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Another Moon Called Earth

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 3m

Tom Stoppard

British astronauts have landed on the moon first, Penelope is plagued by a psychosomatic illness, receiving daily visits from a dubious doctor. The mysterious death of Penelope’s nanny takes a back seat to philosophical musings on absolute truth.

Another Moon Called Earth

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    1w, 3m
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British astronauts have landed on the moon first, Penelope is plagued by a psychosomatic illness, receiving daily visits from a dubious doctor. The mysterious death of Penelope’s nanny takes a back seat to philosophical musings on absolute truth. When the lunanaut discovers space he exposes the world’s existence to be nothing more than a local custom, "because he has seen the edges where we stop".

Published in Tom Stoppard Plays: 3.

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Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard’s most recent play, The Hard Problem, opened at the National Theatre in 2015. He wrote his first play, Enter a Free Man, whilst working as a journalist in Bristol. His plays include Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, The Real Inspector Hound, After Magritte, ...

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