The Inevitability of Absurdity, or Collective Trance in Boogie-woogie Rhythm: Tom Stoppard’s Play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead on the Stage of the Old Theatre of Vilnius by Natalia Maliutina

“… The review discusses aspects of unconventional stage interpretation of Tom Stoppard’s play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. The premiere, directed by Yuriy Butusov, took place in September 2023 at the Old Theatre of Vilnius. …”
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Réécriture des pièces de Shakespeare : l’enjeu de la modernité ? by Estelle Rivier

“…This study is based on the work of three twentieth-century writers – Arnold Wesker, Edward Bond and Tom Stoppard – who rewrote Shakespearean plays: The Merchant of Venice (The Merchant, 1977), King Lear (Lear, 1972) and Hamlet (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, 1967). This article explores the way these plays were elaborated with reference to the original versions and why their authors decided to adapt the Elizabethan text.…”
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