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Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88

by Claire Armitstead

A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter Tom Stoppard: a life in pictures A brilliant dramatist who always raised the temperature of the room The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88. One of a select band of writers from any discipli…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:06pm on November 29, 2025