B11
Tom Stoppard – Heroes
(adapted by Tom Stoppard from the French original ‘Le Vents Des Peupliers’ by Gérald Sibleyras)
a. UK Edition
B11 1. First Edition
Faber and Faber. Published 20 October 2005. Paperback. [i], title, [iii], 67 pages numbered 3-69, 1 blank. Pages 197mm x 123mm. Front: wheat coloured background with a black and white photo of three laughing men sitting on a bench (the actors John Hurt, Richard Griffiths and Ken Stott) and above in blue ‘(ff logo) PLAYS’, in red ‘Gérald Sibleyras | Heroes’ and in blue ‘Translated by | Tom Stoppard’. ISBN 0-571-23100-4. Price on back cover £8.99.
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B11 b. USA Edition
1. First Edition
Grove Press. Published September 2007. Paperback. [i], half title, title, [ii], 69 pages numbered 1-69. Pages 209mm x 134mm. Front: at the top, over a green background design of leaves, in dark blue ‘Gérald Sibleyras | Translated by Tom Stoppard’ and in black a quote from an Evening Standard review. Across the centre with each letter in a different colour ‘HEROES’ and below a black and white photo of three laughing men sitting on a bench (the actors John Hurt, Richard Griffiths and Ken Stott). ISBN 0-8021-4287-7. Price on back cover $13.00.
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Theatrical Performances
UK Premiere: 7th October 2005 at Wyndham’s Theatre, London
