Rock 'n' Roll: A New Play

Rock ?n? Roll is an electrifying collision of the romantic and the revolutionary. It is 1968 and the world is ablaze with rebellion, accompanied by a sound track of the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Clutching his prized collection of rock albums, Jan, a Cambridge graduate student, returns to his homeland of Czechoslovakia just as Soviet tanks roll into Prague. When security forces tighten their grip on artistic expression, Jan is inexorably drawn toward a dangerous act of dissent. Back in England, Jan?s volcanic mentor, Max, faces a war of his own as his free-spirited daughter and his cancer-stricken wife attempt to break through his walls of academic and emotional obstinacy. Over the next twenty years of love, espionage, chance, and loss, the extraordinary lives of Jan and Max spin and intersect until an unexpected reunion forces them to see what is truly worth the fight.

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Posted: Jul-10-2009

Rock N' Roll

Stoppard is a genius. Although the play is much better on stage, the script is a great read. I would highly recommend it.

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Posted: Jan-06-2009

A Fine Play by Stoppard

I bought this play because I was going to see the Huntington Theater production in Boston and as my hearing deteriorates I like to read plays before seeing them. This is really a fine play and although it deals with big ideas it is a lot more passionate and less cerebral than I expected of...

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Posted: May-31-2008

Rock 'N' Roll, Tom Stoppard

Rock 'n' Roll: A New PlayI am taking a class, studying playwrights Harold Pinter, August Wilson, and the genius of Tom Stoppard. Thanks to Amazon.com, the paperback edition of Tom Stoppard's Rock 'N' Roll arrived in excellent condition and in plenty of time for my class. Rock 'n' Roll, winner...

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Posted: Apr-05-2008

An excellent play

This is a sophisticated play about the tribulations of Czechoslovakia as seen from England. The author himself was Czech living in England; his main character returns to his home country (the author himself did not). But the play is also very much about human relations, not just politics. It is a...

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Posted: Jan-30-2008

Less Intellect and More Drama, Please

On January 11, 2008, I saw Tom Stoppard's Rock `n' Roll on Broadway with Brian Cox and Sinead Cusack in starring roles. Stoppard was born in Czechoslovakia and left with his family at an early age to escape from the Hitler terror. The play is about the Communist rule in his native country and the...

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