Stoppard

American

[stop-erd] / ˈstɒp ərd /

noun

Tom Thomas Straussler, born 1937, British playwright, born in the Czech Republic.

Stoppard British

/ ˈstɒpɑːd /

noun

Sir Tom, original name Thomas Straussler born 1937, British playwright, born in Czechoslovakia: his works include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1967), Travesties (1974), Hapgood (1988), The Invention of Love (1997), and the trilogy The Coast of Utopia (2002)

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The Duke of York's theatre in London's West End is to be renamed after the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, says the theatre's owner.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

ATG Entertainment said renaming the venue the Tom Stoppard Theatre would be a "lasting tribute... to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Stoppard ranged freely over a variety of dramatic modes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025

Mr. Stoppard insisted, through his works, that theater could and should engage with ideas, with philosophy, with the vast knowledge amassed by writers and thinkers of many ages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

Chuck Stoppard never looked away from his game.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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