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The Real Thing is one of the most compelling plays we’ve seen – review

A little context, for those unfamiliar with The Real Thing (a category which included us until earlier this week). This is a revival of the play by celebrated British playwright Tom Stoppard, most famous recently for his 2020 play Leopoldstadt, which was a hit on both the West End and Broadway, and which picked up both the Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Tony Award for Best Play. The Real Thing is one of Stoppard’s earlier works and it’s a play in which, well, not a great deal…

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