and amused theatre-goers with a highly individual brand of intellect. His writing was often philo......

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