J – Tom Stoppard – Articles and Interviews
There have been many interviews, articles and books about Tom Stoppard. This is not a comprehensive list but gives a selection and will be updated as information becomes available.
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In Books:
Behind the Scenes: Theater & Film Interviews From The Transatlantic Review (Holt Rinehart Winston, USA 1971 ISBN: 03-085091-6)
Includes Tom Stoppard interviewed by Giles Gordon in 1968 on pages 77-87.
Writers & Their Work: Tom Stoppard by C.W.E. Bigsby (Longman, UK 1976 ISBN: 0-582-01251-1)
An early study on Stoppard. Number 250 in the long running series by The British Council. A revised edition was published in 1979.
Tom Stoppard by Ronald Hayman (Contemporary Playwrights Series) (Heinemann Educational, UK 1978 ISBN: 0-435-18440-7)
Two interviews (1974 and 1976) and a study of all his plays, novel and short stories up to Professional Foul. Includes a useful summary of early theatrical performances.
Beyond Absurdity: The Plays of Tom Stoppard by Victor L. Cahn (Associated University Presses, UK 1980 ISBN: 0-8386-2366-2)
A study of Stoppard’s play and fiction from 1964-1978.
Tom Stoppard by Felicia Londre (Ungar, USA 1981 ISBN: 0-8044-2538-8)
Tom Stoppard: Comedy As A Moral Matrix by John Fitzpatrick Dean (University of Missouri Press, USA 1981 ISBN: 0-8262-0332-9)
A short study of Stoppard’s early work.
Tom Stoppard’s Plays by Jim Hunter (Faber & Faber, UK 1982 ISBN: 0-571-11902-6)
A detailed study of the themes in Stoppard’s early plays.
Tom Stoppard by Thomas Whitaker (Macmillan, UK 1983 ISBN: 0-333-28502-6)
A study of the stylistic variety and underlying themes of Stoppard’s plays.
Tom Stoppard by Susan Rusinko (Twayne, USA 1986 ISBN: 0-8057-6909-9)
Modern Critical Views: Tom Stoppard – edited by Harold Bloom (Chelsea House, USA 1986 ISBN: 0-87754-671-1)
A collection of critical essays on Stoppard’s plays.
Tom Stoppard: The Artist as Critic by Neil Sammells (Macmillan, UK 1987 ISBN: 0-333-42874-9)
An academic thesis on Stoppard’s work.
New British Drama in Performance on the London Stage 1970-1985 by Richard Allen Cave (Colin Smythe, UK 1987 ISBN: 0-86140-110-7)
Stoppard’s work is discussed in Chapter 2 – ‘New Forms of Comedy’.
Tom Stoppard: An Assessment by Tim Brassell (The Macmillan Press, UK 1985 ISBN: 0-333-35135-5)
A detailed study of Stoppard’s work up to 1985.
The Theatre Of Tom Stoppard by Anthony Jenkins (Cambridge University Press, UK 1987 ISBN: 0-521-37391-4)
A study of how Stoppard’s plays work in the theatre.
Tom Stoppard’s Stagecraft by Stephen Hu (Peter Lang, USA 1989 ISBN: 0-8204-0709-7)
A critical study of Stoppard’s plays up to 1982.
Tom Stoppard & The Craft Of Comedy by Katherine E Kelly (University of Michigan, USA 1991 ISBN: 0-4721-0188-9)
A critical study of Stoppard’s work from his early journalism through to Hapgood.
Tom Stoppard In Conversation edited by Paul Delany (University of Michigan Press, USA 1994 ISBN: 0-472-06561-0)
A useful collection of interviews with Stoppard from 1967-1993.
Conversations With Stoppard by Mel Gussow (Proscenium Publishers, USA 1995 ISBN: 0-87910-195-4)
Eleven interviews with Stoppard from 1972-1995 including two published for the first time.
Words On Plays: Indian Ink (American Conservatory Theater, USA 1999)
A detailed audience guide to Indian Ink.
Playwrights At Work – edited by George Plimpton (The Harvill Press, UK 2000 ISBN: 1-86046-783-0)
Interviews from The Paris Review with 15 Playwrights. The Stoppard interview is from 1988.
Faber Critical Guides: Tom Stoppard (Faber & Faber, UK 2000 ISBN: 978-0-571-19782-8)
A critical study by Jim Hunter of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Jumpers, Travesties and Arcadia.
Cambridge Companion To Tom Stoppard – edited by Katherine E Kelly (Cambridge University Press, UK 2001 ISBN: 0-521-64592-1)
A collection of fifteen essays about Tom Stoppard and his work.
The Plays Of Tom Stoppard – edited by Terry Hodgson (Icon Books, UK 2001 ISBN: 1-84046-241-8)
A study of Stoppard’s work with quotes from interviews and the responses of critics.
Stoppard’s Theatre: Finding Order Amid Chaos by John Fleming (University of Texas,USA 2001 ISBN: 0-292-72552-3)
An in-depth study of Stoppard’s major works up to The Invention of Love.
Double Act: A Life Of Tom Stoppard by Ira Nadel (Methuen, UK 2002 ISBN: 0-413-73050-6)
The first detailed biography of Tom Stoppard.
Note: This was published in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan under the title “Tom Stoppard: A Life”.
Words On Plays, Vol 9 No 1 (American Conservatory Theater, USA 2002)
A detailed audience guide to Night & Day.
Tom Stoppard: Bloom’s Major Dramatists (Chelsea House, USA 2003 ISBN: 0-7910-7032-8)
Detailed studies of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, Jumpers, Travesties, Arcadia and Invention of Love.
Faber Playwrights At The National Theatre (Faber & Faber, UK 2005 ISBN: 0-571-23076-8)
The transcripts of five playwrights discussing their work at the National Theatre, London with each talk followed by an excerpt from one of their plays. The Stoppard play is Travesties.
Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors Interviewed at The National Theatre (Methuen, UK 2008 ISBN: 978-1-408-10520-7)
Jonathan Croall interviews over 100 playwrights, actors and directors. Stoppard talks about The Coast Of Utopia; Simon Russell Beale discusses Rosencrantz & Guildenstern.
Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia by John Fleming (Continuum, UK 2008 ISBN: 978-0-8264-9621-8)
A comprehensive critical introduction to the play.
Stoppard In An Hour by Mikhail Alexeeff (In An Hour Books, USA 2010 ISBN: 1-936232-27-8)
A useful short summary of Stoppard’s life and work.
Tom Stoppard: A Bibliographical History by William Baker & Gerald N Wachs (The British Library & Oak Knoll Press 2010 ISBN: 978-0-7123-4966-6 / 978-1-58456-285-6)
The giant’s shoulder on which I have stood.
The Real Thing: Essays on Tom Stoppard – edited by William Baker & Amanda Smothers (Cambridge Scholars, UK 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4438-4724-7)
A festschrift to celebrate Tom Stoppard’s 75th birthday.
Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Faber & Faber, UK 2020 ISBN: 978-0-571-31443-0)
An exhaustive study of Stoppard’s life and work.
The Writers by Laura Wilson (Yale University Press, 2022 ISBN: 0-300-25778-6)
Portraits of Tom Stoppard on pages 176-179 in this collection of photos of writers by Laura Wilson.
In Magazines & Journals:
Look (USA 26 December 1967)
“Go Home, British Boy Genius” on pages 92-96.
Saturday Review (USA 1 June 1968)
Front cover and ‘The Bests of the 1967-68 Theater Season’ with Rosencrantz & Guildenstern dominating the awards.
Encounter (UK April 1972)
John Weightman gives a review and analysis of Jumpers on pages 44-46.
The Sunday Times Magazine (UK 9 June 1974)
‘The Joke’s The Thing’ on pages 64-74. Interview / feature about Travesties.
New Review Vol. 1, No. 9 (UK December 1974)
A profile of Tom Stoppard by Ronald Hayman on pages 15-22.
Newsweek (USA 15 August 1977)
“Master of the Stage” feature on pages 35-38 and 40.
The New Yorker (USA 19 December 1977)
Profile of Tom Stoppard by Kenneth Tynan on pages 41-111.
Gambit – International Theatre Review, Vol. 10 No. 37 (UK, 1981)
The Tom Stoppard Issue, with over half the journal featuring articles about Stoppard.
The Paris Review, Issue 109 (USA Winter 1988)
‘Tom Stoppard: The Art Of Theatre VII’ on pages 26-51.
Vanity Fair (USA May 1989)
Interview and feature about Hapgood on pages 152-156 and 214-215.
Now Vol 10 No 24 (Canada 21-27 February 1991)
Cover and pages 18-19 on directing the film of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern.
American Theatre (USA December 1995)
An interview with Mel Gussow on pages 22-27 and 76-77.
The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas, Vol 26 No 3 (USA 1996)
‘Tom Stoppard: His Life & Career Before Rosencrantz & Guildenstern’ by John Fleming on pages 110-161.
Neon (UK, February 1999)
A one page photo and profile of Stoppard’s films.
Lincoln Center Theater Review, Issue 28 (USA Spring 2001)
The entire issue covers various aspects of The Invention of Love.
American Theatre (USA November 2002)
‘Unstoppable Stoppard’ feature on pages 40-43.
The Sunday Times – Culture (UK 8 June 2003)
Cover and interview/feature on pages 10-11 about the revival of Jumpers.
The Tatler, Vol 299 No 5 (UK, May 2004)
‘Play’s The Thing’ feature with photos on pages 178-182.
The Believer, Issue 27 (USA September 2005)
Interview with Stoppard on pages 49-62.
Areté, Issue 22 (UK Winter 2006)
‘Tom Stoppard in Moscow’ by Nina Raine on pages 19-42.
Lincoln Center Theater Review, Issue 43 (USA Fall 2006)
The entire issue is about The Coast of Utopia.
The Sunday Times – Culture (UK 11 June 2006)
Cover and interview on pages 4-5 about Rock ‘N’ Roll.
Book & Magazine Collector, No. 278 (UK February 2007)
Front cover and article on collecting Stoppard’s published work on pages 30-43.
Seven – The Sunday Telegraph Magazine (UK, 17 January 2010)
Interview / feature on pages 8-11.
Time Magazine (USA 11 March 2013)
“Ten Questions With Tom Stoppard”.
Radio Times (UK 24-30 August 2013)
A preview of the radio premiere of Darkside on pages 122-123.
Time Out, New York (USA 18-24 September 2014)
‘Smoking With Tom Stoppard’ interview and photos on pages 25-26.
New Statesman (UK 6-12 Feb 2015)
Interview / feature on pages 26-31.
Telegraph Magazine (UK 25 Feb 2017)
Cover and “Drama King” feature on pages 22-31 about the revivals of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern and Travesties.
The Sunday Times – Culture (UK 19 January 2020)
Cover and pages 4-6 feature on Leopoldstadt.
The New Yorker (USA 1 March 2021)
A detailed review of Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee on pages 57-62.
Radio Times (UK 4-10 September 2021)
On pages 18-21 a preview with photos of the BBC1 documentary Imagine…Tom Stoppard.
The Times Saturday Review (UK 27 November 2021)
Front cover and pages 4-5. ‘The Culture Wars & Me’.
The New York Times Magazine (USA 4 December 2022)
Interview about Leopoldstat on pages 15-17.
The Observer (UK 30 November 2025)
Front cover and tributes by David Hare and Richard Eyre on pages 2-3.
The Times 2 (UK 1 December 2025)
Front cover and pages 2-3. Tribute to Stoppard and his work.
The New York Times (USA 1 December 2025)
A front page obituary with photos.
The Spectator (UK 6 December 2025)
“Remembering Tom Stoppard” by Craig Raine.
The Times Saturday Review (UK 17 January 2026)
Front cover and pages 4-5. Feature on the various UK productions of Arcadia.
