{"product_id":"the-real-thing-9780802127440","title":"The Real Thing","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Real Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Tom Stoppard's most enduring and highly acclaimed dramatic works, first performed in 1982 at The Strand Theatre in London, starring Felicity Kendal and Roger Rees. \u003ci\u003eThe Real Thing\u003c\/i\u003e begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage is on the verge of collapse. Charlotte is an actress who has been appearing in a play about marriage written 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? 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. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, \u003ci\u003eThe Real Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is brilliant and heartfelt, an extraordinary theatrical exploration of marriage, fidelity, and the creative life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Stoppard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of such seminal works as \u003ci\u003eRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJumpers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Real Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and the trilogy \u003ci\u003eThe Coast of Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e. His screen credits include \u003ci\u003eParade's End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnigma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492045852946,"sku":"9780802127440","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0323ee04-94b4-429a-9474-9f303b0b9358.jpg?v=1730568875","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-real-thing-9780802127440","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}