http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/ ...By Brian D. Johnson. en-US Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:22:51 -0800 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2017/01/reviews-from-the-san-francisco-production-of-stoppards-the-hard-problem.html http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2017/01/reviews-from-the-san-francisco-production-of-stoppards-the-hard-problem.html I haven't been lucky enough to see The Hard Problem produced, yet, but I'm ever hopeful. I've read the play and it does seem slight compared to works such as Arcadia and Travesties and so many other. However, those are... All Things Stopparadian Belles-Lettres bjohnson Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:22:51 -0800 http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2016/01/the-daily-beast-11016-tom-stoppard-i-want-to-be-like-verdi.html http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2016/01/the-daily-beast-11016-tom-stoppard-i-want-to-be-like-verdi.html I found this interview with Sir Stoppard timed to the release of a Blu-Ray disc of Rosencratz & Guilderstern Are Dead. The scope of the interview goes well beyond that topic. As you go through life, does writing get easier,... All Things Stopparadian bjohnson Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:42:48 -0800 http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2014/05/sir-tom-bankrolls-wwii-action-flick.html http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2014/05/sir-tom-bankrolls-wwii-action-flick.html TOM STOPPARD, widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest living playwrights, is to produce a £50m movie based on one of the most extraordinary stories of heroism and compassion during the Second World War. Stoppard, who wrote the screenplay to... All Things Stopparadian bjohnson Thu, 01 May 2014 16:44:19 -0700 http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2014/05/shakespeare-in-love-still-moving-to-west-end-stage.html http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2014/05/shakespeare-in-love-still-moving-to-west-end-stage.html As reported here almost a year ago, Shakespeare in Love is headed to Broadway. (It's a pity Sir Tom isn't writing the play...) It's scheduled to go into previews in early July and open near the end of the month.... All Things Stopparadian bjohnson Thu, 01 May 2014 16:30:33 -0700 http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2014/04/hey-kids-mark-the-date-on-your-calendar.html http://blog.briandjohnson.com/context_continuity/2014/04/hey-kids-mark-the-date-on-your-calendar.html According to our sources [here], Sir Tom Stoppard has a new play that will debut at the National Theatre sometime before March 2015. I'm sure there's more to come and I know I can't wait. All Things Stopparadian bjohnson Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:38:07 -0700