Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

1966 play by Tom Stoppard
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Summary

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,429 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead authored Tom Stoppard[3].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead received the Tony Award for Best Play[4].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead received the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design[5].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead received the Tony Award for Best Costume Design[6].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's genre is recorded as tragicomedy[8].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's based on is recorded as Hamlet[9].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Commons category is recorded as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead[10].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead[12].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's publication date is recorded as +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06fwq[14].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's date of first performance is recorded as +1966-08-24T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Internet Broadway Database show ID is recorded as 7644[16].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Theatricalia play ID is recorded as bj7[17].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Rosencrantz-and-Guildenstern-Are-Dead-by-Stoppard[18].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'}[19].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's location of first performance is recorded as Edinburgh Festival Fringe[20].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's derivative work is recorded as Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead[21].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Alternativa Teatral work ID is recorded as 10180[22].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Playbill production ID is recorded as rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-dead-alvin-theatre-vault-0000000888[23].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's FantLab work ID is recorded as 250028[24].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's form of creative work is recorded as play[25].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 73811[26].
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 582491[27].

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Works and Contributions

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead authored Tom Stoppard[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Tony Award for Best Play[4], a class of award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1948[30]; Tony Award for Best Scenic Design[5], a Tony Awards[31], in United States[32], founded in 1947[33]; and Tony Award for Best Costume Design[6], an award for best costume design[34], in United States[35], founded in 1947[36].

Why It Matters

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,429 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead receive?

Honors received include Tony Award for Best Play[4], Tony Award for Best Scenic Design[5], and Tony Award for Best Costume Design[6].

References

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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