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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jacob Stolworthy

Tom Stoppard issues bleak warning about future ahead of Rock ‘n’ Roll theatre revival

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Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has painted a bleak view of the future ahead of the revival of one of his most famous works.

Stoppard, 86 is bringing back Rock ‘n’ Roll, which premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2006, for a new production at the Hampstead Theatre and, in a new interview, he has suggested that the play predicted what has become known as “cancel culture”.

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