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Shipwreck (from The Coast of Utopia)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  7w, 13m

In the'second part of Tom Stoppard's trilogy the action moves from Moscow to Germany, Paris and Nice between the 1840s and 1850s where Alexander Herzen, the civilized revolutionary for whom the word intelligen'sia was formed, becomes the main charact…

Shipwreck (from The Coast of Utopia)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 13m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period, Docudrama/History
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

In the'second part of Tom Stoppard's trilogy the action moves from Moscow to Germany, Paris and Nice between the 1840s and 1850s where Alexander Herzen, the civilized revolutionary for whom the word intelligen'sia was formed, becomes the main character. After years of internal exile, Herzen escapes to Paris where other Russian í©migrí©s have settled but he becomes disillusioned in the wake of the Paris revolution of 1848.

  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting

    Varioius interior and exterior settings

  • Features Period Costumes

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Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard (1937-2025) – Stoppard’s most recent play, Leopoldstadt, opened at Wyndham's Theatre in 2020 and transferred to Broadway in 2022. It won multiple Awards, including an Olivier Award and Tony Award for Best Play. He wrote his first play, Enter a Free Man, whilst wo ...

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