Tom Stoppard, dramatist behind “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” and “The Shores of Utopia,” passes away.

The dramatist Tom Stoppard, the mind behind Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Shores of Utopia, has passed away.

The dramatist Tom Stoppard, the mind behind Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Shores of Utopia, has passed away.

The British playwright, Tom Stoppard, is deceased. He had reached the age of 88. The Guardian announced the passing of Stoppard.

Stoppard stands as a highly celebrated present-day playwright, having crafted the dramas “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” “Arcadia,” and “The Coast of Utopia”—a work that remained a prominent fixture at Moscow’s RAMT Theatre for an extended duration. Stoppard also penned the movie scripts for Joe Wright's rendition of “Anna Karenina,” Terry Gilliam's “Brazil,” along with countless other cinematic works.