B3

Tom Stoppard – On The Razzle

(adapted by Tom Stoppard from the German original ‘Einen Jux Will Er Sich Machen’ by Johann Nestroy)

B3 a. UK Edition

1. First Edition

Faber and Faber. Published 1981. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 71 pages numbered 9-79. Pages 199mm x 120mm. Front: purple with in white ‘TOM | STOPPARD | ON THE | RAZZLE | Adapted from | Einen Jux will er sich machen | JOHANN NESTROY’. ISBN 0-571-11835-6. Price on back cover £2.50.

2. Reprint With Corrections

Faber and Faber. Published 1982. Paperback. Half-title, title, [iii], 69 pages numbered 11-79. Pages 199mm x 110mm. Front: A border of orange, white, green and brown geometrics with in the centre in black two beer steins and ‘ON THE | RAZZLE’, in green ‘BY’ and in black ‘TOM  | STOPPARD’. ISBN 0-571-11835-6. Price on back cover £2.95.

Note 1: See also B8 Rough Crossing & On The Razzle.

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B3 b. USA Edition

1. Acting Edition

Samuel French Inc. Published 1982. Paperback (staple bound). Title, [iii], 69 pages numbered 11-79, [ii] props list, [i]. Pages 195mm x 120mm. Front: orange with in black ‘On The Razzle | by Tom Stoppard | Adapted from | Einen Jux will er sich machen | by Johann Nestroy’ and at the bottom in black the Samuel French rampant lion logo and ‘Samuel French, Inc.’. ISBN 0-573-62000-8.

Note 1: Subsequent early editions have pale green covers and are perfect bound.

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Theatrical Performances

UK Premiere: 1st to 5th September 1981 at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh as part of the 1981 Edinburgh International Festival. It opened on 22nd September 1981 at the Lyttelton Theatre, London.
USA Premiere: 15th October 1982 at the Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.